low

adjective (LEVEL)

/ləʊ/

/loʊ/

Definition

A2 below the usual level: Temperatures are very low for the time of year. The big supermarket offers the lowest prices in town. These people are living on relatively low incomes. There is a tremendous need for more low-cost housing. a low-fat diet low-alcohol beer Vegetables are generally low in (= do not contain many) calories.Under and below A2 producing only a small amount of sound, heat, or light: They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying. Turn the oven to a low heat. Soft music was playing and the lights were low.Weakness and vulnerability B2 of bad quality, especially when referring to something that is not as good as it should be: low standards I have rather a low opinion of him. She has very low self-esteem.Not of good qualityRubbish and wasteInformal words for bad be/get/run low (on sth) › to have nearly finished a supply of something: We're running low on milk - could you buy some more? The radio batteries are running low.Using and misusing

(Definition of low adjective (LEVEL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)