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See also:alotandallot

English

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Etymology

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Seelot.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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alot

  1. (informal) A large amount.
    Antonyms:a bit;see alsoThesaurus:quantity
    I havea lot of things to say.
  2. Many things,much.
    A lot depends on whether your parents agree.

Derived terms

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Translations

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a large amount
many things

Adverb

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alot (notcomparable)

  1. (informal) Very much; a great deal; to a largeextent.
    Synonyms:immensely,loads,tons
    Antonyms:a bit;see alsoThesaurus:very
    Coordinate terms:somewhat,to an extent
    Thanksa lot for listening to me.
    It'sa lot harder than it looks.
    • 2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, inThe Economist, volume407, number8842, pages72–3:
      Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extracta lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.
  2. (informal)Often;frequently.
    I go swimminga lot.

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Translations

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very much
often
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Adjective

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alot (notcomparable)

  1. (informal) Difficult tohandle emotionally.
    Yeah, it'sa lot.
  2. (euphemistic)too much,busy.
  3. (slang, of a person)dramatic,extra.

References

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  • a lot”, inOneLook Dictionary Search.

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