THE LEAST SAID THE BETTER

Meaning of THE LEAST SAID THE BETTER in English

it is sometimes best to say nothing, saying too much can often get you in trouble

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

SAID — (Verb) gisulti;ingon (Verb) nag-ingon
English-Visayan vocabulary
SAID — see: say II. adjective Etymology: past participle of say Date: 14th century aforementioned
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAID — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Abu Muhammad Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Said ibn Hazm Nuri al Said Port Said …
Английский словарь Британика
LEAST — I. ˈlēst adjective Etymology: Middle English leest, from Old English lǣst; akin to Old Frisian lērest least; superl. corresponding to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BETTER — I. ˈbed.ə(r), -etə- adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAID — ˈsed adjective Etymology: from said, past participle of say : aforementioned
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAID — (imp. & p. p.) of Say
Английский словарь Webster
SAID — (a.) Before-mentioned; already spoken of or specified; aforesaid; -- used chiefly in legal style.
Английский словарь Webster
SAID — () imp. & p. p. of Say.
Английский словарь Webster
LEAST — (a.) Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least …
Английский словарь Webster
SAID — imp. & p. p. of Say.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAID — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Say
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAST — ( a. ) Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAID — said 1 /sed/ , v. 1. pt. and pp. of say . adj. 2. Chiefly Law. named or mentioned before; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAST — /leest/ , adj., a superl. of little with less or lesser as compar. 1. smallest in size, amount, degree, etc.; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETTER — better 1 /bet"euhr/ , adj., compar. of good with best as superl. 1. of superior quality or excellence: a better …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAST — I. ˈlēst adjective, superlative of (I) little Etymology: Middle English leest, from Old English lǣst, superlative of lǣssa less Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BETTER — I. ˈbe-tər adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old English bōt remedy, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAID — imp. & ·p.p. of say. 2. said ·impf & ·p.p. of say. 3. said ·adj before-mentioned; already spoken of or …
Webster English vocab
LEAST — conj ·see lest, ·conj 2. least ·adv in the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others; as, …
Webster English vocab
BETTER — noun one who bets or lays a wager. 2. better (·comp) more correctly or thoroughly. 3. better ·adj greater in …
Webster English vocab
SAID — [said] past and past part of say [2]said adj [pp. of say] (14c): aforementioned
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEAST — [least] adj, superlative of [1]little [ME leest, fr. OE laest, superl. of laessa less] (bef. 12c) 1: lowest in importance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BETTER — [bet.ter] adj, comparative of good [ME bettre, fr. OE betera; akin to OE bot remedy, Skt bhadra fortunate] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAID — Said place BrE AmE saɪd sɑː ˈiːd —Arabic [ sɑ ʕiːd ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SAID — said BrE AmE sed § \ seɪd (!)
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SAID — / sed; NAmE / 1. pt, pp of say 2. adjective [ only before noun ] ( formal or law …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAST — / liːst; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner , pronoun (usually the least ) smallest in size, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETTER — / ˈbetə(r); NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective (comparative of good ) 1. of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAID — I. said 1 /sed/ BrE AmE the past tense and past participle of ↑ say 1 II. said 2 BrE …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEAST — I. least 1 S1 W1 /liːst/ BrE AmE determiner , pronoun 1 . at least a) not less than a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BETTER — I. bet ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈbetə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: betera …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEAST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 smallest, slightest, most insignificant. 2 (prec. by the; esp. with neg.) any at all …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BETTER — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1 of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEAST — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 smallest, slightest, most insignificant. 2 (prec. by the; esp. with neg.) any at all …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BETTER — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1 of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEAST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. smallest, slightest, most insignificant. 2 (prec. by the; esp. with neg.) any at all …
Oxford English vocab
BETTER — 1. adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1. of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind …
Oxford English vocab
SAID — Said is the past tense and past participle of say .
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Least' is often considered to be …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETTER — ( betters, bettering, bettered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Better is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAID — Said is the past tense and past participle of say .
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SAID — I. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES as...rightly said ▪ I was, as you rightly said , the smallest boy in the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEAST — I. determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES at least one occasion (= once, and probably more than once ) ▪ On …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BETTER — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEAST — [adverb] [not gradable], determiner, [pronoun] - less than anything or anyone else, the smallest amount or numberThis group is the …
Cambridge English vocab
SAID — adj. Abu Said ibn Abi al Hasan Yasar al Basri Abu Muhammad Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Said ibn Hazm Nuri …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LEAST — See: AT LEAST, IN THE LEAST, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE.
Slang English vocab
BETTER — See: ALL BETTER, DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, FOR THE BETTER, GET THE BETTER …
Slang English vocab
LEAST — See ↑ LEAST 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ last but not least • ↑ not in the least • ↑ the …
Longman Activator English vocab
LEAST — INDEX: 1. less than any other 2. the smallest amount or number of something 3. to be at the lowest …
Longman Activator English vocab
BETTER — See ↑ BETTER 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be better • ↑ do better • ↑ feel better • ↑ get …
Longman Activator English vocab
BETTER — INDEX: 1. better than someone or something else 2. very much better than someone or something 3. to reach a …
Longman Activator English vocab
BETTER — n. 25B6; adjective better facilities : SUPERIOR, finer, of higher quality; preferable; informal a cut above, streets ahead, head and …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BETTER — adj. 1 superior You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din Can you suggest a better investment than the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LEAST — See: AT LEAST, IN THE LEAST, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE.
Словарь английских идиом
BETTER — See: ALL BETTER, DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, FOR THE BETTER, GET THE BETTER …
Словарь английских идиом
BETTER — I adverb 1 BAD : You better make sure you're not late again. GOOD : You'd better make sure you're …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SAID — прил.; книж. (выше)упомянутый, (выше)указанный the said witness ≈ вышеуказанный свидетель the said sum of money ≈ вышеупомянутая сумма (денег) (книжное) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEAST — 1. прил.; превосх. от little малейший, минимальный, наименьший least way ≈ кратчайший путь least estimate ≈ самая скромная оценка least …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BETTER — держащий пари лучший; лучшее - one's *s высшие по положению, вышестоящие лица; старшие - to change for the * измениться …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SAID — said.ogg 1. sed a книжн. (выше)упомянутый, (выше)указанный the said witness - вышеупомянутый свидетель the said condition sum of money, reservation …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LEAST — least.ogg 1. li:st n минимальное количество; минимальная степень; самое меньшее at least - а) минимально; at least five hours - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BETTER — better.ogg _I ʹbetə n держащий пари _II 1. ʹbetə n лучший; лучшее one's betters - высшие по положению, вышестоящие лица; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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