Meaning

3 senses
  1. Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended.

    We have an ample supply of water

    She has a very ample bosom.

    groß, umfangreich

    огро́мныйogrómnyj, обши́рныйobšírnyj, просто́рныйprostórnyj

    fairly large in size

  2. Very adequate.

  3. Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive

    an ample story

Examples

32 sentences
  1. There's ample room in the attic.

    На горищі достатньо місця. — ChickenKiev

    deAuf dem Speicher ist reichlich Platz. — Espi

  2. We have ample food.

    У нас достатньо продовольства. — ChickenKiev

    deWir haben jede Menge Nahrungsmittel. — SeeVogel

  3. Perhaps if you'd given me ample warning, I could've been ready.

  4. We have ample time to catch our train.

    ruУ нас куча времени до нашего поезда. — venticello

    deWir haben massig Zeit, um unseren Zug zu erreichen. — Sudajaengi

  5. Why do you keep saying there's ample time?

    ruПочему вы всё повторяете, что у нас достаточно времени? — sharptoothed

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
large; great in size:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
large; great in size:

Origin

From late Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“large”).

From late Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“large”).

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