LESS

Meaning of LESS in English

(SUBTRACT) [preposition] - before subtracting (an amount); minus (SUBTRACTION)The total is thirty pounds, less the five pounds deposit that you've paid.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

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
-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
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
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
LESS — noun a smaller portion or quantity. 2. less ·conj unless. 3. less ·noun the inferior, younger, or smaller. 4. less …
Webster English vocab
LESS — [less] adj, comparative of [1]little [ME, partly fr. OE laes, adv. & n.; partly fr. laessa, adj.; akin to OFris …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LESS — / les; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb , preposition ■ determiner , pronoun used with uncountable nouns to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
LESS — adj., adv., n., & prep. --adj. 1 smaller in extent, degree, duration, number, etc. (of less importance; in a less …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LESS — adj., adv., n., & prep. adj. 1 smaller in extent, degree, duration, number, etc. (of less importance; in a less …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LESS — adj., adv., n., & prep. --adj. 1. smaller in extent, degree, duration, number, etc. (of less importance; in a less …
Oxford English vocab
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
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
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
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
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
LESS — I pronoun BAD : If there were less cars on the roads, there would be less accidents. GOOD : If …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
LESS — 1. прил.; сравн. от little 1) меньший (о размере, продолжительности, числе и т. п.) in a less/lesser degree ≈ в …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LESS — less.ogg 1. les a 1. compar от little II 2. 1> меньший; менее; менее интенсивный, менее значительный и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LESS — 1) менее 2) меньше 3) меньший • a is less than b — a меньше b a is numerically less than b — a численно …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LESS — 1. les a 1. compar от little II 2. 1> меньший; менее; менее интенсивный, менее значительный и т. п. to …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LESS — 1. прил. ; сравн. ст. от little 1) меньший ( о размере, продолжительности, числе и т. п. ) in a …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LESS — 1. прил.; сравн. ст. от little 1) меньший (о размере, продолжительности, числе и т. п.) in a less / lesser degree — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LESS — 1. _a. _comp. of little меньший (о размере, продолжительности, числе и т. п.); in a less/lesser degree - в меньшей …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LESS — 1. a. comp. of little меньший (о размере, продолжительности, числе и т. п.); in a less/lesser degree - в меньшей …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LESS — 1. сущ. 1) меньшая сумма 2) меньшая цена 3) меньшая плата • - less developed country - less than fair value - less than 2. нареч. за вычетом - less …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
LESS — 1. _a. (_comp. от little) меньший (о размере, продолжительности, числе и т.п.); in a less (или lesser) degree в меньшей …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
LESS — 1. прил.; сравн. от little 1) меньший (о размере, продолжительности, числе и т. п.) in a less/lesser degree ≈ в …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LESS — adv. minu. MORE OR ~: plu-minu. LESS AND ~: sempre minu. THE ~ THE BETTER: plu poc plu bon
English interlingue dictionary
LESS — dili dako
English-Visayan vocabulary
LESS — see: little Etymology: Middle English, partly from Old English lǣs, adverb & noun; partly from lǣssa, adjective; akin to Old …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-LESS — adjective suffix see: lose destitute of ; not having , unable to be acted on or to act (in a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LESS — (v. t.) To make less; to lessen.
Английский словарь Webster
LESS — (n.) The inferior, younger, or smaller.
Английский словарь Webster
LESS — (n.) A smaller portion or quantity.
Английский словарь Webster
LESS — (adv.) Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful.
Английский словарь Webster
LESS — (conj.) Unless.
Английский словарь Webster
-LESS — () A privative adjective suffix, denoting without, destitute of, not having; as witless, childless, fatherless.
Английский словарь Webster
LESS — ( v. t. ) To make less; to lessen.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LESS — ( n. ) The inferior, younger, or smaller.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LESS — ( n. ) A smaller portion or quantity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LESS — ( conj. ) Unless.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LESS — ( adv. ) Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-LESS — A privative adjective suffix, denoting without, destitute of, not having; as witless, childless, fatherless.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-LESS — an adjective suffix meaning "without" ( childless; peerless ), and in adjectives derived from verbs, indicating failure or inability to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LESS — prep. subtract, minus
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LESS — adv. to a smaller degree or amount
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LESS — adj. smaller in amount; not as important; smaller in size
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LESS — n. smaller portion, smaller amount
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LESS — conj. without, lacking
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
-LESS — Etymology: Middle English -les, -lesse, from Old English -lēas, from lēas devoid, false; akin to Old High German lōs loose, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-LESS — a privative adjective suffix, denoting without, destitute of, not having; as witless, childless, fatherless.
Webster English vocab
LESS — adj. hull less James the Less skill less care less no less less than less and less more or less …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LESS — adj. Function: adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English -les, -lesse, from Old English -l ē as, from l ē as devoid, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LESS — adj. Function: preposition Date: 15th century : diminished by : MINUS
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LESS — adj. Function: noun Inflected Form: plural less Date: before 12th century 1 : a smaller portion or quantity 2 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LESS — adj. Function: adverb comparative of 2 little before 12th century : to a lesser extent or degree – less and …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LESS — adj. Pronunciation: ' les Function: adjective comparative of 1 little Etymology: Middle English, partly from Old English l ǣ s, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LESS — ■ determiner & pronoun 1》 a smaller amount of; not as much. 2》 fewer in number. ■ adverb to a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
-LESS — ■ suffix forming adjectives and adverbs: 1》 (from nouns) not having; free from: flavourless. 2》 (from verbs) not affected by …
Concise Oxford English vocab
-LESS — [-less] adj suffix [ME -les, -lesse, fr. OE -leas, fr. leas devoid, false; akin to OHG los loose, OE losian …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-LESS — -less BrE AmE ləs lɪs —In singing, a strong-vowelled form les is usual. — Preference poll, British English (for the …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary

Cambridge English vocab

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