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English-German idiom dictionary. 2013.
of humble / low birth
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low — I. /loʊ / (say loh) adjective 1. situated or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf. 2. not far above the horizon, as a heavenly body. 3. lying or being below the general level: low ground. 4. Printing (of type or blocks) …
humble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lowly, unassuming, modest (see humility); poor, obscure, paltry, mean. v. t. abase, shame, humiliate. See modesty, obscurity, piety. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Meek] Syn. lowly, submissive, gentle,… … English dictionary for students
Low — 1. adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 of less than average height; not high or tall or reaching far up (a low wall). 2 a situated close to ground or sea level etc.; not elevated in position (low altitude). b (of the sun) near the horizon. c (of latitude)… … Useful english dictionary
low — 1. adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 of less than average height; not high or tall or reaching far up (a low wall). 2 a situated close to ground or sea level etc.; not elevated in position (low altitude). b (of the sun) near the horizon. c (of latitude)… … Useful english dictionary
humble — {{11}}humble (adj.) mid 13c., from O.Fr. humble, earlier humele, from L. humilis lowly, humble, lit. on the ground, from humus earth. Senses of not self asserting and of low birth or rank were both in M.E. Related: Humbly; humbleness. Don t be so … Etymology dictionary
low — low1 lowish, adj. lowness, n. /loh/, adj., lower, lowest, adv., lower, lowest, n. adj. 1. situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf … Universalium
low — I [[t]loʊ[/t]] adj. and adv. er, est, n. 1) situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf[/ex] 2) of small extent upward: a low fence[/ex] 3) not far above the horizon: The moon was low in the sky[/ex] 4)… … From formal English to slang
humble — adj 1. modest, unpretentious, unpretending, unpresuming, free from pride, without arrogance, unostentatious, reserved, restrained. 2. meek, mild, submissive, obsequious, servile, subservient, subsidiary, slavish, broken in spirit, unambitious,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
low — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English loowen, from Old English hlōwan; akin to Old High German hluoen to moo, Latin calare to call, summon, Greek kalein Date: before 12th century moo II. noun Date: 1549 the deep sustained sound… … New Collegiate Dictionary
low — 1. adjective 1) a low fence Syn: short, small, little; squat, stubby, stunted, dwarf; shallow Ant: high 2) low prices Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
birth — /bɜθ / (say berth) noun 1. the act of bringing forth young; parturition. 2. the fact of being born: the day of his birth. 3. lineage; extraction; descent: of Grecian birth. 4. supposedly natural heritage: a musician by birth. 5. that which is… …
