A lot: meaning, definitions and examples
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a lot
[ ə lɒt ]
many
A large number or amount of something.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- There were a lot of people at the party.
- She has a lot of experience in that field.
- We have a lot of work to do before the deadline.
often
Very much or very often.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- She enjoys dancing a lot.
- He talks a lot about his travels.
- They go out to eat a lot.
Translations
Translations of the word "a lot" in other languages:
🇵🇹 muito
- muitos
- um monte
🇮🇳 बहुत सारा
- बहुत सारे
- बहुत
🇩🇪 viel
- viele
- eine Menge
🇮🇩 banyak
- banyak sekali
- banyak hal
🇺🇦 багато
- багато чого
- велика кількість
🇵🇱 dużo
- wiele
- mnóstwo
🇯🇵 たくさん
- 多い
- いっぱい
🇫🇷 beaucoup
- plein
- énormément
🇪🇸 mucho
- muchos
- un montón
🇹🇷 çok
- birçok
- bir sürü
🇰🇷 많이
- 많은
- 아주 많이
🇸🇦 كثير
- الكثير
- العديد
🇨🇿 hodně
- mnoho
- spousta
🇸🇰 veľa
- mnoho
- veľa vecí
🇨🇳 很多
- 许多
- 一大堆
🇸🇮 veliko
- mnogo
- kup
🇮🇸 mikið
- margir
- fjöldi
🇰🇿 көп
- көп нәрселер
- көп мөлшерде
🇬🇪 ბევრი
- ბევრი რამ
- უამრავი
🇦🇿 çox
- çox şey
- bir çox
🇲🇽 mucho
- muchos
- un montón
Etymology
The phrase 'a lot' originated from the Middle English word 'lot' meaning 'a large number or amount'. Over time, the word 'lot' evolved to be used in the context of quantity and frequency, leading to the modern usage of 'a lot' to describe a large quantity or frequency of something.