"think little of" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: thinks little of [present, singular, third-person], thinking little of [participle, present], thought little of [participle, past], thought little of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|think<,,thought> little of}} think little of (third-person singular simple present thinks little of, present participle thinking little of, simple past and past participle thought little of)
  1. To dislike; to hold in low esteem; to look upon without favour or admiration. Translations (to dislike; hold in low esteem): contemnō (Latin)
    Sense id: en-think_little_of-en-verb-QQj7pJ5J Disambiguation of 'to dislike; hold in low esteem': 97 3
  2. To be willing to do without compunction or deep consideration. Synonyms: think nothing of
    Sense id: en-think_little_of-en-verb-0whalIHD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 28 72
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