less

Betekenis (Engels)

Adv

1. (comparative, diminutive, form-of) comparative degree of little
2. (comparative, diminutive) Used for constructing syntactic diminutive comparatives of adjectives and adverbs.
3. (comparative, diminutive) To a smaller extent or degree.

Det

1. (comparative, form-of) comparative form of little: more little; of inferior size, degree or extent; smaller, lesser.
2. A smaller amount of; not as much.
3. (nonstandard, proscribed) Fewer; a smaller number of.

Prep

Minus; not including

Verb

To make less; to lessen.

Adj

Lesser; smaller.

Noun

A smaller amount or quantity.

Conj

unless

Verb

Alternative form of let's.

little

• Adj
• Adv
• Det
• Pron
• Noun

Lees verder

Concepten

minder

min

amper

minus

kleiner

minder dan

Tegenovergesteld aan

greater

Synoniemen

fewer

below

smaller

little

lesser

few

🤏

minus

without

younger

more

minor

least

inadequate

in the middle

small

decrease

under

reduce

to a lesser extent

inferior

still

still more

tenuous

weal

yet

youngest

the least

very little

-less

lessened by subtraction

a few

🤏

the slightest

after

beneath

decayed

decreased

deficient

either

except

exclusive of

further

furthermore

greater

lack

less than

lower

much less

scant

scanty

short

Vertalingen

meno

weniger

menos

moins

minore

menos

menys

menor

kleiner

moins de

abzüglich

sin

weniger als

moins que

daha az

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/lɛs/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: les

Overgenomen van Oudengels: lǣs

Verwant aan Old Frisian: lēs

Verwant aan Old Saxon: lēs

Verwant aan Litouws: liesas

Overgenomen van Middelengels: lees

Overgenomen van Oudengels: lǣssa

Verwant aan Old Frisian: lessa

Overgenomen van Middelengels: lessen

Overgenomen van Middelengels: lesse

In summary

Adverb From Middle English les, lesse, leasse, lasse, from Old English lǣs (“smaller, less”), from Proto-Germanic *laisiz, from Proto-Indo-European *leys- (“to shrink, grow thin, be gentle”). Cognate with Old Frisian lēs (“less”), Old Saxon lēs (“less”). According to Kroonen (2013), from a northern Indo-European root Proto-Indo-European *leh₂is- or *leh₃is-, which he connects to Lithuanian liesas (“lean”).
Determiner and preposition from Middle English lees, lesse, leasse, lasse, from Old English lǣssa (“less”), from Proto-Germanic *laisizan-, from Proto-Germanic *laisiz (“smaller, lesser, fewer, lower”) (see above). Cognate with Old Frisian lessa (“less”).
Verb from Middle English lessen, from the determiner.
Noun from Middle English lesse, from the determiner.

Zinnen

He looked around at the empty plaza again , feeling less desperate than before .

Hij keek weer om zich heen naar het lege plein en voelde zich minder wanhopig dan voorheen.

Less often , longer works are referred to as novellas .

Minder vaak worden langere werken novellen genoemd.

In Britain it flowers less profusely and even has a reputation for being tender .

In Groot -Brittannië bloeit het minder overvloedig en heeft het zelfs de reputatie teder te zijn.

This tension together with some minor injuries made Souness less keen to keep him .

Deze spanning maakte samen met enkele lichte verwondingen Souness minder graag willen hem houden.

It is generally less error-prone than using the built-in " switch to " command .

Het is over het algemeen minder foutgevoelig dan het gebruik van de ingebouwde "schakelaar naar" -opdracht.

High-efficiency detectors produce spectra in less time than low-efficiency detectors .

Hoog efficiënte detectoren produceren spectra in minder tijd dan lage efficiënte detectoren.