A lot

/ə ˈlɒt/ adj, adv, pron, slang

adj, adv, pron, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Difficult to handle emotionally. informal, not-comparable

    "Yeah, it's a lot."

  2. 2
    too much, busy. euphemistic, not-comparable
  3. 3
    dramatic, extra. not-comparable, slang
Adverb
  1. 1
    Very much; a great deal; to a large extent. informal, not-comparable

    "Thanks a lot for listening to me."

  2. 2
    Often; frequently. informal, not-comparable

    "I go swimming a lot."

Adverb
  1. 1
    to a very great degree or extent wordnet
Pronoun
  1. 1
    A large amount. informal

    "I have a lot of things to say."

  2. 2
    Many things, much.

    "A lot depends on whether your parents agree."

Synonyms

All synonyms
a good deala great deala great deal ofa great number ofa milliona substantial number

Example

More examples

"A whole lot of water is flowing from under the sink."

Etymology

See lot.

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