We use them to mean ‘not as much as may be expected or wished for’. Something much less than all: A little down the road;
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A small amount of food or drink: A short distance or time: I had little money and little free time.
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.
Little and few have negative meanings. How to use little in a sentence. The difficulty is commonly evaded by resort to a synonym (as smaller, smallest); You use little to indicate that there is only a very small amount of something.
the adjective has no recognized mode of comparison. 1 little / ˈ lɪtl̟/ adjective less / ˈlɛs/ or lesser / ˈlɛsɚ/ also littler / ˈlɪtl̟ɚ/ ; I find that i need very little sleep these. Anything small, brief, young, or unimportant can be described as little.
I know little of their history.
See examples of little used in a sentence. The oed says of the word little: (a) little and (a) few are quantifiers meaning ‘some’. The meaning of little is not big.
Least / ˈliːst/ also littlest / ˈlɪtl̟əst/ britannica dictionary definition of little 1 a : Small in size or amount: If you live in a little cottage, it means your house is very small, and quite possibly adorable. You can use 'so', 'too', and 'very' in front of little.
A small quantity or amount:
A present that is not of great….
