les — meaning in English

English meaning

• the article Used before a noun to show that the listener already knows, or can work out, exactly which thing is meant.
• them pron The objective form of "they" — used for people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition.

Senses

les is used for these senses in English:

• the The definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable...

the — full definition

1. article Used before a noun to show that the listener already knows, or can work out, exactly which thing is meant.
2. adv Used with comparative adjectives to show one thing changing in step with another.

them — full definition

1. pron The objective form of "they" — used for people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition.
2. pron Used for a single person whose gender is unknown, irrelevant, or non-binary.

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