[jāng] (v) EN: decrease ; lessen ; be diluated ; be attenuated ; be thinned FR: disparaître ; se dissiper ; s'effacer ; s'estomper ; s'éteindre ; s'évanouïr ; s'évaporer ; se volatiliser ; mourir ; partir ; ne plus se manifester
[おさまる,
osamaru] (v5r,
vi) (1) to be in one's place; to be installed; to settle into; (2) (esp. 納まる) to be delivered; to be obtained; to be paid; (3) (See 治まる) to be settled; to be sorted out; (4) (See 治まる) to lessen (e.g. of storms,
pain); to calm down; (5) to be fit tightly into (e.g. a frame); to be sheathed (in a scabbard); (P) [Add to Longdo]
[ひく,
hiku] (v5k,
vi) (1) (also written as 引く) to move back; to draw back; to recede; (2) to lessen; to subside; to ebb; (3) to resign; to retire; to quit; (P) [Add to Longdo]
[など,
nado] (n,
n-suf,
prt) (1) (uk) et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth; (2) (indicating an approximate quote or vague suggestion) or something; (3) (lessening the significance or value of the previous word) the likes of; (P) [Add to Longdo]
[おとす,
otosu] (v5s,
vt) (1) to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind; (2) to clean off (dirt,
makeup,
paint,
etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape; (3) to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election); (4) to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances; (5) to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with; (6) {
comp
} to download; to copy from a computer to another medium; (7) {
MA
} to make someone swoon (judo); (8) to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line); (9) to finish (a period,
e.g. of fasting); (P) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Lessen \Less"en\ (l[e^]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lessened}
(-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lessening}.] [From {Less}, a.]
To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to
diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a
population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune.
[1913 Webster]
Charity . . . shall lessen his punishment. --Calamy.
[1913 Webster]
St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men
conspired to lessen it. --Atterbury.
Syn: To diminish; reduce; abate; decrease; lower; impair;
weaken; degrade.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Lessen \Less"en\, v. i.
To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be
diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as
we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened.
[1913 Webster]
The objection lessens much, and comes to no more than
this: there was one witness of no good reputation.
--Atterbury.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lessen
v 1: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework
decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin
pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a
hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn:
{decrease}, {diminish}, {lessen}, {fall}] [ant: {increase}]
2: make smaller; "He decreased his staff" [syn: {decrease},
{lessen}, {minify}] [ant: {increase}]
3: wear off or die down; "The pain subsided" [syn: {subside},
{lessen}]
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย