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Learners of English as a second language usually know the word lot once they have reached the level A1 – Beginner. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning lot meaning

What does lot mean?

Definitions in simple English

lot Noun

— A lot of something is a large amount of it. I have a lot of things to say. He caused lots of trouble.

— To a large degree Running is lots more fun when the weather is cool.

— Often He used to come here a lot, but he doesn't anymore.

— A lot is a piece of land, usually small. They are constructing a building on this lot.

lot

— noun (= batch, deal, mint, passel, plenty, slew, wad) (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent a batch of letters a deal of trouble a lot of money he made a mint on the stock market see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos it must have cost plenty a slew of journalists a wad of money

— noun a parcel of land having fixed boundaries he bought a lot on the lake

— noun (= set) an unofficial association of people or groups the smart set goes there they were an angry lot

— noun (= draw) anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random the luck of the draw they drew lots for it

— noun (= fortune, fate, luck, circumstances, portion) your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) whatever my fortune may be deserved a better fate has a happy lot the luck of the Irish a victim of circumstances success that was her portion

— noun (= caboodle) any collection in its entirety she bought the whole caboodle

— verb divide into lots, as of land, for example

— verb (= administer, deal, dispense, shell out, dole out) administer or bestow, as in small portions administer critical remarks to everyone present dole out some money shell out pocket money for the children deal a blow to someone the machine dispenses soft drinks

Lot

— noun (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction

Synonyms lot synonyms

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lot English » English

fate

destiny

fortune

portion

plot

parcel

batch

share

much

many

plenty

luck

part

site

mass

deal

allotment

set

land

heap

crowd

allot

plot of land

pile

mess

great deal

draw

distribute

chance

cast

caboodle

wad

tidy sum

supply

stack

sight

shell out

raft

pot

passel

multitude

mountain

mint

hatful

group

good deal

doom

dispense

dish out

deal out

Topics lot topics

What do people use lot to talk about?

Physical actions Have, be with

Distribute

• What words refer to the share or portion that one person receives?
  share portion lot part

States Quantity Plural

Group of things

• What words refer to a group of things?
  group collection lot cluster clump assortment accumulation aggregate bits-and-pieces nuts-and-bolts odds-and-ends stockpile system volley wares

States Quantity Plural

Many, much

• What words indicate that there is a large amount of something?
  a lot of lots of a great deal of a good deal of a fair bit of a fair amount of much loads of tons of masses of scads of piles of heaps of stacks of a mountain of extensive widespread big amount lots and lots
• What words indicate that there are a large number of things or people?
  a lot of lots of many many of a large number of large numbers of plenty of loads of tons of masses of scads of a bunch of dozens of numerous a host of quite a few a wide range of a raft of multi- multiple a multitude of considerable goodly number plethora profuse oodles scores of
• What words indicate that someone does something a lot?
  a lot a good deal a great deal quite a bit plenty heavy

Language and thought Communication Say

Criticize

• What words refer to being criticized by someone else?
  receive criticism come in for criticism be under attack come under attack get a lot of flak take a lot of flak be open to criticism

States Quantity

All

• What words refer to all of a group of things?
  all everything the lot every each without exception altogether total a hundred percent whatsoever whichever
• What words refer to all of something?
  all whole entire the lot every bit of every inch of every drop of in its entirety from start to finish the whole of totality

Person Body condition

Rest

• What words describe a person who has rested?
  (feel) rested energetic have a lot of energy refreshed restored

Person Healthy Symptom of disease

Pain

• What words refer to a bad pain?
  agony agonize agonizing anguish burn hurts a lot really hurts acute racked with pain horrible excruciating torment raw pain

Language and thought Think Mind

Intelligent

• What words describe someone who thinks well?
  intelligent brainy bright brilliant capable clever crafty discerning educated ingenious insightful keen knowledgeable learned literate perceptive philosophical profound rational scholarly sharp shrewd sly smart sophisticated sound wily have a lot of sense have a high IQ

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Like, love

Enjoy doing something

• What words refer to enjoying something?
  like enjoy love be fond of get a lot of pleasure out of savor with relish exhilarate

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Like, love

Contentment

• What words refer to feeling good about your present conditions?
  be content be happy with your lot feel satisfied

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Afraid

Worried

• What words refer to being worried all the time?
  have a lot on your mind be under a strain preoccupied stressed out

Language and thought Communication Say Voice

Speak a lot

• What words refer to speaking a lot?
  speak a lot talkative loquacious verbose

Language and thought Communication Interpreting messages

Show, indicate

• What words refer to something showing that something has a good quality?
  be a tribute to say a lot for reflect well on be a testimony to

Daily life Food Eat

Manner of eating

• What words refer to eating a lot?
  eat a lot eat too much be a glutton gluttony eat like a pig pig out

Work and occupation Work Method Work well

Busy

• What words describe a person who is busy and has a lot to do?
  busy have a lot to do have your hands full pressure overburdened

Work and occupation Working with buildings

Building

• What kinds of buildings are used by travelers?
  station railroad station bus station gas station petrol station rest area parking lot

Work and occupation Finance Financial transaction

Spend

• What words refer to spending lots of money?
  spend a lot go to great expense spare no expense shell out go through eat up

States Quantity

More

• What words indicate that there are many more of something?
  many more much more far more far beyond way beyond a lot more

States Quality Type, kind Compare

Like, similar

• What words describe two things that are very similar?
  be two of a kind have a lot in common tantamount

Examples lot examples

How do I use lot in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I hate it when there are a lot of people.

We're going to eat a lot tonight so I hope you're not on a diet.

We had a lot of furniture.

My car burns a lot of gas.

A lot of people were waiting for him.

We can get a lot of valuable information from the book.

The machine takes a lot of room.

Take this medicine, and you'll feel a lot better.

This hospital has a lot of new equipment.

I do a lot of worrying.

I have a lot of problems at the moment.

I learned a lot from him.

What a nice car you have! You must have paid a lot for it.

Thanks a lot!

I learned a lot from you.

There are a lot of things you don't know about my personality.

He changed a lot since the last time.

You changed a lot.

You have changed a lot.

We walked a lot.

There's quite a lot of things to do; do you want some help?

You know quite a lot about Sumo.

You worked a lot this week.

Movie subtitles

I'll make a lot of money. And go to Korea.

I'll make a lot of money, and go back to Korea.

It's a lot of money.

You ask a lot questions, don't you?

You sure have studied it a lot in such a short amount of time.

Yes, well, if we have the Book of Mormon, it'll do those Africans a lot of good.

I lie a lot!

Boy you boys have a lot of catching up to do now that you're companions.

There's a lot of really important stuff in those bags.

Whoa, that's a lot to remember.

There are certainly a lot of things here in Uganda that can be. disturbing.

I've heard a lot of great things about you, Elder Price.

I think that movie took a lot of artistic license!

I know I'm doing a really good job and all, but let's not get too carried away, I mean, a lot of the people here are so scared to death of that General Koni guy.

Or in the North-East Polder, where a lot of students hid.

No surprise, because the Americans had a huge advance because they had a lot of experience with microwave techniques, which they had developed during the war.

It rises to a maximum, a lot of radio emission.

Tell him to drink a lot. Boiled water.

Tell him children have to drink a lot.

Allah has a lot of responsibilities.

May Allah watch over your family and bring you a lot of happiness.

A lot remains to be done in this great country.

Politeness dictates you have to eat a lot.

She cried a lot when I took her to Blida.

Did you kill a lot of Arabs?

It's just a lot to juggle without his mom around.

It's a risky business, but they get paid a lot of money to take that risk. Keep moving, keep moving.

That's a lot of money.

Listen, I know I said some things...but you boys mean a lot to me, all right?

If you're looking for friends, you can do a lot better than Derek.

I think not a lot of people expected him.

I've seen a lot of things, Scott.

You know, there's still a lot that I can teach you.

It would've taken a lot of force or something pretty hefty to get it out of there, and there was no trail.

She's been through a lot.

By wearing this, your feet will be a lot more comfortable.

He's one with a lot of power.

Are there a lot of people?

I've also used a lot of effort to get him to come to my side.

We got here with a lot difficulties. Later when it's time to go to the boulevard to film the video of unity, come over an hour earlier.

News and current affairs

So if it is true that trust in financial institutions - and in the governments that oversee them - has been damaged by the crisis, we should care a lot, and we should be devising responses which seek to rebuild that trust.

Importantly, the new research shows that adaptation would achieve a lot more than cuts in carbon emissions.

This is where a lot of policymakers get it wrong.

So, in order to cut global carbon emissions in half by the middle of the century, we would obviously have to start getting a lot more of our energy from sources that don't emit carbon.

That's not a lot of bang for the buck.

In both cases, it takes a lot of blind faith to go from one to the other.

The theme, style, and echo of his work says a lot, I think, about our simplified world.

Europe would be a lot better off if someone told the public the truth.

So we would all spare ourselves an awful lot of trouble if McCain's brainchild were buried as quickly as possible.

These countries need to recognize that if the US and the UK do implement even modest reforms, a lot of capital will flow elsewhere, potentially overwhelming regulatory systems that seemed to work well until now.

The problem is that China has already done a lot to stimulate domestic demand, both through government spending and by directing its banks to lend.

Whatever responsibility poor adults may bear for their lot in life - they may not have worked hard enough, saved enough, or made good decisions - children's circumstances are thrust upon them without any sort of choice.

But, when it comes to the era of supposed US hegemony, there has always been a lot of fiction mixed in with the facts.

These threats, which used to have a lot of political impact, are now much less effective.

And the incomes of the moderately educated middle class failed to benefit from deregulation-led growth (though it improved their lot as consumers).

But the IMF's big-picture diagnosis of the problem gets a lot right.

When it breaks down, the car of an unlicensed driver is towed to a lot, where it is rarely claimed.

They know that confiscating the checkbooks of Russia and Iran would probably make the world a lot safer than building another submarine or aircraft carrier.

Many scientific disciples are going through a revolution, and a lot of those ideas -- sometimes revolutionary ideas -- are bubbling up from labs and research centers that are unaffiliated with large institutions.

But a lot of this demand is driven by short-term, crisis-fueled fear.

But there are a lot of good things happening in my country, too.