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lowered

v.
A2 Elementary US //ˈɫoʊɝd// low·ered

v. to move something to a position that is closer to the ground. You can also use it to say you made a sound quieter or a price cheaper.

v. to move something to a physically inferior position or to reduce the amount, value, or intensity of something. Transitive — requires a direct object.


SIMPLE

She lowered the volume on the television.

CONTEXTUAL

The workers lowered the heavy piano from the second-floor window using a system of ropes and pulleys.

COMPLEX

The central bank lowered interest rates in a strategic attempt to stimulate consumer spending and prevent a prolonged economic recession.

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The verb is transitive and takes a direct object; it is the past tense or past participle form of 'lower'.

Pitfall

The sun lowered behind the hills.The sun sank behind the hills.Lowered is transitive and needs an object; for things moving down on their own, use intransitive verbs like sink, fall, or drop.

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