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Please lower your hand slowly.
What does Lower mean?
Lower means to move down or be less high.
Dictionary definition
To move something down, or at a smaller height, amount, or level.
Example sentences
Lower in a sentence
medium
The lower shelf holds picture books.
hard
The chart showed a lower temperature after sunset.
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What does lower mean?
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Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to lower?
Decrease is close in meaning to lower.
Practice 3
Which word is an opposite or strong contrast for lower?
Raise contrasts with lower.
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loh · er · strongest beat: loh
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WordLower.
Partverb, adjective.
MeaningLower means to move down or be less high.
ExampleExample: Please lower your hand slowly.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- loh · er
- Strongest beat
- loh
- Ending
- er
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on loh.
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Synonyms
Words like Lower
Antonyms
Opposite words
raiseto move up
higherat a greater height or level
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Word family
Lower word family
Base word
lower
verb
lower
Base form.
verb
lowers
Moves down or reduces.
verb
lowered
Moved down or reduced.
verb
lowering
Moving down or reducing.
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Hint for students
Lower means to move down or be less high.
Common mix-up
Lower is not the same as raise. Lower means lower means to move down or be less high.
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Read this model sentence: The lower shelf holds picture books. Clue words: shelf, holds, picture. Underline clue words that show why lower fits instead of raise. Now write one new sentence that shows lower without using the word lower. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show lower?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The lower shelf holds picture books." Why does lower fit better than raise?
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