bottom
- 01 A2 Elementary
n.the lowest part or surface of something.
n.the lowest part, point, or surface of an object or structure.
Simple“The keys were hiding at the very bottom of her heavy bag.”
In context“The researchers discovered a small crack at the bottom of the container, which explained why the liquid had been leaking slowly for days.”
- 02 A2 Elementary
- 03 B1 Intermediate
n.the ground at the lowest part of a lake, river, or sea.
n.the bed of a body of water.
Simple“The old ship has been sitting at the bottom of the ocean for centuries.”
In context“Divers explored the lake bottom, searching for any artifacts that might have survived the flood.”
- 04 B1 Intermediate
n.the last or lowest position in a group or list.
n.the lowest rank or position in a hierarchy or sequence.
Simple“His name was at the bottom of the list, so he had to wait a long time.”
In context“The team started the season at the bottom of the league but managed to win their last five games.”
- 05 C1 Advanced
n.low, flat land near a river.
n.low-lying alluvial land, typically near a river or in a valley.
Simple“The farmers planted corn in the rich soil of the river bottoms.”
In context“The heavy rains caused the river to overflow, completely submerging the fertile bottoms and destroying the season's crops.”
Synonyms - 06 C1 Advanced
n.a person who takes the receiving role during sex.
n.a person who takes the receptive role in sexual intercourse.
Simple“He identified as a bottom in his dating profile.”
In context“The discussion focused on how traditional labels like top and bottom are evolving within modern queer communities.”
Synonymsreceptive partnerAntonyms - 07 A2 Elementary
adj.being at the lowest part or the end of something.
adj.situated at the lowest part, point, or rank.
Simple“Please sign your name on the bottom line of the contract.”
In context“The bottom drawer of the desk was jammed, preventing us from accessing the old files stored inside.”
- 08 B2 Upper Intermediate
v.to reach the lowest possible level before starting to rise again.
v.to reach the lowest point or level; often used with 'out'.
Simple“The stock prices finally bottomed out after weeks of falling.”
In context“Economists believe the recession has bottomed out and that we will see growth in the next quarter.”
Usage bottom right · bottom line
PIE word *bʰudʰmḗn From Middle English botme, botom, from Old English botm, bodan (“bottom, foundation; ground, abyss”), from Proto-West Germanic butm, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, budmaz (“bottom; ground”), from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn (“bottom”). Cognates Cognate with Yola bothom, bottom (“bottom”), Saterland Frisian Boudem (“floor; ground”), West Frisian boaiem (“floor; ground”), Dutch bodem, boom, boôm (“bottom; ground, soil”), German Boden (“floor; ground; soil”), Limburgish baom (“bottom; ground, soil”), Luxembourgish Buedem (“bottom; earth, soil”), Vilamovian bödum (“bottom; ground”), Danish bund (“bottom”), Elfdalian buottn (“bottom”), Faroese botnur (“bottom”), Icelandic and Norwegian Nynorsk botn (“bottom”), Norwegian Bokmål botn, bunn (“bottom”), Swedish botten (“bottom”); also Irish and Scottish Gaelic bonn (“base, bottom; sole (of foot)”), Latin fundus (“bottom”) (whence fund, via French), Ancient Greek πυθμήν (puthmḗn, “bottom of a cup or jar; the bottom of the sea; butt of a tree”), Albanian buzë (“rocky chasm”), Armenian անդունդ (andund), անդունդք (andundkʻ, “abyss, chasm”), Northern Kurdish bin (“bottom”), Persian بن (bon, “bottom”), Sanskrit बुध्न (budhna, “bottom”). The sense “posterior of a person” is first attested in 1794; the verb “to reach the bottom of” is first attested in 1808. bottom dollar (“the last dollar one has”) is from 1882.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.