āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
slight
01
āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻž, āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ
not a lot in amount or extent
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
There was only a slight increase in the price of groceries this month.
āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻ˛āĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ°
slender and lacking a strong physical build
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Despite her slight physique, she displayed surprising strength during the climb.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°ā§ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻāĻ°ā§āĻšāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻļā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
to slight
01
āĻ āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to treat someone disrespectfully by showing a lack of attention or consideration
Transitive: to slight sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
During the meeting, his decision to leave without saying goodbye seemed to slight the efforts of the team.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Slight
01
āĻ āĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨, āĻ āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ˛āĻž
an act of disrespect or disregard, where someone is ignored or treated with little attention or consideration
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The manager 's failure to thank the team felt like a slight to their hard work.
āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻā§ āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻ¨āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¤āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
sightly
slightly
slightness
slight
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
