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BNC: 8420 COCA: 7650

lessen

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lessen /ˈlɛsn̩/ verb
lessens; lessened; lessening
lessen
/ˈlɛsn̩/
verb
lessens; lessened; lessening
Learner's definition of LESSEN
: to become less or to cause (something) to become less(使)变少,减少,减轻
[no object]
[+ object]
BNC: 8420 COCA: 7650

lessen

verb

less·​en ˈle-sᵊn How to pronounce lessen (audio)
lessened; lessening ˈles-niŋ How to pronounce lessen (audio)
ˈle-sᵊn-iŋ

intransitive verb

: to shrink in size, number, or degree : decrease
The pain will lessen over time.

transitive verb

1
: to reduce in size, extent, or degree
lessen tensions between nations
2
a
archaic : to represent as of little value
b
: to lower in status or dignity : degrade
Choose the Right Synonym for lessen

decrease, lessen, diminish, reduce, abate, dwindle mean to grow or make less.

decrease suggests a progressive decline in size, amount, numbers, or intensity.

slowly decreased the amount of pressure

lessen suggests a decline in amount rather than in number.

has been unable to lessen her debt

diminish emphasizes a perceptible loss and implies its subtraction from a total.

his visual acuity has diminished

reduce implies a bringing down or lowering.

you must reduce your caloric intake

abate implies a reducing of something excessive or oppressive in force or amount.

the storm abated

dwindle implies progressive lessening and is applied to things growing visibly smaller.

their provisions dwindled slowly

Example Sentences

Medication helps lessen the severity of the symptoms. we lessened our efforts as it became clear they weren't having an effect
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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The first known use of lessen was in the 14th century
BNC: 8420 COCA: 7650
lessen

verb

ADVERB | VERB + LESSEN ADVERBconsiderably, greatly, significantly大幅減少Eating a good diet significantly lessens the risk of heart disease.良好的飲食習慣能大大減少患心臟病的風險。somewhat有所減少gradually逐漸減少Time had gradually lessened the pain of her grief.時間逐漸淡化了她的痛苦。VERB + LESSENbegin to開始減少The noise began to lessen.噪音開始減弱。try to試圖減少tend to趨向減少Too much background detail tends to lessen the impact of the central image.過多的背景細節會弱化中心圖像。help (to)有助於減少Regular exercise can help lessen the pain.經常運動有助於減輕疼痛。

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