lessen
verb /ˈlesn/
/ˈlesn/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they lessen | /ˈlesn/ /ˈlesn/ |
| he / she / it lessens | /ˈlesnz/ /ˈlesnz/ |
| past simple lessened | /ˈlesnd/ /ˈlesnd/ |
| past participle lessened | /ˈlesnd/ /ˈlesnd/ |
| -ing form lessening | /ˈlesnɪŋ/ /ˈlesnɪŋ/ |
- to become or make something become smaller, weaker, less important, etc. synonym diminish
- The noise began to lessen.
- lessen something to lessen the risk/impact/effect of something
- They gave her an injection to lessen the pain.
Homophones lessen | lessonlessen lesson/ˈlesn//ˈlesn/- lessen verb
- The aim is to lessen the impact of farming practices on the environment.
- lesson noun
- I have a guitar lesson after school today.
Extra Examples- Regular exercise can help lessen the pain.
- Time had gradually lessened the pain of her grief.
- Too much background detail tends to lessen the impact of the central image.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- greatly
- significantly
- …
- begin to
- try to
- tend to
- …