"lessen" meaning in Englisch

See lessen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: ˈlɛsən, ˈlɛsn̩ Audio: En-us-lessen.ogg Forms: simple present I, you, they, simple present lessen, he lessens, she lessens, it lessens, simple past lessened
  1. vermindern
    Sense id: de-lessen-en-verb-8lQ2IIBm
  2. herabsetzen, verkleinern
    Sense id: de-lessen-en-verb-kWnFsJaV
  3. weniger werden
    Sense id: de-lessen-en-verb-WSv79va~
  4. abnehmen, nachlassen
    Sense id: de-lessen-en-verb-4Z8xuTH7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (abnehmen, nachlassen): abnehmen (Deutsch), nachlassen (Deutsch) Translations (herabsetzen, verkleinern): herabsetzen (Deutsch), verkleinern (Deutsch) Translations (vermindern): vermindern (Deutsch) Translations (weniger werden): weniger werden (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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