Meaning

2 senses
  1. Slenderly; delicately.

    He was slightly built, but tall.

  2. To a small extent or degree.

    He weighed slightly less than his wife who was a foot shorter.

    ein wenig, leicht

    немно́гоnemnógo, слегка́slexká

    зле́гкаzléhka, ледьledʹ, тро́хиtróxy

    to a small degree or extent

Examples

317 sentences
  1. Tom was slightly confused.

    Том був трохи збентежений. — deniko

  2. Three people were slightly injured.

    Троє осіб було легко поранено. — deniko

    ruТрое получили лёгкие ранения. — lemeoejubsmgt

    deDrei Menschen wurden leicht verletzt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I'm slightly hungry.

    Я трохи голодний. — deniko

    ruЯ слегка голоден. — odexed

    deIch bin leicht hungrig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. The patient moved his lips slightly.

  5. Tom couldn't help but smile slightly.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to a small extent or degree:
Русский
By meaning 1
to a small extent or degree:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to a small extent or degree:

Forms

more slightly, most slightly
Comparativemore slightly Lesson
Superlativemost slightly

regular

Synonyms

34 synonyms

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • slightly better better
  • slightly overweight
  • slightly injured
  • slightly better

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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