plenty

adverb, pronoun

UK /ˈplenti/

Plenty is used in the following ways:

as a pronoun: ‘How long will it take?’ ‘Five minutes should be plenty.’She always has plenty to say. (followed by ‘of’): Don’t hurry – we have plenty of time.

as an adverb: The restaurant is plenty big enough for forty people.

as an uncountable noun: a time of plenty

1
a large amount of something, or a large number of things or people, usually more than enough
We spent all day painting one side of the house, but there’s still plenty left to do.
plenty of:
There’s plenty of room for luggage behind the seats.
I had plenty of time to think over what I was going to do.
You’re always complaining. Plenty of people would be happy to have your job.
They had plenty of chances to win the game, but they lost anyway.
plenty more:
There’s plenty more ice cream in the freezer.
Synonyms and related words
Large quantities or amounts
hoard
tsunami
wall
2
mainly Americanmainly spokenused for emphasizing that there is enough or a lot of a particular quality
Unloading our cargo kept us plenty busy for the five days at Pusan.
plenty big/large/strong etc enough:
The car’s plenty big enough for all of us.
Synonyms and related words
Enough and sufficiency
enough
sufficient
ample
3
mainly Americanmainly spokenused for saying that someone does something a lot
He talks plenty, but that’s all he does – talk.
4
formala situation in which large supplies of something are available, especially food
a time of plenty

phrases

in plenty

单词	plenty
释义	plenty adverb, pronoun UK /ˈplenti/ Other entries for this word in plenty phrase there are plenty more fish in the sea phrase DEFINITIONS4 Plenty is used in the following ways: as a pronoun: ‘How long will it take?’ ‘Five minutes should be plenty.’She always has plenty to say. (followed by ‘of’): Don’t hurry – we have plenty of time. as an adverb: The restaurant is plenty big enough for forty people. as an uncountable noun: a time of plenty 1 a large amount of something, or a large number of things or people, usually more than enough We spent all day painting one side of the house, but there’s still plenty left to do. plenty of: There’s plenty of room for luggage behind the seats. I had plenty of time to think over what I was going to do. You’re always complaining. Plenty of people would be happy to have your job. They had plenty of chances to win the game, but they lost anyway. plenty more: There’s plenty more ice cream in the freezer. Synonyms and related words Large quantities or amounts hoard tsunami wall 2 mainly Americanmainly spokenused for emphasizing that there is enough or a lot of a particular quality Unloading our cargo kept us plenty busy for the five days at Pusan. plenty big/large/strong etc enough: The car’s plenty big enough for all of us. Synonyms and related words Enough and sufficiency enough sufficient ample 3 mainly Americanmainly spokenused for saying that someone does something a lot He talks plenty, but that’s all he does – talk. 4 formala situation in which large supplies of something are available, especially food a time of plenty phrases in plenty plenty adverb, pronoun US /ˈplenti/ Other entries for this word in plenty phrase horn of plenty phrase there are plenty more fish in the sea phrase DEFINITIONS4 Plenty is used in the following ways: as a pronoun: “How long will it take?” “Five minutes should be plenty.”She always has plenty to say. (followed by “of”): Don’t hurry – we have plenty of time. as an adverb: The restaurant is plenty big enough for forty people. as an uncountable noun: a time of plenty 1 a large amount of something, or a large number of things or people, usually more than enough We spent all day painting one side of the house, but there’s still plenty left to do. plenty of: There’s plenty of room for luggage behind the seats. I had plenty of time to think over what I was going to do. You’re always complaining. Plenty of people would be happy to have your job. They had plenty of chances to win the game, but they lost anyway. plenty more: There’s plenty more ice cream in the freezer. Synonyms and related words Large quantities or amounts hoard wall windfall 2 mainly spokenused for emphasizing that there is enough or a lot of a particular quality Unloading our cargo kept us plenty busy for the five days at Pusan. plenty big/large/strong etc. enough: The car’s plenty big enough for all of us. Synonyms and related words Enough and sufficiency enough sufficient ample 3 mainly spokenused for saying that someone does something a lot He talks plenty, but that’s all he does – talk. 4 formala situation in which large supplies of something are available, especially food a time of plenty phrases in plenty
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