Meaning

2 senses
  1. Not much.

    This is a little-known fact: the new model is little faster than the old one.

    She spoke little and listened less.

    wenig, kaum

    ма́лоmálo, немно́гоnemnógo

    ма́лоmálo, небага́тоnebaháto

    not much

  2. Not at all.

    Little did he know that the burglar was creeping upstairs at that very moment.

    She little knew what awaited her.

Examples

9734 sentences
  1. There's only a little milk left.

    Лишилося лише трохи молока. — deniko

    ruМолока осталось совсем немного. — marafon

    deEs ist nur noch wenig Milch da. — Sudajaengi

  2. Turn the radio up a little.

    Зроби радіо трохи гучніше. — deniko

    ruСделай радио чуть громче. — al_ex_an_der

    deMach das Radio ein bisschen lauter. — kolonjano

  3. Take things a little more seriously.

    Сприймай речі трохи серйозніше. — deniko

    ruВоспринимай вещи немного серьёзнее. — Lenin_1917

    deNimm die Dinge etwas ernster. — Espi

  4. Can't you stay a little longer?

    Чи не могли би ви ще трохи побути? — deniko

    ruВы не можете остаться ещё ненадолго? — marafon

    deKannst du nicht noch etwas länger bleiben? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Give me a little more water.

    Дайте мені ще трохи води. — rmdas

    ruДай мне ещё немного воды. — odexed

    deGib mir noch etwas mehr Wasser. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
not much:
Русский
By meaning 1
not much:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
not much:

Origin

From Middle English litel, litell, luitel, lutel, lutil, luytel, from Old English lȳtel, l

From Middle English litel, litell, luitel, lutel, lutil, luytel, from Old English lȳtel, lyttel, from Proto-West Germanic *lūtil (“little”), from *lūtan (“to bow down, lout”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną (“to bow down, lout”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewd- (“to bend, crouch, duck”), equivalent to lout + -le.

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Forms

less/lesser, least
Comparativeless / lesser Lesson
Superlativeleast

irregular

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Collocations

12 patterns
  • is a little
  • a little bit
  • a little more
  • little bit
  • a little longer
  • little more
  • look a little
  • have a little
  • a little too
  • just a little
  • got a little
  • little longer

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
little — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto