How to pronounce little in English

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Pronunciation of Little is Little, l-i-ttl-e

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    Little 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 'little'

    • Traditional IPA representation of little: /lɪttlɛ/
    • Modern IPA representation of little: /lɪttlɛ/

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    List of meaning for little

    little(adj)

    a small amount or duration

    "he accepted the little they gave him"

    small, little(adj)

    limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

    "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

    little(a), slight(adj)

    (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some

    "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "there's slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will work"

    little, small(adj)

    (of children and animals) young, immature

    "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"

    fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial(adj)

    (informal) small and of little importance

    "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"

    little, small(adj)

    (of a voice) faint

    "a little voice"; "a still small voice"

    short, little(adj)

    low in stature; not tall

    "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man"

    little, minuscule, small(adj)

    lowercase

    "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"

    little(adverb)

    small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)

    "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks"; "what a nasty little situation"

    little(adverb)

    not much

    "he talked little about his family"

    having relatively little height

    there was a little hedge separating the two lawns

    lacking importance

    there were just a few little details left to take care of

    not broad or open in views or opinions

    little-minded people who dislike the fact that human society is always progressing

    not lasting for a considerable time

    let's take a little pause to relax

    of a size that is less than average

    the petting zoo has a little horse in addition to all of the goats and sheep

    in a very small quantity or degree

    we had little more than we needed to survive in the wilderness

    not often

    he's been studying very little for the bar exam

    a very small amount

    there's just a little of the pie left

    List of synonyms for little

    Translation found for little

    little in sentence

    1. The scholar had to excogitate upon the subject since he knew very little about it before studying.

    2. Hoping to ease up the audience, the host tried being a little more jocular by telling jokes.

    3. Pawing at the spool of yarn, the little kitten tried to unravel each piece of string.

    4. A hot fudge sundae has nonessential sugar and fat in it, but there is a little vitamin D in the ice cream.

    5. When the girl got caught with her hand in the cookie jar, the weak smile on the little girl’s face revealed the subaudition of nervousness and not happiness.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term little

    We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make any big ones.

    Andrew A. Rooney

    Sometimes it just takes one image, like that little girl in Vietnam.

    Jane Snider

    I think whether it's a Democrat or a Republican administration, it's probably going to be a little tougher.

    Christopher Johnson

    The only thing that you need is a willing heart and a little bit of time.

    Beth Ramirez

    The greatest oak was once a little nut who held its ground....

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    We spend billions of dollars to kill terrorists and keep them out of the United States, but we spend very little on prevention from within, outreach to U.S. communities. A lot of this could be stopped by prevention if we had outreach to these communities.

    Michael McCaul

    Well, my goodness ... it does sound as if the town is being a little unreasonable, doesn't it?

    Stephen Breyer

    Although I think there is an inequality with the way that society treats men and women in terms of getting older and many other things, men were having the same difficulties, which I really wasn't as aware of, in terms of physical appearance and treatment as a whole of older people, I think there's a similarity there. But it's a little more hidden in terms of what men go through.

    Ari Seth Cohen

    I’m angry, whether I agree or not, you keep that out of school. His student asked him for help, and he failed as a teacher. At minimum, he owes my little girl a public apology.

    Shawn Reinard

    The failure wishes he could do things he could never do. He thinks little of what he can do.

    Mark Caine

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