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# little

adjective (little, littler, littlest — usually smaller, smallest); determiner, pronoun (little, less, least; a little); adverb

«little» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Little means small in size: a little house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/little/#m1)
2. Little means young: my little brother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/little/#m2)
3. «A little» means a small amount, some: a little milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/little/#m3)
4. «Little» without «a» means not much, almost none: little time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/little/#m4)
5. As an adverb, a little means slightly: a little tired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/little/#m5)

### In the lessons

«a little revision» = a short review; «a little box» = a small one; in everyday life «little by little» (slowly), «a little bit», «little finger»; in stories Little Red Riding Hood, the little pig

### Examples

- First, a little revision of what we learned before … [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/little/#x1)
- A little box holds 4 crayons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/little/#x2)
- My little sister is three. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/little/#x3)
- Can I have a little more juice? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/little/#x4)
- There is little water left in the bottle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/little/#x5)
- I am a little tired after the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/little/#x6)
- Little by little the snowman melted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/little/#x7)
- The three little pigs built three houses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/little/#x8)
- "I can!" said the little Rabbit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/little/#x9)

### Note

No operation clue. «a little» goes with things you cannot count (a little sugar); «a few» with things you can (a few sweets). Trap: «a little» is an amount you cannot count exactly, not a number.

## In Jewish tradition

«a little revision» = a short review; «a little box» = a small one; in everyday life «little by little» (slowly), «a little bit», «little finger»; in stories Little Red Riding Hood, the little pig

### Examples

- And our father said: Go again, buy us a little food. (Torah GEN.44.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/little/#x1)
- and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl; (Torah LEV.11.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/little/#x2)
- the little owl, and the great owl, and the horned owl; (Torah DEU.14.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/little/#x3)
- Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice. (Writings PRO.16.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/little/#x4)
- Cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little, (Writings JOB.10.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/little/#x5)
- They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance. (Writings JOB.21.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/little/#x6)

### Note

No operation clue. «a little» goes with things you cannot count (a little sugar); «a few» with things you can (a few sweets). Trap: «a little» is an amount you cannot count exactly, not a number.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «little» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/little/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«little» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/little.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «little» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/little/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«little» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/little.html) on Mova free.