This meaning is about moving something down from a high place to a lower place. People use it when they want to make things go down slowly or carefully.
Please lower your hand quickly.
Lower the book onto the table.
This meaning means to make a number or quantity less. You can lower prices, levels, or limits when you want them to be smaller or less.
The shop lowered its prices today.
We need to lower electricity use now.
This meaning is about moving your body part down, often to avoid something or to show respect. It usually means bending or moving downwards.
Lower your head to avoid the ball.
She lowered her eyes to the floor.
This meaning is about placing an object down gently or carefully from a higher place. It is about moving something down without dropping it.
He lowered the box on the ground.
Lower the baby into the crib slowly.
This meaning is about something moving down or going to a lower position by itself, like a plane, the sun, or a temperature.
The airplane began to lower for landing.
The sun lowers before night.
This meaning means to make something worse or less good, like reducing quality, status, or expectations.
The company lowered its safety standards.
Do not lower your goals for others.
As an adjective, 'lower' describes something that is less high or less in amount compared to something else.
He lives on the lower floor of the house.
She scored lower marks than before.
As a noun, 'lower' refers to the bottom area or part of a thing or place.
The lower of the building needs repair.
Check the lower of your shoes for dirt.
This meaning is specific to boats or ships, meaning to bring down a sail or flag from a high position.
The sailor lowered the sail during the storm.
We lowered the flag at sunset.
