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   lot

   /lɒt/

   pronoun

   • 1. a large number or amount; a great deal: "there are a lot of actors in the cast"
   • ▪ the whole number or quantity that is involved or implied: "you might as well take the whole lot"

   adverb

   • 1. a great deal; much: "he played tennis a lot last year"

   noun

   • 1. a particular group or set of people or things: informal "it's just one lot of rich people stealing from another" Similar groupsetcrowdcirclecliquebunchbandgangcrewmobpackcompanyinformal:shower
   • ▪ a group of a specified kind (used in a derogatory or dismissive way): British "an inefficient lot, our Council"
   • 2. an item or set of items for sale at an auction: "nineteen lots failed to sell" Similar batchsetcollectionloadgroupbundlebunchconsignmentquantityassortmentparcelaggregate
   • 3. the making of a decision by random selection, especially by a method involving the choice of one from a number of pieces of folded paper, one of which has a concealed mark: "officers were elected rather than selected by lot"
   • ▪ one of a set of objects such as straws, stones, or pieces of paper that are randomly selected as part of a decision-making process: "they drew lots to determine the order in which they asked questions"
   • ▪ the choice resulting from deciding something by lot: "eventually the lot fell on the King's daughter"
   • 4. a person's luck, situation, or destiny in life: "schemes to improve the lot of the disadvantaged" Similar fatedestinyfortunedoomsituationcircumstancesstateconditionpositionplightpredicament
   • 5. a plot of land assigned for sale or for a particular use: North American "a vacant lot" Similar patch of groundtract of landallotmentpiece of groundplotareatractacreageparcelbuilding lotplat
   • ▪ a car park.
   • ▪ an area of land near a film studio where outside filming may be done.
   • ▪ the area at a car dealership where cars for sale are kept.

   verb

   • 1. divide (items) into lots for sale at an auction: "the contents have already been lotted up, and the auction takes place on Monday"

   Word Origin Old Englishhlot (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lot, German Los. The original meanings were lot (sense 3 of the noun) and (by extension) the sense ‘a portion assigned to someone’; the latter gave rise to the other noun senses. The pronoun and adverb uses date from the early 19th century.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLOT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LOT definition: 1. lots (of) a large amount or number of people or things: 2. very much or very often: 3. to be…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLOT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   LOT meaning: 1. lots (of) a large amount or number of people or things: 2. very much or very often: 3. to be…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishA LOT (OF) | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   A LOT (OF) definition: 1. lots (of) a large amount or number of people or things: 2. lots (of) a large amount or number…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLOT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   a lot better/older/quicker, etc. A1. much better / older / quicker, etc: It's a lot better than the old system. It's a lot quicker by train. the lot UK informal. all of an amount or number: I made enough curry for three people and he ate the lot. I'm sick of the lot of them.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › essential-american-englishLOT | English meaning - Cambridge Essential American

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   a large amount or very often: We used to go there a lot. a lot better, older, quicker, etc. much better, older, quicker, etc.: He looks a lot older than his wife. It’s a lot quicker by train. (Definition of lot from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSOMEONE'S LOT/THE LOT OF SOMEONE - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SOMEONE'S LOT/THE LOT OF SOMEONE definition: 1. the quality of someone's life and the experiences that they have: 2. the quality of someone's…. Learn more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › pt › dicionarioLOT | Significado, definição em Dicionário Cambridge inglês

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   We use lots, a lot and plenty in informal styles to talk about quantities, amounts and degree. Lots and a lot are similar in meaning to much and many. Plenty means ‘enough’ or ‘more than enough’. Lots is even more informal than a lot:

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › grammar › british-grammarMuch, many, a lot of, lots of : quantifiers - Cambridge Grammar

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   We use a lot of and lots of in informal styles. Lots of is more informal than a lot of. A lot of and lots of can both be used with plural countable nouns and with singular uncountable nouns for affirmatives, negatives, and questions: We’ve got lots of things to do. That’s a lot of money. There weren’t a lot of choices. Can you hurry up?

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › zhs › 词典LOT中文(简体)翻译：剑桥词典 - Cambridge Dictionary

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    We use lots, a lot and plenty in informal styles to talk about quantities, amounts and degree. Lots and a lot are similar in meaning to much and many. Plenty means ‘enough’ or ‘more than enough’. Lots is even more informal than a lot: …

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishA WHOLE LOT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    all of something, or all of the people or things in a group: I offered him some chocolate, and he ate the whole lot. the whole lot of She's annoyed with the whole lot of you. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Something, anything, nothing, and everything. across-the-board.