Low vs Get - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between low and get

is that low is something that is low; a low point or low can be (countable|uk|scotland|dialect) a flame; fire; blaze or low can be , mound, tumulus while get is offspring or get can be (british|regional) a git or get can be (judaism) a jewish writ of divorce.

As verbs the difference between low and get

is that low is (obsolete|transitive) to depress; to lower or low can be or low can be to moo or low can be (uk|scotland|dialect) to burn; to blaze while get is (label) to obtain; to acquire.

As an adjective low

is in a position comparatively close to the ground.

As an adverb low

is close to the ground.

low

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) lowe, lohe, . More at lie.

Adjective

(er)

In a position comparatively close to the ground.

Small in height.

Situated below the normal level, or the mean elevation.

Depressed, sad.

low spirits

I felt low at Christmas with no family to celebrate with.

Not high in amount or quantity.

Food prices are lower in a supermarket than in a luxury department store.

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Of a pitch, suggesting a lower frequency.

Quiet; soft; not loud.

Despicable; lacking dignity; vulgar.

a person of low mind

a low trick or stratagem

Lacking health or vitality; feeble; weak.

a low pulse

made low by sickness

Being near the equator.

the low northern latitudes

Humble in character or status.

* Milton

Why but to keep ye low and ignorant?

* Felton

In comparison of these divine writers, the noblest wits of the heathen world are low and dull.

Simple in complexity or development.

Designed for the slowest speed, as in low gear .

Articulated with a wide space between the flat tongue and the palette.

(phonetics) Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of the tongue in relation to the palate.

(archaic) Not rich, highly seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple.

a low diet

Synonyms

* (in a position comparatively close to the ground) nether, underslung * (small in height) short, small * (depressed) blue, depressed, down, miserable, sad, unhappy, gloomy * reduced, devalued, low-level * low-pitched, deep, flat * low-toned, soft * (despicable thing to do) immoral, abject, scummy, scurvy

Antonyms

* (in a position comparatively close to the ground) high

Derived terms

* high and low * lowball * low blow * low bridge * low-budget * low-cost * Low Countries * low-cut * lower * lowercase * low-fat * Low German * low-grade * low island * lowland * Low Latin * low-level * low loader * lowly * low-lying * low road * low tide

Noun

(en noun)

Something that is low; a low point.

You have achieved a new low in behavior, Frank.

''Economic growth has hit a new low .

A depressed mood or situation.

He is in a low right now

(meteorology) An area of low pressure; a depression.

The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.

Shift out of low before the car gets to eight miles per hour.

(card games) The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.

(slang) (usually accompanied by "the") a cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous payment or expense.

He got the brand new Yankees jersey for the low .

Adverb

(er)

Close to the ground.

Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.

* Shakespeare

Can sing both high and low .

With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.

to speak low

* Tennyson

The odorous wind / Breathes low between the sunset and the moon.

Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.

He sold his wheat low .

In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.

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In a time approaching our own.

* John Locke

In that part of the world which was first inhabited, even as low down as Abraham's time, they wandered with their flocks and herds.

(astronomy) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.

The moon runs low , i.e. comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian.

Verb

(en verb)

(obsolete) To depress; to lower.

(Jonathan Swift)

Etymology 2

From (etyl), from (etyl) . More at laugh.

Verb

(head)

Etymology 3

From (etyl) . More at claim.

Verb

(en verb)

To moo.

The cattle were lowing .

* Gray

The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea.

Etymology 4

From (etyl) lowe, loghe, from (etyl) . More at leye, light.

Alternative forms

* lowe

Noun

(en noun)

(countable, UK, Scotland, dialect) A flame; fire; blaze.

Verb

(en verb)

(UK, Scotland, dialect) To burn; to blaze.

(Burns)

Etymology 5

From (etyl) . Obsolete by the 19th century, survives in toponymy as -low.

Alternative forms

* lawe

Noun

(en noun)

, mound, tumulus.

A barrow or Low, such as were usually cast up over the bodies of eminent Captains.'' (Robert Plot, ''The natural history of Staffordshire , 1686; cited after OED).

(Scottish dialectal, archaic) A hill.

And some they brought the brown lint-seed, and flung it down from the Low.'' (Mary Howitt, ''Ballads and other poems 1847)

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get

English

(wikipedia get)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) geten, from (etyl) 'to seize'. Cognate with Latin prehendo.

Verb

(label) To obtain; to acquire.

(label) To receive.

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To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.

* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

We mourn, France smiles; we lose, they daily get .

(label) To become.

* (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) (1772-1834)

His chariot wheels get hot by driving fast.

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(label) To cause to become; to bring about.

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(label) To fetch, bring, take.

* Bible, (w) xxxi. 13

Get thee out from this land.

* (Richard Knolles) (1545-1610)

Heto the strong town of Mega.

(label) To cause to do.

* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

Get him to say his prayers.

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To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).

* (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)

to get rid of fools and scoundrels

(label) To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.

to get a mile

(label) To cause to come or go or move.

(label) To cause to be in a certain status or position.

* (Dante Gabriel Rossetti), Retro me, Sathana , line 1

Get thee behind me.

(label) To begin (doing something).

(label) To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).

(label) To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).

To be able, permitted (to do something); to have the opportunity (to do something).

To be subjected to.

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Do you mind? Excuse me / I saw you over there / Can I just tell you ¶ Although there are millions of / Cephalophores that wander through this world / You've got something extra going on / I think you probably know ¶ You probably get that a lot / I'll bet that people say that a lot to you, girl

(label) To be.

(label) To become ill with or catch (a disease).

To catch out, trick successfully.

To perplex, stump.

(label) To find as an answer.

To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal); to effect retribution.

(label) To hear completely; catch.

(label) To .

To beget (of a father).

* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

I had rather to adopt a child than get it.

* 2009 , (Hilary Mantel), (Wolf Hall) , Fourth Estate 2010, p. 310:

Walter had said, dear God, Thomas, it was St fucking Felicity if I'm not mistaken, and her face was to the wall for sure the night I got you.

(label) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out .

* (1625-1686)

it being harder with him to get one sermon by heart, than to pen twenty

Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.

*2007 , Tom Dyckhoff, Let's move to ..., The Guardian :

Money's pouring in somewhere, because Churchgate's got lovely new stone setts, and a cultural quarter (ooh, get her) is promised.

Usage notes

In dialects featuring the past participle gotten, the form "gotten" is not used universally as the past participle. Rather, inchoative and concessive uses (with meanings such as "obtain" or "become", or "am permitted to") use "gotten" as their past participle, whereas stative uses (with meanings like "have") use "got" as their past participle http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jlawler/aue/gotten.html] and [http://www.miketodd.net/encyc/gotten.htm http://www.miketodd.net/encyc/gotten.htm, thus enabling users of "gotten"-enabled dialects to make distinctions such as "I've gotten (received) my marks" vs. "I've got (possess) my marks"; a subtle distinction, to be sure, but a useful one. The first example probably means that the person has received them, and has them somewhere, whereas the second probably means that they have them in their hand right now.

Synonyms

* (obtain) acquire, come by, have * (receive) receive, be given * (fetch) bring, fetch, retrieve * (become) become * (cause to become) cause to be, cause to become, make * (cause to do) make * (arrive) arrive at, reach * come, go, travel * : go, move * (begin) begin, commence, start * : catch, take * : answer * be able to * dig, follow, make sense of, understand * : be * : catch, come down with * con, deceive, dupe, hoodwink, trick * confuse, perplex, stump * (find as an answer) obtain * : catch, nab, nobble * (physically assault) assault, beat, beat up * catch, hear * (getter) getter

Antonyms

* (obtain) lose

Derived terms

* beget * forget * from the get-go * get about * get a charge out of * get across * get across to * get action * get after * get ahead of oneself * get a look in * get along * get along with * get around * get around to * get at * get away * get away from * get away with * get back * get back to * get behind * get better * get beyond * get by * get carried away * get done * get down * get going * get in * get in with * get into * get into trouble * get it * get it across one's head * get it into one's head * get it on * get it over with * get knotted * get lost * get moving * get off * get off easy * get off lightly * get off with * get on * get one over on * get one's end away * get one's rocks off * get on in years * get on to * get on with * get out * get out of * get over * get-rich-quick * get round * get round to * get some air * get someone's goat * get stuffed * get the goods on * get there * get the time to * get through * get through to * get to * get to be * get together * get under * get up * get up in * get up to * get well soon * get with the program, get with the programme * go-getter * go-getting * got * have got

Noun

(en noun)

Offspring.

* 1999 , (George RR Martin), A Clash of Kings , Bantam 2011, p. 755:

‘You were a high lord's get . Don't tell me Lord Eddard Stark of Winterfell never killed a man.’

Lineage.

(sports, tennis) A difficult return or block of a shot.

Something gained.

* 2008 , Karen Yampolsky, Falling Out of Fashion (page 73)

I had reconnected with the lust of my life while landing a big get for the magazine.

Etymology 2

Variant of

Noun

(en noun)

(British, regional) A git .

Etymology 3

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en-noun)

(Judaism) A Jewish writ of divorce.

Quotations

* (English Citations of "get")

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