Engelsk verb: lessen | |||
1. | lessen (om endring) 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | decrease, diminish, fall | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | change magnitude | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | increase | ||
2. | lessen (om endring) make smaller | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He decreased his staff. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | decrease, minify | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | alter, change, modify | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | increase | ||
3. | lessen (om endring) wear off or die down | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The pain subsided. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | subside | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | weaken | ||