small
To become small; to dwindleTo become small; to dwindle.
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Meaning
2 senses(intransitive, noun from verb)To become small; to dwindle.
(noun from verb, obsolete, transitive)To make little or less.
Origin
From Middle English smal, smale, small, smalle, smel, smæl, from Old English smæl (“narrowFrom Middle English smal, smale, small, smalle, smel, smæl, from Old English smæl (“narrow, slim; slender; fine; small; quiet”), from Proto-West Germanic *smal, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz (“small”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal- (“small; little”).
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Forms
smalls, smalling, smalled, smalledTenses
small · smalled · will small · have smalledLessons 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
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