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Less Pronunciation

Pronounce Less as L EH S S.

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    Less phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'less'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of less: /lɛss/
    • Modern IPA representation of less: /lɛss/

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    List of meaning for less

    less(a)(adj)

    (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree

    "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old"

    less(adj)

    (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality

    "no less than perfect"

    less(adverb)

    (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer

    "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people attended"; "in 25 words or less"

    less, to a lesser extent(adverb)

    used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

    "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly"

    less(adverb)

    comparative of little

    "she walks less than she should"; "he works less these days"

    having not so great importance or rank as another

    the restaurant's chowder has been declared the state's best by no less a person than the governor himself

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    less in sentence

    1. I am going to appoint this Lieutenant as an adjutant to General Howe so he can take care of the General’s less pressing administrative tasks.

    2. I sighed at the thought of paying the fare for a ferry when the distance down the river was less than a mile.

    3. If you are serious about fitness, you should eat less junk food and more vegetables so your body can stay in shape.

    4. When the public was surveyed about bank bailout plans, it responded with cries for less financial intervention and more laissez-faire attitude towards lenders.

    5. Oscar and I prefer to fish at the quiet brook because it is less crowded than the beach.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term less

    The market is trying to understand our business model and expecting us to be profitable and this is what we are telling them, we are going to be profitable in 2015, the risk factor to Wix's business model is minimal, it's less than what it used to be.

    – Chief Financial Officer Lior Shemesh

    All the taxes paid over a lifetime by the average American are spent by the government in less than a second.

    – Jim Fiebig

    Patients are less tolerant of activity restrictions now than they ever were, and so younger and younger patients are seeking out a solution to their problem of chronic knee or hip pain.

    – Tad Gerlinger

    Oil-by-rail was a big thing for the rail companies in the past and it's probably less so today.

    – Brian Pow

    Those with less ability should work harder instead of making excuses.

    – Vikrant Parsai

    This means that Saudi Arabia can increase its production by less than 100,000 bpd, Qatar can produce an additional 70,000 bpd, but this does not mean that Venezuela's production should be produced by some other. Venezuela will raise its production when it can. And if it cannot, others cannot come in and produce on their behalf.

    – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh

    Everybody in my field says 'we need more fossils; we need more fossils,' then we find new fossils, and we know less than we did before.

    – Steven Churchill

    I would not say [ Amazon Flex is ] pretty environmentally friendly, i would say less environmentally bad than others.

    – Miguel Jaller

    As we move to the gig-based economy, this is kind of an intermediate step, being an entrepreneur is one step away from being just a gig, but it has a less formal structure than working for a large company. I think this is definitely a sign of the times.

    – Rhonda Shrader

    The debate is going to be decided on body language, tone and temperament. It will all be about tone and demeanor and much less about substance.

    – Richard Himelfarb

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