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[ˈbɒtəm] noun I
1) [singular] the lowest part of sth
The page had a line missing from the bottom.[/ex]
She ran down to the bottom of the hill.[/ex]
The date and time are shown at the bottom of your screen.[/ex]
Read what is says on the bottom of the box (= on the surface at the bottom).[/ex]
2) [singular] the ground under the sea or under a lake or river
3) [singular] the lowest level or position
She started at the bottom and ended up running the company.[/ex]
4) [C] the part of your body that you sit on
5) bottoms
[plural] the trousers that are part of a set of loose clothes or sports clothes
pyjama bottoms[/ex]
6) [singular] the part of something that is furthest away from where you are
There's an apple tree at the bottom of our garden.[/ex]
Go to the bottom of the street and turn left.[/ex]
get to the bottom of sth — to find out the true cause or explanation of a bad situation[/ex]
II
adj
bottom [ˈbɒtəm]
in the lowest part or position
She sat on the bottom step.[/ex]
the bottom half of the page[/ex]
people in the bottom 25% of the earnings table[/ex]

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