Meaning

2 senses
  1. A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.

    Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the many.

    мно́гиеmnógije

  2. A considerable number.

Examples

14819 sentences
  1. How many books do you have?

    Скільки у тебе книг?

    ruСколько у тебя книг?

    deWie viele Bücher besitzt du?

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  2. How many bags do you have?

    Скільки у вас сумок?

    ruСколько у вас сумок?

    deWie viele Taschen haben Sie?

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  3. How many children do you have?

    Скільки у тебе дітей?

    ruСколько у вас детей?

    deWie viele Kinder haben Sie?

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  4. How many languages can you speak?

    Скількома мовами ти розмовляєш?

    ruНа скольких языках ты говоришь?

    deWie viele Sprachen kannst du?

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  5. English is spoken in many countries.

    Англійською говорять у багатьох країнах.

    ruПо-английски говорят во многих странах.

    deEnglisch wird in vielen Ländern gesprochen.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a collective mass of people:

Origin

From Middle English many, mani, moni, from Old English maniġ, moniġ, maneġ (“many”), from

From Middle English many, mani, moni, from Old English maniġ, moniġ, maneġ (“many”), from Proto-West Germanic *manag, from Proto-Germanic *managaz (“many; much”), from Proto-Indo-European *menegʰ-, *mengʰ- (“many, sufficient”) or Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂- (“big, great”).

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Forms

plural: manies
Singularmany
Pluralmanies

regular

Synonyms

86 synonyms

Collocations

12 patterns
  • many times times
  • many people
  • how many people
  • how many times
  • many times
  • there are many
  • how many hours
  • many days days
  • how many more
  • many years
  • many people are
  • how many days

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
many — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto