Slightly definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Slightly definition: Slightly means to some degree but not to a very large degree. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'slightly'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× slightly (slaɪtli ) adverb[ADVERBadjective,ADVERBwithverb] Slightlymeanstosomedegreebutnottoaverylargedegree. Hisfamilythenmovedtoaslightlylargerhouse. Theywillbeslightlymoreexpensivebuttheylastalotlonger. Eachpersonlearnsinaslightlydifferentway. Youcanadjustitslightly. Thebestactivitiesforstaminaneedtogetyouslightlyoutofbreath. Synonyms:alittle,abit,somewhat,moderately MoreSynonymsofslightly COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof slightly Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'slightly' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'slightly' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Earhart' HindiTranslationof'slightly' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency slightlyinBritishEnglish (ˈslaɪtlɪ ) adverbinsmallmeasureordegree CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Examplesof'slightly'inasentence slightly Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Todayheisslightlylessbullishaboutthebookandhisboardroomskills.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Thesefiguresreduceslightlyforlargerpots.Times,SundayTimes(2015)Oneteammighthaveslightlydifferentvaluestoanotheranddishoutstarsinadifferentway.Times,SundayTimes(2013)Hekepttheportonesslightlyaheadtocorrecttheswing.LenDeightonBomberButthedropwasslightlysmallerthanintheprevioustwomonths.TheSun(2008)Halveverticallywithonepieceslightlylargerthantheother.Times,SundayTimes(2010)He'salsohopingforaslightlylargerbudgettoworkwithnexttime.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Isometimeshangworkslightlyhigherifbothclientsaretall.Times,SundayTimes(2014) COBUILDCollocations slightly  slightlysweet slightlyuncomfortable slightlywarm smileslightly swayslightly trembleslightly varyslightly Trendsof slightly Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages slightly BritishEnglish:slightly /ˈslaɪtlɪ/ADVERBSlightlymeanstosomedegreebutnotmuch.Hisfamilymovedtoaslightlylargerhouse.AmericanEnglish:slightly /ˈslaɪtli/Arabic:قَلِيلاً BrazilianPortuguese:levemente Chinese:些微地 Croatian:malo Czech:nepatrně Danish:lidt Dutch:enigszins EuropeanSpanish:levemente Finnish:hieman French:légèrement German:leicht Greek:ελαφρά Italian:leggermente Japanese:わずかに Korean:약간 Norwegian:svakt Polish:nieznacznie EuropeanPortuguese:levemente Romanian:puținmaiRussian:незначительно LatinAmericanSpanish:levemente Swedish:lätt enaningThai:อย่างเล็กน้อย Turkish:azıcık Ukrainian:трохиVietnamese:mộtchút Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically slightly slightesttrace slighting slightish slightly slightlyabsurd slightlyacidic slightlyajar AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'S' Relatedtermsof slightly bendslightly coolslightly dipslightly easeslightly fadeslightly Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofslightlyfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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Readmore Scrabblescorefor'slightly':15 QuickwordchallengeQuizReviewQuestion:1 - Score:0/5 seam or seem?Whichversioniscorrect?Iseamtoremembergivingyouverypreciseinstructions.Iseemtoremembergivingyouverypreciseinstructions.taken or took?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. taken tookI'venever aholidaysincestartingthisjob.road or rode?Whichversioniscorrect?Weroadforanhourwithouttalking.Werodeforanhourwithouttalking.grate or great?Whichversioniscorrect?Grate250gofcheddarandaddtothesauce.Great250gofcheddarandaddtothesauce.populace or populous?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. populous populaceChinaisthemost countryintheworld.Yourscore:CheckSeetheanswerNextNextquizReview WorldHearingDay Thursday3MarchisWorldHearingDay.Thisisanannualeventtopromoteawarenessofhearinglossandadvocateformeasurestoavoidit. 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