Lowered — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

move something or somebody to a lower position

set lower

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈoʊɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈəʊəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈəʊəd/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈoʊɚd/.

Examples

take down the vase from the shelf
lower a rating
lower expectations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lour turn down frown bring down let down get down depress lower take down glower

Antonyms

raise raised

Parts of Speech

verb	move something or somebody to a lower position “take down the vase from the shelf”
verb	set lower “lower a rating”
verb	make lower or quieter “turn down the volume of a radio”
verb	cause to drop or sink “The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir”
verb	look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
adjective	below the surround or below the normal position “with lowered eyes”

Word Forms

lower	noun	the lower of two berths
lowering	noun	the act of causing something to move to a lower level
depressor	noun	any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down
frown	noun	a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
glower	noun	an angry stare

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abgesenkt

etwas oder jemanden in eine niedrigere Position bringen

🇫🇷French

abaissé

déplacer quelque chose ou quelqu'un vers une position plus basse

🇪🇸Spanish

bajado

mover algo o alguien a una posición más baja

🇮🇹Italian

abbassato

spostare qualcosa o qualcuno in una posizione più bassa

🇳🇱Dutch

verlaagd

iets of iemand naar een lagere positie verplaatsen

🇵🇹Portuguese

abaixado

mover algo ou alguém para uma posição inferior

🇷🇺Russian

опущен

переместить что-то или кого-либо на более низкую позицию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उतारा

किसी चीज़ या व्यक्ति को निचली स्थिति में ले जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

নিচু

কিছু বা কাউকে একটি নিম্ন অবস্থানে সরান

🇮🇳Tamil

தாழ்த்தப்பட்டது

ஏதாவது அல்லது யாரையாவது குறைந்த நிலைக்கு நகர்த்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తగ్గించారు

ఏదైనా లేదా ఎవరినైనా తక్కువ స్థానానికి తరలించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कमी केले

काहीतरी किंवा एखाद्याला खालच्या स्थानावर हलवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નીચું

કંઈક અથવા કોઈને નીચલા સ્થાને ખસેડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಗ್ಗಿಸಿದೆ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಸರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

താഴ്ത്തി

എന്തെങ്കിലും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആരെയെങ്കിലും താഴ്ന്ന സ്ഥാനത്തേക്ക് നീക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਟਾਇਆ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਹੇਠਲੇ ਸਥਾਨ 'ਤੇ ਲੈ ਜਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

نیچے

کسی چیز یا کسی کو نچلی پوزیشن پر منتقل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

降低

将某物或某人移至较低位置

🇯🇵Japanese

下げられた

何かまたは誰かを低い位置に移動する

🇰🇷Korean

낮아진

무언가나 누군가를 낮은 위치로 옮기다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hạ xuống

chuyển cái gì hoặc ai đó xuống vị trí thấp hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ลดลง

ย้ายบางสิ่งหรือบางคนไปยังตำแหน่งที่ต่ำกว่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

diturunkan

memindahkan sesuatu atau seseorang ke posisi yang lebih rendah

🇵🇭Filipino

ibinaba

ilipat ang isang bagay o isang tao sa isang mas mababang posisyon

🇲🇾Malay

diturunkan

memindahkan sesuatu atau seseorang ke kedudukan yang lebih rendah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خفضت

نقل شيء ما أو شخص ما إلى موضع أقل

🇮🇷Persian

پایین آورد

جابجایی چیزی یا کسی به موقعیت پایین تر

🇹🇷Turkish

indirilmiş

bir şeyi veya birini daha aşağı bir pozisyona taşımak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּשׁפָל

להעביר משהו או מישהו למיקום נמוך יותר

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