lots
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Definition
Adverb:
- To a very great degree or extent: "Lots" is used to emphasize that something is true or happens to a large degree.
Noun (plural):
- A large number or amount: "Lots" refers to a great quantity of people or things.
Usage Examples
Adverb:
- I feel lots better after resting. (My improvement in feeling is to a great degree.)
- It rains lots during the monsoon season. (It rains to a very great extent.)
Noun:
- She has lots of interesting ideas. (She possesses a large number of ideas.)
- We need lots of water for the trip. (We need a large amount of water.)
Advanced Usage
- Informal Quantifier: "Lots" is commonly used in informal contexts as a quantifier, similar to "a lot." The structure is typically "lots of" + noun.
- There were lots of people at the concert.
- Standalone Use: In casual speech, "lots" can sometimes stand alone to mean "a large amount."
- Q: "Do you have any stamps?" A: "Yes, lots."
Variants and Related Words
- A lot (adverb/noun): Has the same meanings as "lots" and is interchangeable in many informal contexts.
- I like her a lot. (Adverb: to a great degree)
- He has a lot of books. (Noun: a large number)
- Lot (singular noun): Can mean a large amount, a group of items sold together, or a portion of land.
- The auction sold the furniture as a single lot.
Synonyms
- Adverb: Very much, a great deal, considerably.
- Noun: A great many, plenty, a large number, heaps, stacks.
Related Phrases
- Lots and lots: An emphatic form to stress an even larger quantity.
- She has lots and lots of shoes.
- Draw lots: To make a decision by choosing randomly, often by picking a piece of paper from a container.
- They drew lots to see who would go first.
Adverb
- to a very great degree or extent
- I feel a lot better
- we enjoyed ourselves very much
- she was very much interested
- this would help a great deal
Noun
- a large number or amount
- made lots of new friends
- she amassed stacks of newspapers