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a lot

/ə ˈlɒt/US/ə ˈlɑt/

a lot pronoun: a large amount.

Pronoun

a lot

  1. (informal) A large amount.
    • I have a lot of things to say.
    • A whole lot of water is flowing from under the sink.
    Antonyms:
    a bit
  2. Many things, much.
    • A lot depends on whether your parents agree.

Adverb

a lot (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Very much; a great deal; to a large extent.
    • Thanks a lot for listening to me.
    • It's a lot harder than it looks.
    Synonyms:
    immensely, loads, tons
  2. (informal) Often; frequently.
    • I go swimming a lot.

Adjective

a lot (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Difficult to handle emotionally.
    • Yeah, it's a lot.
  2. (euphemistic) too much, busy.
  3. (slang) dramatic, extra.

a lot meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

a lot in Hindi

a large amount
अधिक adhik, बहुत bahut
very much
बहुत सारा bahut sārā

a lot in Tamil

a large amount
நிறைய niṟaiya

a lot in Urdu

a large amount
بہت bahut

a lot in Bengali

a large amount
অনেক onek, বহু bohu
More languagesFewer languages
a lot in Punjabi
ਬਥੇਰਾ batherā, ਬਥੇਰੀ batherī, ਬਥੇਰੇ bathere, بَتھیرا batherā
a lot in Sanskrit
बहु bahu, अधिकम् adhikam
a lot in Sinhala
බොහෝ bohō
a lot in Arabic
كَثِير kaṯīr, كَثِيرًا kaṯīran
a lot in Malay
banyak
a lot in Persian
مقدار زیاد meqdâre ziyâd, زیاد ziyâd, بسیار besiyâr, خیلی زیاد xeyli ziyâd
a lot in Thai
หลาย lǎai, มาก mâak
a lot in Vietnamese
nhiều, lắm
a lot in Myanmar
များ mya:

Examples of a lot in a sentence

  • Jay's seeing a lot of Linda lately.
  • It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible.2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, pages 72–3:

Synonyms of a lot

Antonyms

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All synonyms and antonyms of a lot

Forms of a lot

alternative misspellingallot
alternative proscribed (nonstandard)alot

Origin of a lot

See lot.

Words formed from a lot

Words that rhyme with a lot

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Questions about a lot

What does a lot mean?
A lot means a large amount.
What is a lot in Hindi?
A lot in Hindi is अधिक (adhik), बहुत (bahut), बहुत सारा (bahut sārā). See A lot meaning in Hindi.
How do you use a lot in a sentence?
Jay's seeing a lot of Linda lately.
What part of speech is a lot?
A lot can be a pronoun, an adverb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce a lot?
A lot is pronounced /ə ˈlɒt/ (UK).

Words near a lot in the dictionary

  1. a little of something goes a long way
  2. a little of the creature
  3. a little pot is soon hot
  4. a long time coming
  5. a long time in coming
  6. a lot
  7. a lot a bit
  8. a lot of bit
  9. a lottle
  10. a magician never reveals his secrets
  11. a magician never reveals their secrets

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