a lot

Pron

1. (informal) A large amount.
2. Many things, much.

Adv

1. (informal, not-comparable) Very much; a great deal; to a large extent.
2. (informal, not-comparable) Often; frequently.

Adj

1. (informal, not-comparable) Difficult to handle emotionally.
2. (euphemistic, not-comparable) too much, busy.
3. (not-comparable, slang) dramatic, extra.

Opposite of

a bit#Pronoun, a bit#Adverb, almost, mostly, slightly

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈ lɒt/

Etymology

See lot.

Synonyms

much

many

very

a great deal

very much

plenty

greatly

lots

in large quantities

really

considerably

too much

strongly

frequently

great deal of

a large quantity

numerous

plot

in great quantity

plenty of

a good deal

far

be numerous

abound

be much

many things

lot

locality

smell strongly

loads

significantly

too

profusely

abundantly

region

well

plentiful

plentifully

often

intensifier

particularly

quite

deal

heaps

hard

abundant

multitude

firmly

completely

fairly

Sentences

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

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

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

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

That's a lot of gold .

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