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less

Pronunciation: [/lɛs/]

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less: meanings and example sentences

Learn how to use less in a sentence: 9 audio examples across 3 meanings.

Context: “quantity”

(adjective) used to describe a smaller amount or degree of something. When you have fewer toys than your friend, you have less toys.

Example

I have less homework today than I did yesterday.

Example

She has less money than she needs to buy the toy.

Example

Do you have less candy than your sister?

Context: “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.

Example

He exercises less than his brother.

Example

She talks less when she's nervous.

Example

Do you eat less ice cream than your friends?

Context: “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.

Example

We need less sugar for this recipe.

Example

There is less water in this glass than in the other.

Example

Should we add less salt to the soup?

How to pronounce less

Pronunciation: [/lɛs/]

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