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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
slight
/ˈslaɪt/
noun1 of 2
very small in degree or amount
- “Since I had a slight fever, I stayed in bed.”Tatoeba
- “I have had a slight fever since this morning.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))