EVEN / MUCH / STILL LESS

Meaning of EVEN / MUCH / STILL LESS in English

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

STILL — I. ˈstil adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English stille, from Old English; akin to Middle Dutch stille still, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MUCH — I. |məch adjective ( more (|)mō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ȯə, -ȯ(ə) ; most (|)mōst) Etymology: Middle English muche, miche, from muchel, michel …
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LESS — I. ˈles adjective ( less·er ˈlesə(r) ; least ˈlēst) Etymology: Middle English lasse, las, less, lesse, partly from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EVEN — I. ˈēvən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English even, eve, from Old English ǣfen; akin to Old Frisian ēvend …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-LESS — lə̇s adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English -les, -lesse, from Old English -lēas, from lēas devoid, false; akin to Old Saxon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LESS — (a.) Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; a horse …
Английский словарь Webster
LESS — ( a. ) Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STILL — still 1 /stil/ , adj., stiller, stillest , n., adv., conj., v. adj. 1. remaining in place or at rest; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MUCH — /much/ , adj., more, most , n., adv., more, most . adj. 1. great in quantity, measure, or degree: too …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LESS — /les/ , adv., a compar. of little with least as superl. 1. to a smaller extent, amount, or degree: less …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EVEN — even 1 — evener , n. — evenly , adv. — evenness , n. /ee"veuhn/ , adj. 1. level; flat; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STILL — I. ˈstil adjective Etymology: Middle English stille, from Old English; akin to Old High German stilli still and perhaps to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MUCH — I. ˈməch adjective ( more ˈmȯr ; most ˈmōst) Etymology: Middle English muche large, much, from michel, muchel, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LESS — I. ˈles adjective, comparative of (I) little Etymology: Middle English, partly from Old English lǣs, adverb & noun; partly from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EVEN — I. ˈē-vən noun Etymology: Middle English even, eve, from Old English ǣfen Date: before 12th century archaic : evening II. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STILL — adv constant; continual. 2. still ·noun a steep hill or ascent. 3. still ·vt to cause to fall by drops. …
Webster English vocab
MUCH — (·comp & ·superl wanting, but supplied by) many in number. 2. much ·adj to a great degree or extent; greatly; …
Webster English vocab
LESS — noun a smaller portion or quantity. 2. less ·conj unless. 3. less ·noun the inferior, younger, or smaller. 4. less …
Webster English vocab
EVEN — vi to be equal. 2. even ·noun evening. ·see eve, ·noun 1. 3. even ·vt to equal. 4. even ·vt …
Webster English vocab
STILL — [still] adj [ME stille, fr. OE; akin to OHG stilli still and perh. to OE steall stall--more at stall] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MUCH — [much] adj more ; most [ME muche large, much, fr. michel, muchel, fr. OE micel, mycel; akin to OHG mihhil …
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LESS — [less] adj, comparative of [1]little [ME, partly fr. OE laes, adv. & n.; partly fr. laessa, adj.; akin to OFris …
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EVEN — [even] n [ME even, eve, fr. OE aefen] (bef. 12c) archaic: evening [2]even adj [ME, fr. OE efen; akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STILL — / stɪl; NAmE / adverb , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb 1. continuing until a particular point in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MUCH — / mʌtʃ; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner , pronoun used with uncountable nouns, especially in negative …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LESS — / les; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb , preposition ■ determiner , pronoun used with uncountable nouns to …
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EVEN — / ˈiːvn; NAmE / adverb , adjective , verb ■ adverb 1. used to emphasize sth unexpected or surprising : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STILL — I. still 1 S1 W1 /stɪl/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . up to a particular point in time and continuing …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MUCH — I. much 1 S1 W1 /mʌtʃ/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . by a great amount much better/greater/easier etc Henry’s room …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LESS — I. less 1 S1 W1 /les/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . not so much or to a smaller degree OPP …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EVEN — I. e ‧ ven 1 S1 W1 /ˈiːv ə n/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: efne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STILL — adj., n., adv., & v. --adj. 1 not or hardly moving. 2 with little or no sound; calm and tranquil …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MUCH — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 existing or occurring in a great quantity (much trouble; not much rain; too much …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LESS — adj., adv., n., & prep. --adj. 1 smaller in extent, degree, duration, number, etc. (of less importance; in a less …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EVEN — adj., adv., & v. --adj. (evener, evenest) 1 level; flat and smooth. 2 a uniform in quality; constant. b equal …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STILL — adj., n., adv., & v. adj. 1 not or hardly moving. 2 with little or no sound; calm and tranquil …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MUCH — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 existing or occurring in a great quantity (much trouble; not much rain; too much …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LESS — adj., adv., n., & prep. adj. 1 smaller in extent, degree, duration, number, etc. (of less importance; in a less …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EVEN — adj., adv., & v. adj. (evener, evenest) 1 level; flat and smooth. 2 a uniform in quality; constant. b equal …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STILL — 1. adj., n., adv., & v. --adj. 1. not or hardly moving. 2 with little or no sound; calm and …
Oxford English vocab
MUCH — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. existing or occurring in a great quantity (much trouble; not much rain; too much …
Oxford English vocab
LESS — adj., adv., n., & prep. --adj. 1. smaller in extent, degree, duration, number, etc. (of less importance; in a less …
Oxford English vocab
EVEN — 1. adj., adv., & v. --adj. (evener, evenest) 1. level; flat and smooth. 2 a uniform in quality; constant. b …
Oxford English vocab
STILL — I. ADVERB USES /stɪl/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EVEN — I. DISCOURSE USES /i:v(ə)n/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MUCH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use much to indicate the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LESS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Less' is often considered to be …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MUCH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to indicate the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LESS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Less' is often considered to be …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STILL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be still in the race (= still have a chance of winning ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MUCH — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES After much deliberation ▪ After much deliberation , first prize was awarded to Derek Murray. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LESS — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bit more/less ▪ Can we have a bit less noise, please? be more so/less …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EVEN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fine day/morning/evening a fun day/evening etc a morning/afternoon/evening shift ▪ All the machines …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STILL — (GREATER DEGREE) [adverb] [not gradable] - to an even greater degree or in an even greater amountThe number of people …
Cambridge English vocab
EVEN — Synonyms and related words : Laodicean, a fortiori, above all, absolutely, accommodate, accordant, adjust, after all, again, albeit, algorismic, algorithmic, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MUCH — See: AS MUCH AS, FOR AS MUCH AS, MAKE MUCH OF, SO MUCH, SO MUCH FOR, THINK A GREAT DEAL …
Slang English vocab
STILL — I. adjective 1. Synonyms: motionless , stock-still, stone-still 2. Synonyms: calm 1, halcyon, hushed, placid, quiet, stilly, untroubled Related Word: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
EVEN — I. adjective 1. Synonyms: level , flat, flush, planate, plane, smooth Contrasted words: bent, crooked, curved, twisted Antonyms: uneven 2. …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
MUCH — See ↑ LOT 1,10,14 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be much of a muchness • ↑ be too much for sb • …
Longman Activator English vocab
LESS — INDEX: 1. a smaller amount or number 2. less than a number or amount 3. less interesting, expensive, difficult, exciting …
Longman Activator English vocab
STILL — n. 25B6; adjective Polly lay still : MOTIONLESS, unmoving, not moving a muscle, stock-still, immobile, like a statue, as if …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MUCH — n. 25B6; determiner did you get much help? : A LOT OF, a great/good deal of, a great/large amount of, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LESS — adj. 25B6; pronoun the fare is less than £1 : A SMALLER AMOUNT, not so/as much as, under, below. more. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EVEN — adj. 25B6; adjective an even surface : FLAT, smooth, uniform, featureless; unbroken, undamaged; level, plane. an even temperature : UNIFORM, …
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