Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to lower
Participle: lowered
Gerund: lowering
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | lower |
| you | lower |
| he;she;it | lowers |
| we | lower |
| you | lower |
| they | lower |
Perfect
| I | have lowered |
| you | have lowered |
| he;she;it | has lowered |
| we | have lowered |
| you | have lowered |
| they | have lowered |
Past
| I | lowered |
| you | lowered |
| he;she;it | lowered |
| we | lowered |
| you | lowered |
| they | lowered |
Pluperfect
| I | had lowered |
| you | had lowered |
| he;she;it | had lowered |
| we | had lowered |
| you | had lowered |
| they | had lowered |
Future
| I | will lower |
| you | will lower |
| he;she;it | will lower |
| we | will lower |
| you | will lower |
| they | will lower |
Future Perfect
| I | will have lowered |
| you | will have lowered |
| he;she;it | will have lowered |
| we | will have lowered |
| you | will have lowered |
| they | will have lowered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | lower |
| you | lower |
| he;she;it | lower |
| we | lower |
| you | lower |
| they | lower |
Perfect
| I | have lowered |
| you | have lowered |
| he;she;it | have lowered |
| we | have lowered |
| you | have lowered |
| they | have lowered |
Imperfect
| I | lowered |
| you | lowered |
| he;she;it | lowered |
| we | lowered |
| you | lowered |
| they | lowered |
Pluperfect
| I | had lowered |
| you | had lowered |
| he;she;it | had lowered |
| we | had lowered |
| you | had lowered |
| they | had lowered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would lower |
| you | would lower |
| he;she;it | would lower |
| we | would lower |
| you | would lower |
| they | would lower |
Perfect
| I | would have lowered |
| you | would have lowered |
| he;she;it | would have lowered |
| we | would have lowered |
| you | would have lowered |
| they | would have lowered |
Imperative
| you | lower |
| we | Let's lower |
| you | lower |
Verbs conjugated like 'lower'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'lower'
bower,
cower,
dower,
flower,
glower,
power,
tower,
blowe,
bowe,
bowel,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- bring down or reduce
- abate, contract, cut short, decrease, diminish, moderate, remit, remove, slacken, suppress, terminate
- intransitive: decrease in value
- lessen, reduce
- to make ashamed; to destroy the self-possession of
- abase, bring low, debase, degrade, demean, depress, disconcert, mortify, put to shame, abash
- to make smaller
- abate, cut, decrease, decrement, diminish, foreshorten, lessen, reduce
- reduce
- decrease, diminish, lessen, depreciate, devalue, shave
- soften
- pare
- degrade
- disgrace, humiliate, humble, debase, abase, sink
- depress
- drop, sink, droop, demit, couch
- glower
- frown, scowl, threaten, darken
Antonyms
- reduce
- enlarge, augment, amplify, distend
- soften
- harden, indurate, excite, infuriate
- depress
- elevate, upraise, encourage, stimulate
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. "to cause to descend," 1606, from lower (adj.), from M.E. lahghere (c.1200), comp. of low (adj.).
2. From low + -er (comparative suffix).
Sample Sentences
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[...] and garden-stuff, pale sucking-pigs, calves ’ heads in scores, beef, veal, and pork, and poultry out of all proportion; and others were coiling ropes and busy with oakum yarns; and others were lowering heavy packages into the hold; and the purser 's head was barely visible as it loomed in a state, of exquisite perplexity from the midst of a vast pile of passengers ’ luggage; and there seemed to be [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ I beg pardon, ma’am, ” said Haley, bowing slightly, with a still lowering brow; “ but still I say, as I said before, this yer's a sing’lar report. Is it true, sir ? ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Get in ! ” said Haley to Tom, as he strode through the crowd of servants, who looked at him with lowering brows.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)