bagful
The amount that fills a bagThe amount that fills a bag.
» "How many sweets did Tom eat yesterday?" "A whole bagful."
„Wie viele Bonbons hat Tom gestern gegessen?“ – „Eine ganze Tüte voll.“
Meaning
2 sensesThe amount that fills a bag.
She carried a bagful of groceries into the house.
the quantity that a bag will hold
A large assortment.
The politician had a bagful of humorous anecdotes she could interject into any spur of the moment stump speech.
Examples
2 sentences"How many sweets did Tom eat yesterday?" "A whole bagful."
de„Wie viele Bonbons hat Tom gestern gegessen?“ – „Eine ganze Tüte voll.“
"How many sweets did Tom eat yesterday?" "He must've eaten a whole bagful, because there're none left."
de„Wie viele Bonbons hat Tom gestern gegessen?“ – „Er muss eine ganze Tüte voll gegessen haben, denn es sind keine mehr da.“
Origin
From Middle English bage-ful, bage full, baggeful, bagg-ful; equivalent to bag + -ful.From Middle English bage-ful, bage full, baggeful, bagg-ful; equivalent to bag + -ful.
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Forms
plural: bagfuls / bagsfulSynonyms
6 synonyms- the quantity that a bag will hold:bag
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular