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Engelsk udsagnsord: lessen | |||
| 1. | lessen (om ændring) decrease in size, extent, or range | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester. The cabin pressure fell dramatically. Her weight fell to under a hundred pounds. His voice fell to a whisper. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | decrease, diminish, fall | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | change magnitude | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | abate, boil down, break, break, concentrate, contract, de-escalate, decelerate, decline, decoct, decrescendo, deflate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, die away, drop off, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, ease off, ease up, flag, fly, go down, let up, reduce, remit, retard, shorten, shrink, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel, shrivel up, slack, slack off, slacken off, slow, slow down, slow up, taper, thin out, undervalue, vanish, vaporize, wane, wane, wane, weaken, wither | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | increase | ||
| 2. | lessen (om ændring) make smaller | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He decreased his staff. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | decrease, minify | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | alter, change, modify | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | abate, abbreviate, abridge, belittle, boil down, bring down, circumscribe, concentrate, confine, contract, cut, cut, cut, cut back, cut down, de-escalate, diminish, foreshorten, limit, lour, lower, minimise, minimize, mitigate, pare, pare down, reduce, reduce, reduce, reduce, relax, shorten, shrink, slack, slack, slack up, slacken, slake, step down, suppress, trim, trim back, trim down, turn down, weaken | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | increase | ||
| 3. | lessen (om ændring) wear off or die down | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The pain subsided. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | subside | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | weaken | ||
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