Less
41less*/*/*/ — [les] grammar word summary: Less can be: ■ a determiner: Schools put less emphasis on being creative. ■ a pronoun: Connie did less than anyone else. ♦ He seemed to spend less of his time with her. ■ an adverb: The red jacket is less expensive. 1) …
42less — [[t]lɛs[/t]] adv. a compar. of little with least as superl. 1) to a smaller extent, amount, or degree: less exact[/ex] 2) most certainly not (often prec. by much or still): I could barely pay for my own meal, much less for hers[/ex] 3) in any way …
43less — fewer, less As a general guide, fewer is used with plural nouns (fewer books, fewer people) and indicates number, whereas less is used with singular nouns and indicates amount (less money / less happiness). However, there is an extensive no man s …
44less — /lɛs / (say les) adverb 1. to a smaller extent, amount, or degree: less exact. –adjective 2. smaller in size, amount, degree, etc.; not so large, great, or much: less speed. 3. fewer in number: less clouds in the sky. –pronoun 4. a smaller amount …
45less — I. adjective, comparative of (I)little Etymology: Middle English, partly from Old English lǣs, adverb & noun; partly from lǣssa, adjective; akin to Old Frisian lēs less Date: before 12th century 1. constituting a more limited number or amount <… …
46less — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Less (значения). Less Вывод less в X Терминал Тип Системная утилита …
47less — adj., adv., n., & prep. adj. 1 smaller in extent, degree, duration, number, etc. (of less importance; in a less degree). 2 of smaller quantity, not so much (opp. MORE) (find less difficulty; eat less meat). 3 disp. fewer (eat less biscuits). 4 of …
48less — lacking a quality in a way which is the subject of a taboo Thus less academic children are stupid or unteachable; a less attractive person is ugly or repulsive in other ways (it will not be long before we learn, for example, that Cinderella …
49less — /les/ adjective smaller than, of a smaller size or of a smaller value ● We do not grant credit for sums of less than £100. ● He sold it for less than he had paid for it. ■ preposition minus, with a sum removed ● purchase price less 15% discount ● …
50less — 1. adverb /lɛs/ a) To smaller extent This is a less bad solution than I thought possible. b) In lower degree Ant: more 2. adjective /lɛs/ a) Smaller …
