- lots of, a lot of (informal)
- Общая лексика: много
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
lot — ► PRONOUN informal 1) (a lot or lots) a large number or amount; a great deal. 2) (the lot) chiefly Brit. the whole number or quantity. ► ADVERB (a lot or lots) informal ▪ a great deal … English terms dictionary
lot — The phrases a lot of and lots of (a lot of time / lots of people) are common and highly versatile, being used freely with singular (mass) nouns and plural nouns. In positive contexts, a lot of is idiomatic (There is a lot of time) and lots of is… … Modern English usage
lot — pronoun (a lot or lots) informal a large number or amount; a great deal. ↘(the lot or the whole lot) the whole number or quantity. adverb (a lot or lots) informal a great deal. noun 1》 [treated as sing. or plural] informal a particular group or… … English new terms dictionary
lots, heaps — In the meaning of a great many or a great deal, these words are informal: lots of trouble, a lot of money, heaps of food, heaps of good times. When used in this sense (an indefinitely large amount), both lot and lots are singular when appearing… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
lot — 1. pronoun lots of friends a lot of money Syn: a large amount, a fair amount, a good/great deal, a great quantity, quantities, an abundance, a wealth, a profusion, plenty, a mass; a large number, a considerable number, scores; informal hundreds,… … Thesaurus of popular words
lot — [lät] n. [ME < OE hlot, akin to Ger los, Du lot, ON hlutr, Goth hlauts < IE base * klēu , a hook, forked branch > CLOSE2, L clavis, key] 1. an object used in deciding a matter by chance, a number of these being placed in a container and… … English World dictionary
lot — lot1 W1S1 [lɔt US la:t] pron, adv 1.) a lot also lots informal a large amount or number ▪ We ve spent a lot on the children s education. ▪ How many CDs have you got? Lots. a lot of ▪ They paid a lot of money for that house. ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
lot — noun 1 LARGE AMOUNT a lot also lots informal a large quantity or number: The stereo cost a lot, but it was worth it. | How much ice cream do you want? Lots, please. (+ of): There were lots of people at the party. | a lot to do/see/eat etc: There… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lot — lot1 [ lat ] function word, quantifier *** A lot can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: He seems to like her a lot. (before a comparative adjective or adverb): I feel a lot better. as a pronoun: We didn t get paid a lot, but we had fun … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lot — [[t]lɒ̱t[/t]] ♦ lots 1) QUANT: QUANT of n A lot of something or lots of it is a large amount of it. A lot of people or things, or lots of them, is a large number of them. A lot of our land is used to grow crops for export... I remember a lot of… … English dictionary
lot */*/*/ — I UK [lɒt] / US [lɑt] adverb, pronoun Summary: A lot can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: He seems to like her a lot. (before a comparative adjective or adverb): I feel a lot better. as a pronoun: We didn t get paid a lot, but we had… … English dictionary