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lowerlower2 verb VERB TABLElower |
| Present | I, you, we, they | lower | | he, she, it | lowers | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | lowered | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have lowered | | he, she, it | has lowered | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had lowered | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will lower | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have lowered |
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| Present | I | am lowering | | he, she, it | is lowering | | you, we, they | are lowering | | Past | I, he, she, it | was lowering | | you, we, they | were lowering | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been lowering | | he, she, it | has been lowering | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been lowering | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be lowering | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been lowering |
► lowered his voice Graham lowered his voice (=made it quieter) to a near whisper. ► lowered himself He lowered himself slowly into an armchair. THESAURUSto make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price► reducea)to make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price: The helmet law reduced injuries in motorcycle accidents.b)to make pain, worry, or an unpleasant feeling less than it was before: He takes ibuprofen to reduce his shoulder pain. ► lower (also decrease formal) to reduce a level, limit, or amount: The candidate promised to lower tax rates. The medication will help to decrease your blood pressure. ► cut to reduce something such as prices, costs, jobs, or time: Stores cut prices after Christmas to get rid of excess merchandise. ► cut down/back on something to reduce the amount you eat or drink, or to reduce the number of times you do something: I’ve been trying to cut back on sugar in my diet. ► slash to reduce an amount or price by a large amount: State spending was slashed in an attempt to balance the budget. ► roll back to reduce prices, costs, etc. to a previous level: There’s a proposal to roll back the gas tax. ► minimize to reduce something bad or dangerous to the smallest possible amount: Keep your car locked to minimize the risk of theft. ► lessen to make something bad or dangerous less severe or have less effect: The thick walls lessened the impact of the explosion. ► relieve to make pain less severe or make it stop: Aspirin is effective at relieving headaches. ► ease to reduce pain and make someone feel more comfortable: Massage can ease the pain from tight muscles. ► soothe to reduce pain, or reduce someone’s worry, fear, etc.: The cream will soothe the sunburn. ► alleviate formal to make a problem, bad situation, pain, etc. less bad, severe, or difficult: Sitting in a warm bath may alleviate the discomfort. 1[intransitive, transitive] to reduce something in amount, degree, strength, etc., or to become less SYN reduce, drop OPP raise: We’re lowering prices on all of our trucks. Housing has lowered in value recently. Graham lowered his voice (=made it quieter) to a near whisper.► see thesaurus at reduce2[transitive] to move something down from a higher position OPP raise: The flags were lowered to half-mast. We had our kitchen cabinets lowered.lower something down/into/between etc. something The workers lowered the box onto the cart. He lowered himself slowly into an armchair.3lower yourself (to somebody’s level) [usually in negatives] to behave in a way that makes people respect you less4lower your eyes/head to look down, especially because you are embarrassed, ashamed, or shy: He lowered his head and blushed.—lowered adjective |