Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to lessen
Participle: lessened
Gerund: lessening
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | lessen |
| you | lessen |
| he;she;it | lessens |
| we | lessen |
| you | lessen |
| they | lessen |
Perfect
| I | have lessened |
| you | have lessened |
| he;she;it | has lessened |
| we | have lessened |
| you | have lessened |
| they | have lessened |
Past
| I | lessened |
| you | lessened |
| he;she;it | lessened |
| we | lessened |
| you | lessened |
| they | lessened |
Pluperfect
| I | had lessened |
| you | had lessened |
| he;she;it | had lessened |
| we | had lessened |
| you | had lessened |
| they | had lessened |
Future
| I | will lessen |
| you | will lessen |
| he;she;it | will lessen |
| we | will lessen |
| you | will lessen |
| they | will lessen |
Future Perfect
| I | will have lessened |
| you | will have lessened |
| he;she;it | will have lessened |
| we | will have lessened |
| you | will have lessened |
| they | will have lessened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | lessen |
| you | lessen |
| he;she;it | lessen |
| we | lessen |
| you | lessen |
| they | lessen |
Perfect
| I | have lessened |
| you | have lessened |
| he;she;it | have lessened |
| we | have lessened |
| you | have lessened |
| they | have lessened |
Imperfect
| I | lessened |
| you | lessened |
| he;she;it | lessened |
| we | lessened |
| you | lessened |
| they | lessened |
Pluperfect
| I | had lessened |
| you | had lessened |
| he;she;it | had lessened |
| we | had lessened |
| you | had lessened |
| they | had lessened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would lessen |
| you | would lessen |
| he;she;it | would lessen |
| we | would lessen |
| you | would lessen |
| they | would lessen |
Perfect
| I | would have lessened |
| you | would have lessened |
| he;she;it | would have lessened |
| we | would have lessened |
| you | would have lessened |
| they | would have lessened |
Imperative
| you | lessen |
| we | Let's lessen |
| you | lessen |
Verbs conjugated like 'lessen'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'lessen'
lesson,
blissen,
densen,
easen,
enlessen,
fleshen,
gesse,
glassen,
glossen,
leaden,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- intransitive: decrease in value
- lower, reduce
- to become smaller
- decrease, diminish, drop, fall, go down, reduce, shrink, sink
- to make smaller
- abate, cut, decrease, decrement, diminish, foreshorten, lower, reduce
- abate
- decrease, diminish, dwindle, ease, lighten, shrink, fade
- reduce
- decrease, diminish, lower, taper, depreciate, disparage, degrade
- abridge
- decrease, diminish, reduce, abate, curtail, truncate
Antonyms
- to grow in magnitude, quantity or extent; to become larger
- decrease, reduce, increase
- abate
- intensify, increase, enhance, enlarge
- reduce
- enlarge, augment, amplify, distend
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English lessenen, lasnen, equivalent to less + -en (verbal suffix).
Sample Sentences
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Oh, how the strife and trouble of daily life receded from my view, and lessened in the distance, during the ten memorable days we passed on that Enchanted Ground ! What voices spoke from out the thundering water; what faces, faded from the earth, looked out upon me from its [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] the reproach it casts upon the nation, and who most denounce it to each other, dare to set their heels upon, and crush it openly, in the sight of all men: then, I will believe that its influence is lessening, and men are returning to their manly senses. But while that Press has its evil eye in every house, and its black hand in every appointment in the state, from a president to a postman; while, with [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)