lower

Pronunciation: ['lәuә]

Average Rank: 1380

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

a. 低的, 下级的, 下层的 vi. 降低, 跌落, 减弱 vt. 放下, 降下, 减弱, 贬低

Detailed Explanations:
  • v. move something or somebody to a lower position
  • v. set lower
  • v. cause to drop or sink
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE
Exam Tags: cet4 ky
Word Forms:
0: low
1: r
Past: lowered
Present Participle: lowering
Past Participle: lowered
3rd Person: lowers

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#365

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.4% (Top 96.4% most frequent)
96.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#2753

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 72.5% (Top 72.5% most frequent)
72.5%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#1021

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 89.8% (Top 89.8% most frequent)
89.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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