Less - definition, pronunciation, transcription

*
Amer.  |les|  American pronunciation of the word less
Brit.  |les|  British pronunciation of the word less

adjective

- (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality
no less than perfect
- (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
less than three weeks
no less than 50 people attended
in 25 words or less

adverb

- used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
less interesting
less expensive
less quickly
- comparative of little
she walks less than she should
he works less these days

Extra examples

We need less talk and more work!

She finished in less time than I did.

Less detail is sometimes better than more detail.

8 times 2 is less than 6 times 3.

We made it there in less than six hours.

The whole procedure takes less than five minutes.

The illness affects less than one percent of the population.

This test seemed much less difficult than the last one.

Which test is the less difficult of the two?

Do you have another one that's less expensive?

She visits much less often than she used to.

They're focusing more on quality and less on quantity.

Their band is less concerned with making music than with making money.

We earned two hundred dollars, less travel expenses.

All meat is sold less the bone.

Current translation version is made automatically. You can suggest your own version. Changes will take effect after the administrator approves them.
Original text in English:
Our translation to English:
Community translations to English:
    This feature is allowed to authorized users only.
    Please, register on our website at registration page. After registration you can log in and use that feature.
    Registration   Login   Home  
    ×