Words / B1

LOH-uh/ˈləʊə/

To lower is to move something down or to make an amount smaller: lower a rate; lower your voice. Low is the adjective (already in the dictionary). Raise / higher are opposites. Reduce is a close twin for amounts. Banks: lower the rate for first-time buyers.

Meaning

To move something down, or to make an amount smaller.

Examples

• “The bank will lower the rate for first-time buyers.”
• “Lower your voice in the ward, which is the sound sense.”

Good to know

lower + noun (rate, age, voice). Adjective: low. Opposite: raise. Close (amounts): reduce. Mortgage news / wards. Comparative adjective lower = not as high.

Near in meaning

reduce

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