little
A1Frequent NGSL-1UK /ˈlɪtl/US /ˈlɪtl/
Meaning
adjective
not big; small; smaller than others
“a little house”
adverb
to a small degree
“She seemed a little afraid of going inside.”
determiner
used with uncountable nouns to mean ‘a small amount’, ‘some’
“a little milk/sugar/tea”
pronoun
used with uncountable nouns to mean ‘a small amount’, ‘some’
“a little milk/sugar/tea”
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