What part of speech is low?

Low can be categorized as an adjective, a noun, a verb and an adverb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. low is a verb, present, 1st person singular of low (infinitive).
  • 2. low is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. low is a noun, singular of lows.
  • 4. low is an adjective.
  • 5. low is an adverb.

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Verb

Noun

Adjective

What does low mean?

Definitions

Adjective
low - literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"
low - less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"
low - used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
low - very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"
low - unrefined in character; "low comedy"
low - filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
low - low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
low - no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted"
low - subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"
low - of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"

Adverb
low - in a low position; near the ground; "the branches hung low"

Verb
low - To depress; to lower.
low - To moo.

Noun
low - a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low"
low - an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"
Low - British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
low - the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
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Examples of low

#   Sentence  
1. noun The stock market fell to a new low.
2. noun A low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow.
3. noun Thanks to repeated deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, recruiting is at an all-time low.
4. noun He is the lowest of the low to tell such a lie.
5. noun The unemployment rate dropped to a five-year low in January.
6. noun The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark discount rate to an 18-year low.
7. noun When you have nothing, aim low; when you get somewhere, aim high.
8. noun Today's low was 3 degrees.
9. noun Today's low was 3 degrees Celsius.
10. noun Chinese officials say economic growth has dropped to a three-year low because of the world economy.
11. noun Tom gave a low moan.
12. noun The doctor said that Anne's low in potassium.
13. noun Your blood pressure's low.
14. noun Only the lowest of the low would break into and vandalise a child care centre.
15. noun After a series of economic downturns, consumer confidence is at an all-time low.
16. adj. Low ceilings.
17. adj. Low clouds.
18. adj. Low hills.
19. adj. The sun is low.
20. adj. Low furniture.
21. adj. A low bow.
22. adj. Low prices.
23. adj. The reservoir is low.
24. adj. A low murmur.
25. adj. The low-toned murmur of the surf.
26. adj. Low comedy.
27. adj. Supplies are low.
28. adj. Brought low.
29. adj. A low stunt to pull.
30. adj. A low-down sneak.
31. adv. The branches hung low.
32. adv. After searching high and low for a salesman, I was treated like dirt, and we left.
33. adv. Somehow, since she supposedly doesn't know any names of designers/dresses, after I told her the designer and dress name of the one I was comparing, she knew "exactly which dress" I was referring to and disagreed with my observation; she said that the bodice did come as low as the one I had on.
34. adv. Buy low and sell high.
Sentence  
noun
The stock market fell to a new low.
A low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow.
Thanks to repeated deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, recruiting is at an all-time low.
He is the lowest of the low to tell such a lie.
The unemployment rate dropped to a five-year low in January.
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark discount rate to an 18-year low.
When you have nothing, aim low; when you get somewhere, aim high.
Today's low was 3 degrees.
Today's low was 3 degrees Celsius.
Chinese officials say economic growth has dropped to a three-year low because of the world economy.
Tom gave a low moan.
The doctor said that Anne's low in potassium.
Your blood pressure's low.
Only the lowest of the low would break into and vandalise a child care centre.
After a series of economic downturns, consumer confidence is at an all-time low.
adj.
Low ceilings.
Low clouds.
Low hills.
The sun is low.
Low furniture.
A low bow.
Low prices.
The reservoir is low.
A low murmur.
The low-toned murmur of the surf.
Low comedy.
Supplies are low.
Brought low.
A low stunt to pull.
A low-down sneak.
adv.
The branches hung low.
After searching high and low for a salesman, I was treated like dirt, and we left.
Somehow, since she supposedly doesn't know any names of designers/dresses, after I told her the designer and dress name of the one I was comparing, she knew "exactly which dress" I was referring to and disagreed with my observation; she said that the bodice did come as low as the one I had on.
Buy low and sell high.
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