liss
liss · lisses · lissed · lissing
To ease; lighten; relieve; abateTo ease; lighten; relieve; abate.
US/lˈɪs/
Meaning
2 senses(obsolete, transitive)To ease; lighten; relieve; abate.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete)To cease; stop.
Origin
From Middle English lissen, lyssen, from Old English lissan (“to subdue”), from Old EnglisFrom Middle English lissen, lyssen, from Old English lissan (“to subdue”), from Old English liss. Cognate with Swedish lisa (“to soften, weaken”). See above.
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Forms
lisses, lissing, lissed, lissedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.