Meaning

12 senses
  1. A large quantity or number; a great deal.

    win the whole lot (of money); i.e. jackpot

    lots of people think so

    (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent

  2. A separate, appropriated portion; a quantized, subdivided set consisting a whole.

    a lot of stationery

    The Lord divided the land to the tribes, each according to his lot.

  3. One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.

  4. (informal)A number of people taken collectively.

    a sorry lot

    a bad lot

    Gruppe, Menge, Haufen

    гру́ппаgrúppa

  5. A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.

    a building lot in a city

    Parzelle, Grund, Grundstück

  6. That which happens without human design or forethought.

    Schicksal, Los

    у́частьúčastʹ, судьба́sudʹbá

  7. Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.

    to cast lots

    to draw lots

    Los

    жре́бийžrébij

  8. The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning.

    Los, Schicksal

  9. A prize in a lottery.

    Los

  10. Allotment; lottery.

  11. (definite)All members of a set; everything.

    The table was loaded with food, but by evening there was nothing but crumbs; we had eaten the lot.

    If I were in charge, I'd fire the lot of them.

  12. (historical)An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.

    Lot

Examples

15888 sentences
  1. You worked a lot this week.

    Ви багато працювали цього тижня. — Anjy

    ruТы много работал на этой неделе. — sharptoothed

    deDu hast diese Woche viel gearbeitet. — MUIRIEL

  2. Your English has improved a lot.

    Твоя англійська сильно покращилася. — deniko

    ruТвой английский стал намного лучше. — Wezel

    deIhr Englisch hat sich sehr verbessert. — BraveSentry

  3. We had a lot of furniture.

    У нас було багато меблів. — deniko

    ruУ нас было много мебели. — sharptoothed

    deWir hatten eine Menge Möbel. — Espi

  4. Basketball is a lot of fun.

    Баскетбол — це дуже весело. — deniko

    ruБаскетбол — это очень весело. — Hellerick

    deBasketball macht sehr viel Spaß. — al_ex_an_der

  5. I've heard a lot about you.

    Я багато про Вас чув. — Internecivus

    ruЯ много слышал о вас. — sharptoothed

    deIch habe schon viel von Ihnen gehört. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
informal: a number of people taken collectively:
that which happens without human design or forethought — see also destiny:
anything used in determining a question by chance:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
separate portion; number of things taken collectively:
informal: a number of people taken collectively:
distinct portion or plot of land:
that which happens without human design or forethought — see also destiny:
old unit of weight:

Origin

From Middle English lot, from Old English hlot (“portion, choice, decision”), from Proto-W

From Middle English lot, from Old English hlot (“portion, choice, decision”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlut, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą.

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Forms

plural: lots
Singularlot
Plurallots

regular

Synonyms

109 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

43 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • a lot of
  • have a lot
  • is a lot
  • lots lots of
  • lot of money
  • lot of fun
  • lot of time
  • spent a lot
  • lot of things
  • lots lots
  • lot of people
  • lot better better

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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