Lessen — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

decrease in size, extent, or range

make smaller

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɛsən/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɛsən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɛsən/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɛsən/.

Examples

The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
The cabin pressure fell dramatically
her weight fell to under a hundred pounds

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

minify fall decrease subside diminish

Antonyms

increase

Parts of Speech

verb	decrease in size, extent, or range “The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester”
verb	make smaller “He decreased his staff”
verb	wear off or die down “The pain subsided”

Word Forms

decrease	noun	the act of decreasing or reducing something
diminution	noun	change toward something smaller or lower
fall	noun	a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
subsidence	noun	an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verringern

Verringerung der Größe, des Ausmaßes oder der Reichweite

🇫🇷French

réduire

diminution de la taille, de l'étendue ou de l'étendue

🇪🇸Spanish

reducir

disminución de tamaño, extensión o rango

🇮🇹Italian

diminuire

diminuzione delle dimensioni, dell’estensione o della portata

🇳🇱Dutch

verminderen

afname in omvang, reikwijdte of bereik

🇵🇹Portuguese

diminuir

diminuição em tamanho, extensão ou alcance

🇷🇺Russian

уменьшить

уменьшение размера, протяженности или диапазона

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कम

आकार, विस्तार या सीमा में कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

হ্রাস করা

আকার, ব্যাপ্তি বা পরিসীমা হ্রাস

🇮🇳Tamil

குறைக்க

அளவு, அளவு அல்லது வரம்பில் குறைவு

🇮🇳Telugu

తగ్గించు

పరిమాణం, పరిధి లేదా పరిధిలో తగ్గుదల

🇮🇳Marathi

कमी करणे

आकार, व्याप्ती किंवा श्रेणीत घट

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘટાડવું

કદ, હદ અથવા શ્રેણીમાં ઘટાડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಡಿಮೆ

ಗಾತ್ರ, ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറയ്ക്കുക

വലുപ്പത്തിലോ വ്യാപ്തിയിലോ പരിധിയിലോ കുറവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੱਟ ਕਰਨਾ

ਆਕਾਰ, ਹੱਦ ਜਾਂ ਸੀਮਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਮੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

کم

سائز، حد، یا حد میں کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

减少

尺寸、范围或范围减小

🇯🇵Japanese

減らす

サイズ、範囲、または範囲の減少

🇰🇷Korean

얕보다

크기, 범위 또는 범위 감소

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giảm bớt

giảm kích thước, mức độ hoặc phạm vi

🇹🇭Thai

ลดน้อยลง

ลดขนาด ขอบเขต หรือช่วง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengurangi

penurunan ukuran, luas, atau jangkauan

🇵🇭Filipino

bawasan

pagbaba sa laki, lawak, o saklaw

🇲🇾Malay

kurangkan

pengurangan saiz, takat atau julat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقليل

انخفاض في الحجم أو المدى أو النطاق

🇮🇷Persian

کم کردن

کاهش در اندازه، وسعت، یا محدوده

🇹🇷Turkish

azaltmak

boyut, kapsam veya aralıkta azalma

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַקְטִין

ירידה בגודל, בהיקף או בטווח

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The primary meaning of 'lessen' is 'decrease in size, extent, or range'.

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Using 'lessen' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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