Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

'low

/laʊ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.33 in modern English

Syllables: 'low
IPA: /laʊ/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To allow; to acknowledge or admit.

British usage; American usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"But louing well, and meaning not amisse, / He lowde him scope, without suspect of ill, / To come and goe, to vse the house as hys, / A perfect showe of very great good wyll."
"[…] and so with - drew / That freedome from her lookes (least they should 'low / More then her heart might meane) as they reflect / A narrower and a carefuller aspect."
"It be time I got in a word, I 'low."
"The Stranger: They call Los Angeles the City of Angels. I didn’t find it to be that exactly. Though I'll 'low there are some nice folks there."

Etymology

Apheretic form of allow.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /laʊ/
British English: /laʊ/

Usage

British usage
American usage
Colloquial

Inflected Forms

'lows (present, singular) 'lowing (participle, present) 'lowed (participle, past) 'lowed (past)

Derived Forms

lowable

Homonyms

lau

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce 'low?: The recorded pronunciation is /laʊ/.
What does 'low mean?: To allow; to acknowledge or admit.
Where does 'low come from?: Apheretic form of allow.

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