LESS AND LESS

Meaning of LESS AND LESS in English

phrasal to a progressively smaller size or extent

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

LESS AND LESS — adverb (or adjective) : to a progressively smaller size or extent watched his figure grow less and less in the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LESS AND LESS — : to a progressively smaller size or extent
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LESS AND LESS — to a progressively smaller size or extent
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LESS AND LESS — I . smaller and smaller amounts : As time passed, she saw less and less of all her old friends …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
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LITTLE
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YOURSELF
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YOUR
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WORK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business/working lunch (= a lunch during which you also do business ) ▪ …
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WITH
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP
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TAKE
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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PUT
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OPEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a competition is open to sb (= used to say who can enter a …
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ON
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NO
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MAKE
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LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
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IT
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HAVE
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GOOD
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GO
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GIVE
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GET
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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COME
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