Englisch

Detailed Synonyms for lessen in Englisch

lessen:

to lessen Verb (lessens, lessened, lessening)

  1. to lessen
    to decrease; to diminish; to reduce; to curtail; to lessen; to scale down; to dwindle; shrink away; to mark down
    • decrease Verb (decreases, decreased, decreasing)
    • diminish Verb (diminishs, diminished, diminishing)
    • reduce Verb (reduces, reduced, reducing)
    • curtail Verb (curtails, curtailed, curtailing)
    • lessen Verb (lessens, lessened, lessening)
    • scale down Verb (scales down, scaled down, scaling down)
    • dwindle Verb (dwindles, dwindled, dwindling)
    • mark down Verb (marks down, marked down, marking down)
  2. to lessen
    dilute
    – lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture 1
    to abate
    – become less in amount or intensity 1
    • abate Verb (abates, abated, abating)
      • The storm abated1
    to weaken
    – become weaker 1
    • weaken Verb (weakens, weakened, weakening)
      • The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days1
    adulterate; to lessen; to become weak; lose strength
    to enervate
    – weaken mentally or morally 1
    • enervate Verb (enervates, enervated, enervating)
    to enfeeble
    – make weak 1
    • enfeeble Verb (enfeebles, enfeebled, enfeebling)
  3. to lessen
    to shrink; to diminish; to decrease; to reduce; to shrivel up; to shrink back; to dwindle; to lessen; to shrivel; to go down; shrink away; to drop
    • shrink Verb (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
    • diminish Verb (diminishs, diminished, diminishing)
    • decrease Verb (decreases, decreased, decreasing)
    • reduce Verb (reduces, reduced, reducing)
    • shrivel up Verb (shrivels up, shrivelled up, shrivelling up)
    • shrink back Verb (shrinks back, shrank back, shrinking back)
    • dwindle Verb (dwindles, dwindled, dwindling)
    • lessen Verb (lessens, lessened, lessening)
    • shrivel Verb (shrivels, shrivelled, shrivelling)
    • go down Verb (goes down, went down, going down)
    • drop Verb (drops, dropped, dropping)
  4. to lessen
    – decrease in size, extent, or range 1
    to decrease; to diminish; to fall; to lessen
    – decrease in size, extent, or range 1
    • decrease Verb (decreases, decreased, decreasing)
      • The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester1
    • diminish Verb (diminishs, diminished, diminishing)
    • fall Verb (falls, fell, falling)
      • The cabin pressure fell dramatically1
      • her weight fell to under a hundred pounds1
      • his voice fell to a whisper1
    • lessen Verb (lessens, lessened, lessening)
  5. to lessen
    – wear off or die down 1
    to subside; to lessen
    – wear off or die down 1
    • subside Verb (subsides, subsided, subsiding)
      • The pain subsided1
    • lessen Verb (lessens, lessened, lessening)
  6. to lessen
    – make smaller 1
    to decrease; to lessen; minify
    – make smaller 1
    • decrease Verb (decreases, decreased, decreasing)
      • He decreased his staff1
    • lessen Verb (lessens, lessened, lessening)
    • minify Verb

Konjugationen für lessen:

present
  1. lessen
  2. lessen
  3. lessens
  4. lessen
  5. lessen
  6. lessen
simple past
  1. lessened
  2. lessened
  3. lessened
  4. lessened
  5. lessened
  6. lessened
present perfect
  1. have lessened
  2. have lessened
  3. has lessened
  4. have lessened
  5. have lessened
  6. have lessened
past continuous
  1. was lessening
  2. were lessening
  3. was lessening
  4. were lessening
  5. were lessening
  6. were lessening
future
  1. shall lessen
  2. will lessen
  3. will lessen
  4. shall lessen
  5. will lessen
  6. will lessen
continuous present
  1. am lessening
  2. are lessening
  3. is lessening
  4. are lessening
  5. are lessening
  6. are lessening
subjunctive
  1. be lessened
  2. be lessened
  3. be lessened
  4. be lessened
  5. be lessened
  6. be lessened
diverse
  1. lessen!
  2. let's lessen!
  3. lessened
  4. lessening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Alternate Synonyms for "lessen":


Antonyme für "lessen":


Verwandte Definitionen für "lessen":

  1. decrease in size, extent, or range1
  2. wear off or die down1
  3. make smaller1

lessen form of less:

less Adjektiv

  1. less
    less; fewer
  2. less
    more restricted; less; fewer
  3. less
    smaller; more restricted; shorter; less; fewer

less Adjektiv

  1. less
    – (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree 1
    less
    – (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree 1
    • less Adjektiv
      • of less importance1
      • less time to spend with the family1
      • a shower uses less water1
      • less than three years old1
  2. less
    – (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer 1
    less
    – (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer 1
    • less Adjektiv
      • less than three weeks1
      • no less than 50 people attended1
      • in 25 words or less1
  3. less
    – (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality 1
    less
    – (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality 1
    • less Adjektiv
      • no less than perfect1

less adv

  1. less
    – used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs 1
    less; to a lesser extent
    – used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs 1
  2. less
    – comparative of little 1
    less
    – comparative of little 1
    • less adv
      • she walks less than she should1
      • he works less these days1

Verwandte Wörter für "less":


Alternate Synonyms for "less":


Antonyme für "less":


Verwandte Definitionen für "less":

  1. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree1
    • of less importance1
    • less time to spend with the family1
    • a shower uses less water1
    • less than three years old1
  2. (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer1
    • less than three weeks1
    • no less than 50 people attended1
    • in 25 words or less1
  3. (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality1
    • no less than perfect1
  4. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs1
    • less interesting1
    • less expensive1
    • less quickly1
  5. comparative of little1
    • she walks less than she should1
    • he works less these days1