little
adverb (SMALL AMOUNT) /ˈlɪt.l̩/
/ˈlɪt̬-/ Definition
a little (bit) A2 slightly: I was a little bit worried by what she said. We'll wait a little longer and then I'll phone them. There's only a little further to go.Some and quite little by little B2 slowly or gradually: Little by little she came to understand why he had behaved the way he did.Slow and moving slowly
(Definition of little adverb (SMALL AMOUNT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bit noun (AMOUNT)
- certain pronoun
- faintly adverb
- fairly adverb (QUITE)
- ha'porth noun
- halfway adverb
- mildly adverb
- pretty adverb
- quite adverb, predeterminer
- rather adverb (SMALL AMOUNT)
- remotely adverb (SLIGHTLY)
- several determiner, pronoun
- slightly adverb (SMALL IN AMOUNT)
- some ... or other idiom
- some determiner (UNKNOWN AMOUNT)
- somewhat adverb
- sort of idiom
- to a/some degree idiom
- touch noun (SMALL AMOUNT)
- trifle noun (UNIMPORTANT THING)
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