{ bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_Billboard' }}, defaultGdprScope: true asi: "idmgroup.com", 1. /*schulwoerterbuch_English-German url : 'english', { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971141', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, url : 'schulwoerterbuch_German-English', { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971143', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, googletag.cmd.push(function() { { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_mpuslot2' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_Billboard' }}, storage: { little/no better (than somebody/something) leave nothing/little to the imagination; hold out little, etc. * free 'max': 8, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971144', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, 'increment': 1, dfpSlots['btmslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/old_btmslot', [[300, 250], 'fluid'], 'ad_btmslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_btmslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'btm').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); if(window.__tcfapi) { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529668' }}, {code: 'ad_topslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_topslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 50], [320, 50], [320, 100]] } }, var mapping_btmslot_a = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([745, 0], [[300, 250], 'fluid']).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220624', size: [300, 50] }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220624', size: [320, 100] }}, }); /*american_english A bit All Any Either Enough Least, the least, at least Less Little, a little, few, a few Lots, a lot, plenty Many More Most, the most, mostly Much, many, a lot of, lots of: quantifiers No, none and none of Plenty … googletag.pubads().setTargeting("old_pr", "free"); * false || false*/ { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971147', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, something large and successful often begins in a very small way, used to say that someone told you something but you do not want to say who it was. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_Billboard' }}, * free { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb7e310013', pos: 'old_mpuslot_mobile_flex' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_mpuslot2' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220612', size: [300, 250] }}, type: "cookie", { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220611', size: [336, 280] }}, validation: "strict", } { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195396', size: [300, 250] }}, googletag.pubads().set("page_url", pageUrlSetting); [size – shape – color] var mapping_contentslot = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([745, 0], [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1], 'fluid']).addSize([0, 0], [[300, 250], [320, 100], [320, 50], [300, 50], [1, 1], 'fluid']).build(); /*academic free: false name : 'American English', * false || true*/ { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220612', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: 'old_mpuslot2_flex' }}, dfpSlots['contentslot_1'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/old_mpuslot', [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1], 'fluid'], 'ad_contentslot_1').defineSizeMapping(mapping_contentslot).setTargeting('si', '1').setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); name : 'Collocations', name : 'English-German', { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220442', size: [320, 50] }}, },{ googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; Little is used for emphasizing that an amount is smaller than you would like or expect: Unfortunately, there is little hope of finding survivors. userIds: [{ { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220610', size: [160, 600] }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_leftslot' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220611', size: [300, 250] }}, Examples of superlative adjectives { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_btmslot' }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("old_ei", "little_1"); { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: 'old_leftslot_160x600' }}, 'siteSpeedSampleRate': 10 url : 'academic', userIds: [{ { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529667' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: 'old_leftslot_160x600' }}, Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_mpuslot' }}, {code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_topslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220610', size: [160, 600] }}, 'increment': 0.01, dictCodesArr["schulwoerterbuch_English-German"] = { description : 'Search Oxford Learner\'s Dictionary of Academic English', } name : 'German-English', { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_mpuslot' }}, It is more common to use smaller and smallest . Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. defaultGdprScope: true enableSendAllBids: false cmpApi: 'iab', { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220614', size: [300, 250] }}, 2. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: 'old_topslot_728x90' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_topslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220610', size: [160, 600] }}, * OAAD,OALD9,OALD10 { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529711' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_topslot' }}]}, A small number of adjectives are irregular in the way they make comparative and superlative forms. * OLDAE { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_leftslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_btmslot' }}]}, timeout: 8000, }; { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_topslot' }}, * free iasLog("criterion : old_pc = dictionary"); }); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220623', size: [728, 90] }}, var pbDesktopSlots = [ { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_SR' }}, url : 'academic', { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb7e310013', pos: 'old_mpuslot_mobile_flex' }}, 'increment': 0.5, addPrebidAdUnits(pbAdUnits); [quality – size – age – color – qualifier] My sister has a beautiful big white bulldog. description : 'Search Oxford Advanced American Dictionary', { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220611', size: [336, 280] }}, name: "criteo" I love that really big old green antique car that is always parked at the end of the street. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_mpuslot' }}, * OALD9,OALD10 }], { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220611', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_HDX' }}, Adjective change in form when they show comparison. userSync: { { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_mpuslot' }}]}]; This house is (high) than the television tower. * free /*collocations { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220612', size: [320, 100] }}, Type in the correct form of each adjective (positive, comparative or superlative). free: false little: less: least: many/much: more: most: late: later: latest(for time) late: latter: last(for order) fore: former: first/foremost: old: elder: eldest(to compare age of persons) old: older: oldest(to compare age of persons/things) iasLog("__tcfapi removeEventListener", success); bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162064', zoneId: '776446', position:'btf' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_topslot' }}, * false || true*/ var mapping_topslot = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([745, 0], [[728, 90]]).addSize([0, 550], [[300, 50], [320, 50], [320, 100]]).addSize([0, 0], [[300, 50], [320, 50]]).build(); {code: 'ad_contentslot_2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 100], [320, 50], [300, 50], [1, 1]] } }, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220613', size: [300, 250] }}, * free expires: 365 * free },{ Comparative form: less or lessor. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_btmslot' }}, * OCOLL { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: 'old_btmslot_300x250' }}, }; var pbTabletSlots = [ var pbAdUnits = getPrebidSlots(curResolution); { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_leftslot' }}, storage: { }; { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_mpuslot2' }}, }, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529705' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb7e310013', pos: 'old_mpuslot_mobile_flex' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971157', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("old_pc", "dictionary"); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220613', size: [336, 280] }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12526109' }}, {code: 'ad_contentslot_1', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1]] } }, free: false {code: 'ad_topslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_topslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[728, 90]] } }, free: false bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162046', zoneId: '776310', position:'btf' }}, (grammar) Pertaining to the inflection of words. }; url : 'collocations', { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb7e310013', pos: 'old_topslot_mobile_flex' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971157', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, 'increment': 0.5, You soon get used to the little difficulties. Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_topslot' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12526109' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220614', size: [320, 50] }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971157', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529668' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220442', size: [320, 50] }}, pbjsCfg = { Superlative form: littlest or least Actually, all three represent a single adjective. filter: 'include' bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162046', zoneId: '776310', position:'btf' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_topslot' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220612', size: [320, 50] }}, (education) Denoting forms of assessment used to guide learning rather than to … }; { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529666' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_mpuslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971143', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, var pbDesktopSlots = [ var pbHdSlots = [ { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb7e310013', pos: 'old_topslot_mobile_flex' }}, syncDelay: 3000 bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162064', zoneId: '776446', position:'btf' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb7e310013', pos: 'old_btmslot_mobile_flex' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb7e310013', pos: 'old_topslot_mobile_flex' }}, When two objects or persons are being compared, the comparative form of the adjective is used. First/Second adjectives have three primary forms. url : 'schulwoerterbuch_English-German', { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220614', size: [320, 100] }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb7e310013', pos: 'old_mpuslot2_mobile_flex' }}, nodes: [{ {code: 'ad_btmslot_b', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 50], [300, 50]] } }, Traditional grammars define adjectives as “words that describe nouns.” Adjective phrases are phrases formed by an adjective plus any modifiers or complements. Adjective (positive) Comparative form: Superlative form: good: better: the best: well: better: the best: bad: worse: the worst: many: more (the) most* much: more (the) most* little: less(er) the least: little: smaller: the smallest: well-known: better-known: the best-known Modifying comparatives. free: false var dictCodesArr = new Array(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(false); iframe: { * free { { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220610', size: [160, 600] }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: 'old_topslot_728x90' }}, {code: 'ad_contentslot_1', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1]] } }, 1 The forms littler / lɪt̮lər / and littlest / lɪt̮ləst / are rare. 'cap': true schain: { }; bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162046', zoneId: '776306', position:'btf' }}, storage: { Superlative Degree: An adjective is in superlative degree when it is … ] {code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, googletag.cmd.push(function() { Adjective comes from Latin nōmen adjectīvum, a calque of Ancient Greek: ἐπίθετον ὄνομα, romanized: epítheton ónoma, lit. /*practical-english-usage pid: '94' iasLog("exclusion label : lcp"); Sufficient labour. The normal (regular) way to make comparative and superlative adjectives is to add -er/-est or use more/most, like this: big → bigger → biggest; expensive → more expensive → most expensive; Irregular adjectives use completely different forms. comparative. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162064', zoneId: '776476', position:'atf' }}, priceGranularity: customGranularity, name: "identityLink", Because they end up taking the same "role" as their nouns do. Honey is sweet, sugar is sweeter but victory is the sweetest. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529667' }}, Adjectives decline in much the same way that nouns do. var mapping_leftslot_a = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([745, 0], [[160, 600]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971141', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, Comparative and Superlative. var googletag = googletag || {}; bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162046', zoneId: '776312', position:'btf' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162064', zoneId: '776448', position:'btf' }}, description : 'Search Das Oxford Schulw\u00F6rterbuch', * false || false*/ url : 'american_english', { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220611', size: [336, 280] }}, {code: 'ad_btmslot_b', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 50], [300, 50]] } }, Interrogative Adjective An interrogative adjective is a bit different from other types of adjectives in that it does two things: it both indicates a question and modifies a noun. Comparison with -er/-est. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_mpuslot' }}]}]; {code: 'ad_contentslot_2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1]] } }, googletag.enableServices(); It is little wonder (that) she was so upset. hp: 1 { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_SR' }}, name: "identityLink", iasLog("exclusion label : wprod"); Choose the Right Synonym for little. free: false not as + adjective + as. } A little is used for emphasizing that an amount is small, but greater than you might expect: There is still a little time to finish the game. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb7e310013', pos: 'old_btmslot_mobile_flex' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_mpuslot' }}]}]; { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971142', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162046', zoneId: '776306', position:'btf' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: 'old_mpuslot_flex' }}, No wonder you're tired—you've been walking for hours. superlative. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220624', size: [320, 50] }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162064', zoneId: '776450', position:'btf' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529705' }}, }); We use -er/-est with the following adjectives: 1.1. In the example below, "biggest" is the superlative form of the adjective "big": A B C A is the biggest.. Example: John is not as tall as Arnie. The comparative and superlative of “little.” That, a tricky one, Baljit, because the forms you would expect (littler and littlest) sound so funny. var dfpSlots = {}; { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_leftslot' }}]}, 'increment': 0.05, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: 'old_topslot_728x90' }}, The lowest point on the scale is known as the positive form, the middle point is known as the comparative form, and the highest point is known as the superlative form. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162046', zoneId: '776308', position:'atf' }}, },{ { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971157', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220442', size: [320, 50] }}, }; When we want to compare two or more nouns using adjectives, we use the comparative and superlative forms of the adjective to show the comparison between the nouns. const customGranularity = { googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); 'min': 8.50, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220442', size: [300, 50] }}, With this adjectives list, you can add some extra detail to your sentences. partner: "uarus31" { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220611', size: [336, 280] }}, params: { bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162064', zoneId: '776476', position:'atf' }}, {code: 'ad_leftslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_leftslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_leftslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[160, 600]] } }, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: 'old_topslot_728x90' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_btmslot' }}]}, dfpSlots['btmslot_b'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/old_btmslot', [], 'ad_btmslot_b').defineSizeMapping(mapping_btmslot_b).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'btm').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_topslot' }}]}, If the adjective uses a vague or nonspecific term to describe a person, place, or thing, it is an indefinite adjective. schain: { { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220614', size: [300, 250] }}, description : 'Search Das Oxford Schulw\u00F6rterbuch',