MUCH LESS

Meaning of MUCH LESS in English

Function: conjunction

Date: 1615

: not to mention ― used especially in negative contexts to add to one item another denoting something less likely <can hardly grow, much less ripen, till the stock is in the earth ― Jonathan Swift>

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MUCH LESS — conjunction Date: 1615 not to mention
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MUCH LESS — a lot fewer in degree or amount
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MUCH LESS — Date: 1615 : not to mention — used especially in negative contexts to add to one item another denoting something …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MUCH LESS — [much less] conj (1710): to say nothing of--used esp. in negative contexts to add to one item another denoting something …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MUCH LESS — {conj.} And also not; and even less able or likely to. - Used after a negative clause. * /I never …
Slang English vocab
MUCH LESS — {conj.} And also not; and even less able or likely to. - Used after a negative clause. * /I never …
Словарь английских идиом
MUCH LESS — conj. And also not; and even less able or likely to. Used after a negative clause. I never even spoke …
American Idioms English vocabulary
MUCH LESS — мат. гораздо меньше
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MUCH LESS — мат. гораздо меньше
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MUCH — I. |məch adjective ( more (|)mō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ȯə, -ȯ(ə) ; most (|)mōst) Etymology: Middle English muche, miche, from muchel, michel …
Webster's New International 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
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
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
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
MUCH — [much] adj more ; most [ME muche large, much, fr. michel, muchel, fr. OE micel, mycel; akin to OHG mihhil …
Merriam-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
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 …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
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
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
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
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
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
MUCH — See: AS MUCH AS, FOR AS MUCH AS, MAKE MUCH OF, SO MUCH, SO MUCH FOR, THINK A GREAT DEAL …
Slang English vocab
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
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
MUCH — See: AS MUCH AS, FOR AS MUCH AS, MAKE MUCH OF, SO MUCH, SO MUCH FOR, THINK A GREAT DEAL …
Словарь английских идиом
MUCH — I pronoun 1 BAD : We don't need to hire that much employees. GOOD : We don't need to hire …
Longman Common Errors 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
MUCH — 1. прил.; сравн. - more; превосх. - most обильный, богатый; присутствующий в большом количестве или объеме much water≈ много воды; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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
MUCH — much.ogg 1. mʌtʃ n 1. многое to see much - много(е) видеть there is not much to see /to be …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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
MUCH — 1) гораздо 2) значительно 3) много 4) немало 5) очень 6) почти 7) приблизительно • as much as possible — как можно больше half as much again — полтора …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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
MUCH — большой, много; очень, гораздо больше; почти, приблизительно; much of a size (a height, etc.) почти того же размера (той же …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MUCH — 1. mʌtʃ n 1. многое to see much - много(е) видеть there is not much to see /to be seen/ …
Большой новый Англо-Русский 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
MUCH — 1. прил. ; сравн. ст. - more; превосх. ст. - most обильный, богатый; присутствующий в большом количестве или объеме much …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LESS — 1. прил. ; сравн. ст. от little 1) меньший ( о размере, продолжительности, числе и т. п. ) in a …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MUCH — 1. прил.; сравн. ст. - more; превосх. ст. - most обильный, богатый; присутствующий в большом количестве или объеме much water— много воды; …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
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
MUCH — 1. _a. _comp. more; _sup. most много; much snow - много снега; much time - много времени; much water has …
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 - 24 редакция
MUCH — 1. a. comp. more; sup. most много; much snow - много снега; much time - много времени; much water has …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
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
MUCH — большой, много; очень, гораздо больше; почти, приблизительно; much of a size (a height, etc.) почти того же размера (той же высоты …
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