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Search term: english lessen has 3 meanings, 3 synonym groups and 20 synonyms

English

  • lessen
    • pain
    • size
    • abate

German

  • abnehmen Info
  • beruhigen Info
  • beschwichtigen Info
  • besänftigen Info
  • erleichtern Info
  • lindern Info
  • mildern Info
  • reduzieren Info
  • vermindern Info
  • verringern Info

French

  • adoucir Info 
  • alléger Info 
  • amoindrir Info 
  • apaiser Info 
  • calmer Info 
  • consoler Info 
  • diminuer Info 
  • faiblir Info 
  • s'amoindrir Info
  • s'apaiser Info 
  • soulager Info 

Italian

  • alleviare Info
  • attenuare Info
  • calare Info 
  • calmare Info
  • diminuire Info 
  • lenire Info 
  • mitigare Info
  • placare Info
  • ridurre Info 
  • sedare Info 

Spanish

  • aliviar Info
  • apaciguar Info
  • aplacar Info
  • calmar Info
  • disminuir Info
  • mermar Info 
  • mitigar Info 
  • reducir Info
  • sosegar Info 

Dutch

  • afnemen Info
  • bedaren Info
  • kalmeren Info
  • lenigen Info
  • verkleinen Info
  • verlichten Info
  • verminderen Info
  • verslappen Info
  • verzachten Info

Portuguese

  • abrandar Info
  • acalmar Info
  • aliviar Info
  • aplacar Info
  • diminuir Info
  • enfraquecer Info
  • mitigar Info
  • reduzir Info
  • sossegar Info

Swedish

  • avta Info
  • blidka Info
  • dämpa Info
  • döva Info
  • förminska Info
  • förminskas Info
  • lindra Info
  • lätta Info
  • mildra Info
  • minska Info
  • minskas Info
  • reducera Info

Synonyms for lessen

reduce : decrease, diminish, lower, taper, depreciate, disparage, degrade
abate : decrease, diminish, dwindle, ease, lighten, shrink, fade
abridge : decrease, diminish, reduce, abate, curtail, truncate

Verb forms of lessen

Additional specification - ... ...
Present participle lessening Past participle lessened
  I You He/She/It We You They
Present lessen lessen lessens lessen lessen lessen
Past lessened lessened lessened lessened lessened lessened
Future will lessen will lessen will lessen will lessen will lessen will lessen
Present conditional would lessen would lessen would lessen would lessen would lessen would lessen
Present Perfect have lessened have lessened has lessened have lessened have lessened have lessened
Past Perfect had lessened had lessened had lessened had lessened had lessened had lessened
Future Perfect will have lessened will have lessened will have lessened will have lessened will have lessened will have lessened
Past conditional would have lessened would have lessened would have lessened would have lessened would have lessened would have lessened
Imperative - lessen - - - -

English Translation of words containing lessen

lessen - Translation of words, word sequences and short sentences into the languages German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish