Meaning

1 senses

  1. (dialectal, nonstandard)Unless.

Examples

21 sentences

  1. The pain has lessened a little.

    Біль трохи вщух. — deniko

    ruБоль немного утихла. — odexed

    deDer Schmerz hat ein wenig nachgelassen. — juwu

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  2. What can be done to lessen the risk?

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  3. The noise lessened gradually.

    Шум поступово зменшувався. — deniko

    ruШум постепенно уменьшался. — Balamax

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  4. She tried to lessen her expenses.

    deSie versuchte, ihre Ausgaben zu mindern. — Esperantostern

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  5. Pain is not lessened by crying.

    deWeinen hilft nicht gegen Schmerzen. — Esperantostern

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Origin

From Middle English lessenen, lasnen, equivalent to less + -en (verbal suffix).

From Middle English lessenen, lasnen, equivalent to less + -en (verbal suffix).

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lessA2lesserlessonA1lestB2
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