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# low

adjective (low, lower, lowest); adverb (low); noun (a low, lows)

«low» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Not high: close to the ground or the bottom (a low wall, a low shelf). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#m1)
2. Small in number, amount or level (a low price, a low score, low temperature). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#m2)
3. Of a sound: deep, or quiet (a low voice). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#m3)
4. Feeling sad or tired (feeling low). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#m4)
5. A noun: the lowest point or number (a new low; lows and highs in weather). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#m5)
6. To low means to make the long, deep mooing sound that a cow makes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#m6)

### In the lessons

In maths: low means small; the lowest number is the smallest; «lower than» means less than; lowest common multiple. In science: low temperature means cold; low tide; low pressure brings rain; low notes have slow vibrations. In everyday life: low battery, low on milk, keep your voice low in the library. Phrases: low battery, run low, lie low, high and low, low tide, lower case letters.

### Examples

- The cat jumped over the low wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#x1)
- Put the heavy books on the lowest shelf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#x2)
- Today's low temperature will be 2 degrees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#x3)
- My phone battery is low. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#x4)
- He spoke in a low voice so the baby wouldn't wake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#x5)
- Which number is the lowest: 12, 7 or 9? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#x6)
- We are running low on bread. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#x7)
- The tide is low, so we can look in rock pools. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#x8)
- I felt low after losing the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#x9)
- Whisht! up sprang the cow and lowed dismally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#x10)

### Note

Comparisons: low, lower, lowest. Opposite: high. In maths problems «lowest» = the smallest value, «lower by 5» = subtract 5. «Lower» is also a verb: lower the flag (move it down). A low sound can mean deep (a low note) or quiet (speak low) — read the context.

## In Jewish tradition

It often means humble or weak, in rank or in spirit. "Low and high" means every sort of person.

**Interpretation.** Tradition teaches that God looks after the humble and brings the proud down. The sages praised humility, like Moses's.

### Examples

- Both low and high, rich and poor together. (Writings PSA.49.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/low/#x1)
- That looketh down low upon heaven and upon the earth? (Writings PSA.113.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/low/#x2)
- But man dieth, and lieth low; yea, man perisheth, and where is he? (Writings JOB.14.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/low/#x3)

### Note

Comparisons: low, lower, lowest. Opposite: high. In maths problems «lowest» = the smallest value, «lower by 5» = subtract 5. «Lower» is also a verb: lower the flag (move it down). A low sound can mean deep (a low note) or quiet (speak low) — read the context.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «low» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«low» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/low.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «low» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/low/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«low» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/low.html) on Mova free.