[ləʊ], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of less than average height from top to bottom or to the top from the ground
(e.g: the school is a long, low building)

- below average in amount, extent, or intensity
(e.g: bringing up children on a low income)

- ranking below other people or things in importance or class
(e.g: jobs with low status)

- (of a sound or voice) not loud or high
(e.g: keep the volume very low)

- depressed or lacking in energy
(e.g: I was feeling low)


Phrases:
- the lowest of the low

Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse lágr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch laag, also to lie

[ləʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a low point, level, or figure
(e.g: his popularity ratings are at an all-time low)

- a difficult time in a person's life
(e.g: the highs and lows of an actor's life)


Phrases:
- the lowest of the low

Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse lágr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch laag, also to lie

[ləʊ], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- in or into a low position or state
(e.g: she pressed on, bent low to protect her face)

- in a low voice or at a low pitch
(e.g: we were talking low so we wouldn't wake Dean)


Phrases:
- the lowest of the low

Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse lágr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch laag, also to lie

[ləʊ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a cow) make a characteristic deep sound
(e.g: the cocks were crowing, the cows lowing)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English hlōwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch loeien, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin clamare ‘to shout’

[ləʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sound made by cattle; a moo


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English hlōwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch loeien, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin clamare ‘to shout’