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View synonyms for a lot
a lot
[ uh lot ]
adverb
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Spelling Note
As a noun and adverb, a lot is frequently misspelled as alot.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of a lot1
First recorded in 1820–30
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Idioms and Phrases
Very many, a large number; also, very much. For example, A lot of people think the economy is declining , or Sad movies always made her cry a lot . It is sometimes put as a whole lot for greater emphasis, as in I learned a whole lot in his class . It may also emphasize a comparative indication of amount, as in We need a whole lot more pizza to feed everyone , or Mary had a lot less nerve than I expected . [ Colloquial ; early 1800s]Discover More
Example Sentences
Minaj dropped her newest single Anaconda on Monday, a Sir Mix-A-Lot sampling ode to her own assets.
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But seriously, what do you get when mix the Seattle Symphony with Sir Mix-A-Lot?
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However, the economic impact of what Yergin calls “energy a-lot-less-dependent” is just beginning to manifest itself.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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