lot

(Engels)

Noun

1. A large quantity or number; a great deal.
2. A separate, appropriated portion; a quantized, subdivided set consisting a whole.
3. One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
4. (informal) A number of people taken collectively.
5. A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
6. That which happens without human design or forethought.
7. Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
8. The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning.
9. A prize in a lottery.
10. Allotment; lottery.
11. (definite) All members of a set; everything.
12. (historical) An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.

Verb

1. (dated, transitive) To allot; to sort; to apportion.
2. (US, dated, informal) To count or reckon (on or upon).

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/lɒt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: lot

Overgenomen van Oudengels: hlot

Verwant aan Noord-Fries: lod

Verwant aan Saterfries: Lot

Verwant aan Fries: lot

Verwant aan Nederlands: lot

Verwant aan Frans: lot

Verwant aan Middelhoogduits: luz

Verwant aan Duits: Los

In summary

From Middle English lot, from Old English hlot (“portion, choice, decision”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlut, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą.
Cognate with North Frisian lod, Saterland Frisian Lot, West Frisian lot, Dutch lot, French lot, German Low German Lott, Middle High German luz. Doublet of lotto. Related also to German Los.

Concepten

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perceel

noodlot

kavel

partij

🥳

boel

hoop

portie

lood

massa

menigte

moker

schare

smeedhamer

smidshamer

stapel

tas

terrein

troep

voorhamer

zeer

heleboel

emplacement

aandeel

kaveling

bouwterrein

deel

drom

erf

gebied

geluk

🍀

kans

🎲

Synoniemen

fate

destiny

fortune

portion

plot

batch

parcel

share

much

many

plenty

luck

🍀

part

site

mass

allotment

deal

allot

land

heap

set

crowd

caboodle

distribute

great deal

draw

pile

plot of land

chance

🎲

cast

mess

area

bunch

shell out

pot

raft

group

consignment

hatful

sight

passel

multitude

mint

allowance

mountain

⛰️

doom

dispense

good deal

dish out

deal out

Vertalingen

Los

destin

Schicksal

destino

lot

sorte

destino

destino

fato

sort

suerte

🍀

sorte

destí

Parzelle

Menge

Zinnen

Okay , there is not a lot to do at the moment .

Oké, er is momenteel niet veel te doen.

That guy over there likes to drink a lot , talk a lot , but do nothing .

Die kerel daar drinkt graag veel, praat veel, maar doe niets.

Before you meet the handsome prince you have to kiss a lot of toads .

Voordat je de knappe prins ontmoet, moet je veel padden kussen.

I learned a lot by studying piano books that had chord charts .

Ik heb veel geleerd door pianoboeken te bestuderen met akkoorddiagrammen.

That's a lot of gold .

Dat is veel goud.

Those make it very cost intensive for a lot of families to settle in Enghien.

Die maken het voor veel gezinnen erg kostenintensief om zich in Enghien te vestigen.