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Meanings of lessen in English
Synonyms
Examples for "fall"
Examples for "fall"
1
Season: Spring through fall, although sunny winter days can offer good conditions.
2
That new focus could fall on state elections due later this year.
3
However, certain groups of people were far more likely to fall victim.
4
Asked if net profit would fall this fiscal year, he said: Obviously.
5
Uncertainty prevails, which of course caused business investment to fall last year.
1
Thursday 18 July South African SARB interest rate decision: Expected to decrease.
2
This result is similar to the decrease seen in the normal population.
3
The state has seen its numbers gradually decrease over the past week.
4
Conclusion: Fish oil causes a decrease in triglyceride levels in hypertriglyceridaemic patients.
5
The growth rate, however, will decrease in coming quarters, Microsoft executives said.
1
The problem threatens farmers' ability to compete globally as EU subsidies diminish.
2
A pall of corruption hangs over several countries, seemingly impossible to diminish.
3
Another way that FOMO can diminish future investment returns is through over-diversification.
4
The use of a photo book may help to diminish that difficulty.
5
Next the meal began to diminish in quantity and deteriorate in quality.
1
No wonder voter participation, particularly among young voters, is on the wane.
2
Part of that reality, however, is that Catholicism is on the wane.
3
After a wane in business early this year, pirates have struck back.
4
Interests wane and shift, children and family will do that to you.
5
Without them, the effect of monetary and fiscal stimulus could soon wane.
1
Keon said outflows should abate after the regulations take effect next week.
2
He said they had hoped violence between Jews and Arabs would abate.
3
It will eventually abate. Matt Mira: That is a very interesting point.
4
And the very day the vow was made the epidemic did abate.
5
But about the middle of the eighteenth century it began to abate.
1
We do not question nor minify their great duty and destiny in America.
2
Then let us truly magnify Him-notminify, as the theologians do.
3
These smiths wear coverings over their ears to minify the noise of their hammering.
4
Best of all, it would greatly minify the evils of bribery for reasons given above.
5
Disposition has also its concave and convex lenses, which magnify some things and minify others.
Usage of lessen in English
1
Western diplomats hope it would also lessen Pakistan's control of the Taliban.
2
But social distancing measures Australia has already taken will lessen that peak.
3
Adding seats but also trying to lessen the power of the courts.
4
The ills we know of, bodily, spiritual, social; and seek to lessen.
5
Recycled juice That doesn't lessen its promise beyond New York City classrooms.
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It also needs to lessen the division's heavy reliance on selling petrol.
7
But this did not lessen my faith; it served to confirm it.
8
The preliminaries to departure seemed to accumulate and lengthen-andlessen in importance.
9
So am I; but that doesn't lessen the danger of the swamp.
10
He said such a move could lessen Australia's influence in the region.
11
Turn the brightness levels down on your devices to lessen HEV emissions.
12
They rode in close formation, to lessen the chance of an ambuscade.
13
Crucially, it also seems to lessen the chance of an internal uprising.
14
This course will greatly lessen the chances of disagreement between the two.
15
They will sensibly lessen the expenses of that service the ensuing year.
16
Emma had said that Hairy's anxiety would lessen with lots of exercise.
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United Kingdom
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Ireland
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