STOOP SO LOW (AS TO DO STH)

Meaning of STOOP SO LOW (AS TO DO STH) in English

( formal ) to drop your moral standards far enough to do sth bad or unpleasant :

She was unwilling to believe anyone would stoop so low as to steal a ring from a dead woman's finger.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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STOOP — I. ˈstüp verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English stupen, stoupen, from Old English stūpian; akin to Middle Dutch stupen …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SO — I. (|)sō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _sə adverb Etymology: Middle English so, sa, swa, from …
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LOW — I. ˈlō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hlāw, hlǣw — more at law archaic : …
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DO — I. (|)dü, _də or +V _dəw verb ( past first & third singular did (|)did, _dəd ; or nonstandard done …
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AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
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STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
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STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STOOP — (v. t.) To bend forward and downward; to bow down; as, to stoop the body.
Английский словарь Webster
STOOP — ( v. t. ) To cause to incline downward; to slant; as, to stoop a cask of liquor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STOOP — ( v. t. ) To bend forward and downward; to bow down; as, to stoop the body.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STOOP — stoop 1 — stooper , n. — stoopingly , adv. /stoohp/ , v.i. 1. to bend the head and shoulders, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SO — so 1 /soh/ , adv. 1. in the way or manner indicated, described, or implied: Do it so. 2. in …
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LOW — low 1 — lowish , adj. — lowness , n. /loh/ , adj., lower, lowest , adv., lower, lowest , …
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DO — do 1 /dooh/ ; unstressed /doo, deuh/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. do , 2nd do …
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AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
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STOOP — I. ˈstüp verb Etymology: Middle English stoupen, from Old English stūpian; akin to Swedish stupa to fall, plunge, Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SO — I. ˈsō, especially before adj or adv followed by “that” sə adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swā; akin …
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LOW — I. ˈlō intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English loowen, from Old English hlōwan; akin to Old High German hluoen to moo, …
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DO — I. ˈdü verb ( did ˈdid, dəd ; done ˈdən ; do·ing ˈdü-iŋ ; does ˈdəz) Etymology: Middle English don, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STOOP — noun a post fixed in the earth. 2. stoop ·noun a vessel of liquor; a flagon. 3. stoop ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
SO — conj provided that; on condition that; in case that; if. 2. so ·adv it is well; let it be as …
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DO — noun deed; act; fear. 2. do ·noun a cheat; a swindle. 3. do ·noun ado; bustle; stir; to do. 4. …
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STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
STOOP — [stoop] vb [ME stoupen, fr. OE stupian; akin to OE steap steep, deep--more at steep] vi (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
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LOW — [low] vi [ME loowen, fr. OE hlowan; akin to OHG hluoen to moo, L calare to call, summon, Gk kalein] …
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STOOP — stoop BrE AmE stuːp ▷ stooped stuːpt ▷ stooping ˈstuːp ɪŋ ▷ stoops stuːps
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LOW — low, Low BrE AmE ləʊ AmE loʊ (= lo) ▷ lowed ləʊd AmE loʊd ▷ lower ˈləʊ ə AmE ˈloʊ …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STOOP — / stuːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb [ v ] 1. stoop (down) to bend your body forwards …
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SO — / səʊ; NAmE soʊ/ adverb , conjunction , noun ■ adverb 1. so ... (that) ... | so ... as …
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LOW — / ləʊ; NAmE loʊ/ adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective ( lower , low·est ) NOT HIGH …
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AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
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STOOP — I. stoop 1 /stuːp/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: stupian ] 1 . ( also …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SO — I. so 1 S1 W1 /səʊ $ soʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: swa ] 1 …
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LOW — I. low 1 S1 W1 /ləʊ $ loʊ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative lower , superlative lowest ) [ Word …
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AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SO — adv. & conj. --adv. 1 (often foll. by that + clause) to such an extent, or to the extent implied …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOW — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 of less than average height; not high or tall or reaching far up (a …
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DO — v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
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AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
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SO — adv. & conj. adv. 1 (often foll. by that + clause) to such an extent, or to the extent implied …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LOW — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 of less than average height; not high or tall or reaching far up (a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DO — v. & n. v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
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AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
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SO — 1. adv. & conj. --adv. 1. (often foll. by that + clause) to such an extent, or to the extent …
Oxford English vocab
LOW — 1. adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. of less than average height; not high or tall or reaching far up …
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DO — 1. v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1. tr. perform, carry out, achieve, …
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AS — 1. adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or …
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DO — I. AUXILIARY VERB USES /də, STRONG du:/ ( does, doing, did, done) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
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AS — I. CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES /əz, STRONG æz/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
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STOOP — ( stoops, stooping, stooped) 1. If you stoop , you stand or walk with your shoulders bent forwards. She was …
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SO — Usually pronounced /soʊ/ for meanings 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16 and 17. Frequency: The word is one of the …
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LOW — ( lower, lowest, lows) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
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STOOP — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If you ~, you stand or walk with your shoulders bent forwards. She was taller than …
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STOOP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB slightly ▪ He was taller than Byron, but stooped slightly , whereas Byron's …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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STOOP — [noun] [U]She walks with a pronounced stoop.He is a tall man with a slight stoop.
Cambridge English vocab
LOW — (SMALL IN AMOUNT) [adjective] -er, -est - small in size, number, value or amount, or of not good qualityTemperatures are …
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