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less

/les/

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.

例文

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1

I walk less now that I have a car.

I do not walk as much as I did before having a vehicle.

2

The results were less conclusive than the committee had hoped.

The findings were not as definite as the group expected.

3

Try to worry less about the little things.

Attempt to be not as anxious about small problems.

語族

Verb
lessen
副詞
less
形容詞
less
関連
least
💡

覚え方のコツ

Think of the 'L' in 'Less' standing for 'Lower' amount.

クイックテスト

This phone is ___ expensive than the one I bought last year.

正解!

正解は: less

例文

1

I walk less now that I have a car.

everyday

I do not walk as much as I did before having a vehicle.

2

The results were less conclusive than the committee had hoped.

formal

The findings were not as definite as the group expected.

3

Try to worry less about the little things.

informal

Attempt to be not as anxious about small problems.

4

Subjects in the control group were less prone to errors.

academic

People in the test group had a lower tendency to make mistakes.

5

The new model is less expensive to produce than the old one.

business

The current version costs a smaller amount of money to manufacture.

語族

Verb
lessen
副詞
less
形容詞
less
関連
least

よく使う組み合わせ

less expensive costing a smaller amount of money
less likely having a lower probability of happening
less common occurring not as frequently
less than a smaller amount compared to something else
less often happening with lower frequency

よく使うフレーズ

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

よく混同される語

less vs fewer

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).

📝

使い方のコツ

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.

⚠️

よくある間違い

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.

💡

覚え方のコツ

Think of the 'L' in 'Less' standing for 'Lower' amount.

📖

語源

From the Old English word 'læs', which meant 'smaller' or 'lesser'.

文法パターン

less + adjective (e.g., less beautiful) verb + less (e.g., eat less) less ... than (e.g., less money than before)

クイックテスト

This phone is ___ expensive than the one I bought last year.

正解!

正解は: less

関連単語

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C1

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C1

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C1

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C1

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hypermaterness

C1

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decedance

C1

Characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline, often associated with excessive indulgence in luxury, pleasure, or self-gratification. In modern contexts, it frequently describes things that are luxuriously rich or self-indulgent to the point of being excessive.

tricentcide

C1

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C1

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C1

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