many
Existing in large numberExisting in large number; numerous.
» How many books do you have?
Wie viele Bücher besitzt du?
Wie viele Bücher hast du?
Wie viele Bücher haben Sie?
Wie viele Bücher habt ihr?
Wie viele Bücher besitzen Sie?
Сколько у тебя книг?
Сколько у Вас книг?
Сколько же у тебя книг?
Сколько у вас книг?
Скільки у тебе книг?
Скільки книг ви маєте?
Meaning
1 sensesExisting in large number; numerous.
I was among the many visitors to that town.
Among my many faults is self-importance.
- a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by ‘as’ or ‘too’ or ‘so’ or ‘that’; amounting to a large but indefinite number; quantifier, plural pronoun; quantifier, plural
Examples
14819 sentencesHow many books do you have?
Скільки у тебе книг? — deniko
ruСколько у тебя книг? — Wordowl
deWie viele Bücher besitzt du? — xtofu80
How many bags do you have?
Скільки у вас сумок? — deniko
ruСколько у вас сумок? — odexed
deWie viele Taschen haben Sie? — MUIRIEL
How many children do you have?
Скільки у тебе дітей? — deniko
ruСколько у вас детей? — Hellerick
deWie viele Kinder haben Sie? — MUIRIEL
How many languages can you speak?
Скількома мовами ти розмовляєш? — deniko
ruНа скольких языках ты говоришь? — marafon
deWie viele Sprachen kannst du? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
English is spoken in many countries.
Англійською говорять у багатьох країнах. — uaspeaker
ruПо-английски говорят во многих странах. — Hellerick
deEnglisch wird in vielen Ländern gesprochen. — xtofu80
Origin
From Middle English many, mani, moni, from Old English maniġ, moniġ, maneġ (“many”), fromFrom 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
more, mostSynonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
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