less
Произношение: [/lɛs/]
Слово
Контекст: «quantity»
(adjective) used to describe a smaller amount or degree of something. When you have fewer toys than your friend, you have less toys.
Пример
I have less homework today than I did yesterday.
Пример
She has less money than she needs to buy the toy.
Пример
Do you have less candy than your sister?
Контекст: «comparison»
(adverb) used to compare two or more things and show that one has a smaller amount or degree than the other. When you eat fewer cookies than your friend, you eat less cookies.
Пример
He exercises less than his brother.
Пример
She talks less when she's nervous.
Пример
Do you eat less ice cream than your friends?
Контекст: «amount»
(determiner) used before a noun to show a smaller quantity or degree of something. When you have a smaller quantity of cookies than your friend, you have less cookies.
Пример
We need less sugar for this recipe.
Пример
There is less water in this glass than in the other.
Пример
Should we add less salt to the soup?
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