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a lot
a lotmany, a large number: There are a lot of pencils in the package.
Not to be confused with:allot – distribute or parcel out; set apart: Allot no more than thirty percent of your income for rent.lot L0255700 (lŏt)n.1. a lot or lots Informal a. A large extent, amount, or number: is in a lot of trouble; has lots of friends.b. Used adverbially to mean "to a great degree or extent" or "frequently": felt a lot better; ran lots faster; doesn't go out a whole lot; has seen her lots lately.c. A number of associated people or things: placating an angry lot of tenants; kids who were a noisy lot.d. Miscellaneous articles sold as one unit: a lot of stamps sold at an auction.e. An individual of a particular kind or type: That dog is a contented lot.2. a. A piece of land having specific boundaries, especially one constituting a part of a city, town, or block.b. A piece of land used for a given purpose: a parking lot.c. The complete grounds of a film studio.d. The outdoor area of a film studio.3. a. An object used in making a determination or choice at random: casting lots to see who will go first.b. The use of objects in making a determination or choice at random: chosen by lot.c. The determination or choice so made: The lot fell on the widow's only son.d. One's fortune in life; one's fate: It was her lot to struggle for years in obscurity.tr.v. lot·ted, lot·ting, lots 1. To apportion by lots; allot.2. To divide (land) into lots.3. To divide (goods) into lots for sale.
[Middle English, from Old English hlot.]
Lot L0255700 (lŏt) In the Bible, Abraham's nephew, whose wife was turned into a pillar of salt when she looked back as they fled Sodom.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | a lot - to a very great degree or extent; "I feel a lot better"; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal"a good deal, a great deal, lots, very much, much |
Translationslot (lot) noun1. a person's fortune or fate. It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky. 運氣，命運 运气2. a separate part. She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away. 一部份 一部份3. one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction. Are you going to bid for lot 28? 一件，一批 一批lots noun plural a large quantity or number. lots of people; She had lots and lots of food left over from the party. 許多 许多a lot a large quantity or number. What a lot of letters! 許多 许多draw/cast lotsdrawa lot
a lotA large amount, extent, or degree of something. Also written in the plural form, "lots." I have a lot of respect for my father, who worked hard every day to give us the things we wanted. It was lots of fun hanging out last night.See also: lota lot ofA large number or amount of (people or things). There are still a lot of issues plaguing the operating system that we need to figure out before it's released next month. We did a lot of promotion for our show, but not a lot of people showed up.See also: lot, ofa lotVery many, a large number; also, very much. For example, A lot of people think the economy is declining, or Sad movies always made her cry a lot. It is sometimes put as a whole lot for greater emphasis, as in I learned a whole lot in his class. It may also emphasize a comparative indication of amount, as in We need a whole lot more pizza to feed everyone, or Mary had a lot less nerve than I expected. [Colloquial; early 1800s] See also: lotEncyclopediaSeeLotMedicalSeeLOTFinancialSeelota lot
Synonyms for a lotadv to a very great degree or extentSynonyms- a good deal
- a great deal
- lots
- very much
- much
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