low
gb/lˈoʊ/ us/lˈoʊ/
A1
Engleză
~ 400
Sensuri
0 sensuri
adjective
A1
property
1
Not high in position or height
Not high; close to the ground.
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] is low
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'low' with 'short' when describing people. 'Low' is not used for a person's height.
Sinonime
short (Often used for vertical extent, especially people or objects; 'low' is more about position or level.)
Antonime
high (Indicates a large distance from bottom to top or from the ground.)
Colocații
low wall
|low table
|low ceiling
|low shelf
Teme
daily life
|descriptions
|space
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The fence is too low to keep the dog in.
- They built a low wall around the garden.
- The clouds are very low today.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The chair is low.
- The wall is low.
- The clouds are low.
adjective
A2
property
2
Small in amount, degree, or intensity
Not much; less than normal.
Tipar de utilizare:
low [noun]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use 'few' instead of 'low' for uncountable nouns like 'temperature' or 'energy'.
Sinonime
reduced (Implies something has been made less than before.)
Antonime
high (Indicates a large amount, degree, or intensity.)
Colocații
low price
|low temperature
|low risk
|low energy
Teme
descriptions
|measurement
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The store is offering low prices this week.
- My phone battery is low.
- She has low confidence in her work.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The price is low.
- The water is low in the river.
- My phone battery is low.
adjective
B1
state
3
Feeling sad or lacking energy
Feeling sad or tired; not feeling good.
Tipar de utilizare:
feel low
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse 'low' with 'slow' when describing feelings, but they are unrelated.
Sinonime
depressed ('Depressed' is stronger and often used for clinical conditions.)
Antonime
cheerful (Describes feeling happy and positive.)
Colocații
feel low
|emotionally low
|a low mood
Teme
emotions
|health
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- I've been feeling low since the exam results.
- She was in a low mood all day.
- After the illness, he felt very low.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I feel low today.
- She is low after the bad news.
- He feels low this week.
adverb
A2
relation
4
At a small height or level
Close to the ground or a lower place.
Sinonime
downward ('Downward' implies direction; 'low' indicates position.)
Antonime
high (At a large height above the ground.)
Colocații
fly low
|stoop low
Teme
movement
|descriptions
|space
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The bird flew low over the water.
- Keep your head low in the tunnel.
- He bent low to pick up the coin.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The bird flies low.
- He sits low on the chair.
- She walks low under the tree.
Substantiv
B2
state
5
A period of reduced strength or quality
A time when something is not strong or good.
Sinonime
downturn ('Downturn' is often used for economic contexts.)
Antonime
peak (The highest or best point of something.)
Colocații
an all-time low
|a new low
Teme
emotions
|business
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- Sales have hit a new low this year.
- He reached a personal low after losing his job.
- Her confidence was at an all-time low.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Sales are at a low now.
- I am at a low in my life.
- Her mood is at a low point.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
low
IPA
GB/lˈoʊ/
US/lˈoʊ/
Silabe și accent
low (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (low)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: low
- Comparative: lower
- Superlative: lowest
Noun
- Base: low
- Plural: low, lows
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
get low
1/ɡˈɛt lˈoʊ/
fixed phrase
Lower your body toward the ground
To bend your body down closer to the floor or ground.
Exemple
- Get low so they can’t see you through the window.
- During the fire drill, we were told to get low to avoid smoke.
lay low
1/lˈeɪ lˈoʊ/
idiom
informal
Stay quiet to avoid attention
To stay quiet and not be noticed for some time.
Exemple
- After the argument, he decided to lay low for a few days.
- The suspect is laying low until things calm down.
low blow
1/lˈoʊ blˈoʊ/
idiom
informal
An unfair and hurtful action or comment
Something you say or do that is unfair and hurts someone’s feelings.
Exemple
- Bringing up his past mistakes was a real low blow.
- It was a low blow to criticize her in front of everyone.
low profile
1/lˈoʊ pɹˈoʊfˌaɪl/
fixed phrase
Avoiding public attention or publicity
Staying out of public attention and not being noticed much.
Exemple
- He kept a low profile after leaving the company.
- The celebrity has maintained a low profile since the scandal.