Meaning

1 senses
  1. Existing in large number; numerous.

    I was among the many visitors to that town.

    Among my many faults is self-importance.

More definitions
  • 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 sentences
  1. How many books do you have?

    Скільки у тебе книг? — deniko

    ruСколько у тебя книг? — Wordowl

    deWie viele Bücher besitzt du? — xtofu80

  2. How many bags do you have?

    Скільки у вас сумок? — deniko

    ruСколько у вас сумок? — odexed

    deWie viele Taschen haben Sie? — MUIRIEL

  3. How many children do you have?

    Скільки у тебе дітей? — deniko

    ruСколько у вас детей? — Hellerick

    deWie viele Kinder haben Sie? — MUIRIEL

  4. How many languages can you speak?

    Скількома мовами ти розмовляєш? — deniko

    ruНа скольких языках ты говоришь? — marafon

    deWie viele Sprachen kannst du? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. 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”), 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

more, most
Comparativemore Lesson
Superlativemost Lesson

irregular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedquantifier

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