- plural of lot.
lots
Britishplural noun
adverb
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a great deal
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(intensifier)
the journey is lots quicker by train
Explanation
When you have lots of something, you have a large amount. When your dad asks how much ice cream you want in your bowl, you can answer, "Lots." In some cases, you can use the informal lots interchangeably with a lot, like when you promise your teacher you'll spend lots of time studying your spelling words. And if you're recovering nicely from the flu, you can say you feel lots better. Lots was originally used this way beginning around 1800, and even though it doesn't conform to formal English, we still use it lots today.
Example Sentences
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“It is cool being next to the other bigger lots like Sony and Amazon, only because it’s inspiring,” Tepper said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
So prepare for lots more “move the chains.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Initially, the idea was just to have a huge warehouse with robot arms collecting lots of data autonomously,” co-founder Alexander Koch told me over a video call.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Festival organiser Julie Colman said: "We bring together lots and lots of events across the two-week period, celebrating the skies, the wildlife, the wellbeing elements of it."
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
There are lots of different little pictures on the screen, and each one has words beneath it.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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