Meaning

2 senses
  1. A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough.

    We have ample time to finish the task.

    It is a large house with ample space for all of us.

  2. A quantity (of something) that is fully sufficient; plenty.

    We don't need any more. We already have ample.

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

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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