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If you say that something is l___ one thing than another, you mean that it is like the second thing rather than the first.If you say that something is less one thing than another, you mean that it is like the second thing rather than the first.At first sight it looked less like a capital city than a mining camp.Trades union leadership in those days was less a career than a vocation. determinerYou use less to indicate that there is a smaller amount of something than before or than average . You can use 'a little', 'a lot ', 'a bit ', ' far ', and 'much' in front of less .People should eat less fat to reduce the risk of heart disease....a dishwasher that uses less water and electricity than older machines.Borrowers are striving to ease their financial position by spending less and saving more.Last year less of the money went into high-technology companies.The other option would be for me to own less of the house but that would be stupid.otherphraseYou use less than before a number or amount to say that the actual number or amount is smaller than this.Motorways actually cover less than 0.1 percent of the countryside.Less than a half hour later he returned upstairs.phraseYou use the expressions still less, much less, and even less after a negative statement in order to introduce and emphasize a further statement, and to make it negative too.I never talked about it, still less about her.The boy didn't have a girlfriend, much less a wife.adverbYou use less to indicate that something or someone has a smaller amount of a quality than they used to or than is average or usual .I often think about those less fortunate than me.Other amenities, less commonly available, include a library and exercise room.Poverty is less of a problem now than it used to be.If you say that something is less one thing than another, you mean that it is like the second thing rather than the first.At first sight it looked less like a capital city than a mining camp.Trades union leadership in those days was less a career than a vocation.If you do something less than before or less than someone else, you do it to a smaller extent or not as often.We are eating more and exercising less.I see less of any of my friends than I used to.prepositionWhen you are referring to amounts, you use less in front of a number or quantity to indicate that it is to be subtracted from another number or quantity already mentioned ....Boyton Financial Services Fees: £750, less £400.Company car drivers will pay between ten and twenty five percent, less tax.

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less A2

query	If you say that something is l___ one thing than another, you mean that it is like the second thing rather than the first.If you say that something is less one thing than another, you mean that it is like the second thing rather than the first. At first sight it looked less like a capital city than a mining camp. Trades union leadership in those days was less a career than a vocation.
word	less
full-definition	determiner You use less to indicate that there is a smaller amount of something than before or than average . You can use 'a little', 'a lot ', 'a bit ', ' far ', and 'much' in front of less . People should eat less fat to reduce the risk of heart disease. ...a dishwasher that uses less water and electricity than older machines. Borrowers are striving to ease their financial position by spending less and saving more. Last year less of the money went into high-technology companies. The other option would be for me to own less of the house but that would be stupid. other phrase You use less than before a number or amount to say that the actual number or amount is smaller than this. Motorways actually cover less than 0.1 percent of the countryside. Less than a half hour later he returned upstairs. phrase You use the expressions still less, much less, and even less after a negative statement in order to introduce and emphasize a further statement, and to make it negative too. I never talked about it, still less about her. The boy didn't have a girlfriend, much less a wife. adverb You use less to indicate that something or someone has a smaller amount of a quality than they used to or than is average or usual . I often think about those less fortunate than me. Other amenities, less commonly available, include a library and exercise room. Poverty is less of a problem now than it used to be. If you say that something is less one thing than another, you mean that it is like the second thing rather than the first. At first sight it looked less like a capital city than a mining camp. Trades union leadership in those days was less a career than a vocation. If you do something less than before or less than someone else, you do it to a smaller extent or not as often. We are eating more and exercising less. I see less of any of my friends than I used to. preposition When you are referring to amounts, you use less in front of a number or quantity to indicate that it is to be subtracted from another number or quantity already mentioned . ...Boyton Financial Services Fees: £750, less £400. Company car drivers will pay between ten and twenty five percent, less tax.
cefr-level	A2

Thing Smaller Amount Number I Sight Looked Capital