less
Less is an adverb used to indicate a smaller amount, degree, or extent of something. It is most frequently used to modify adjectives or verbs in comparative sentences to show that something is not as much as it was before or as much as something else.
Beispiele
3 von 5I walk less now that I have a car.
I do not walk as much as I did before having a vehicle.
The results were less conclusive than the committee had hoped.
The findings were not as definite as the group expected.
Try to worry less about the little things.
Attempt to be not as anxious about small problems.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of the 'L' in 'Less' standing for 'Lower' amount.
Schnelles Quiz
This phone is ___ expensive than the one I bought last year.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: less
Beispiele
I walk less now that I have a car.
everydayI do not walk as much as I did before having a vehicle.
The results were less conclusive than the committee had hoped.
formalThe findings were not as definite as the group expected.
Try to worry less about the little things.
informalAttempt to be not as anxious about small problems.
Subjects in the control group were less prone to errors.
academicPeople in the test group had a lower tendency to make mistakes.
The new model is less expensive to produce than the old one.
businessThe current version costs a smaller amount of money to manufacture.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
more or less
approximately or almost
less is more
the idea that simplicity is better than complexity
no less than
used to suggest that a number is surprisingly large
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Fewer is used for countable things (e.g., fewer books), while less is used for uncountable amounts or degrees (e.g., less water, less happy).
Nutzungshinweise
Use 'less' to compare degrees of adjectives (less interesting) or to indicate a smaller amount of an uncountable quality. It can also follow a verb to show reduced frequency or intensity.
Häufige Fehler
Many learners use 'less' with plural countable nouns (e.g., 'less people'), which is common in casual speech but considered incorrect in formal writing where 'fewer' should be used.
Merkhilfe
Think of the 'L' in 'Less' standing for 'Lower' amount.
Wortherkunft
From the Old English word 'læs', which meant 'smaller' or 'lesser'.
Grammatikmuster
Schnelles Quiz
This phone is ___ expensive than the one I bought last year.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: less
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