Definition of little adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary. A small quantity or amount: A small amount of food or drink:
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You can use 'so', 'too', and 'very' in front of little. Small in size or amount: A short distance or time:
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A present that is not of great…. Little sentence examples the little man shook his bald head. I know little of their history. In english, a little, little, a few, and few are used to describe small amounts of something, but they are used differently depending on whether the noun is countable or uncountable.
You use little to indicate that there is only a very small amount of something. You're going a little fast. See examples of little used in a sentence. The meaning of little is not big.
I had little money and little free time.
1 little / ˈ lɪtl̟/ adjective less / ˈlɛs/ or lesser / ˈlɛsɚ/ also littler / ˈlɪtl̟ɚ/ ; I find that i need very little sleep these. Something much less than all: Least / ˈliːst/ also littlest / ˈlɪtl̟əst/ britannica dictionary definition of little 1 a :
How to use little in a sentence. the adjective has no recognized mode of comparison. You're going to have a little brother or sister. The difficulty is commonly evaded by resort to a synonym (as smaller, smallest);
The oed says of the word little:
He was quite an old little man and his head was long and entirely bald. A little down the road;
