less+than
111than */*/*/ — strong UK [ðæn] / US weak UK [ðən] / US conjunction, preposition Summary: Than can be used in the following ways: as a conjunction (connecting two clauses or phrases): We shouldn t spend more than we earn. as a preposition (followed by a noun): I …
112less — /les/ adjective smaller than, of a smaller size or of a smaller value ● We do not grant credit for sums of less than £100. ● He sold it for less than he had paid for it. ■ preposition minus, with a sum removed ● purchase price less 15% discount ● …
113less — 1. adverb /lɛs/ a) To smaller extent This is a less bad solution than I thought possible. b) In lower degree Ant: more 2. adjective /lɛs/ a) Smaller …
114than — See: LESS THAN, LESS THAN NO TIME, MORE THAN …
115than — See: LESS THAN, LESS THAN NO TIME, MORE THAN …
116than — See: less than, less than no time, more than …
117than */*/*/ — weak [ðən] , strong [ðæn] preposition, conjunction 1) used when making comparisons Nylon is considerably stronger than cotton.[/ex] Is the world a safer place than it was a year ago?[/ex] We don t want to do more than is necessary.[/ex] 2) used… …
118less — adv 1. to a smaller extent or amount or degree, not very, not so much; other, in any way different. 2. less than hardly, by no means, in no way, in no manner, not at all, not in the least, far short of. adj 3. not so great, smaller, slighter,… …
119less — adj Less, Lesser, smaller, fewer are comparable terms that approach each other in meaning but are not synonyms and are rarely interchangeable. Less means not as much, especially in degree, value, or amount, and its opposite is usually more. It… …
120Less — Less, a. [OE. lesse, AS. l[=ae]ssa; akin to OFries. l[=e]ssa; a compar. from a lost positive form. Cf. {Lesser}, {Lest}, {Least}. Less has the sense of the comparative degree of little.] Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter;… …
