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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She added: "For now lots of love, especially to anyone dealing with similar issues. LL xx"
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
SK Hynix’s debut on the Nasdaq has so far been met with enthusiasm from U.S. investors — and lots of volatility.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
“I go through lots of screening calls and they go nowhere,” said Norig Karakashian, an accountant in Glendale, Calif., who’s been looking for a job for the last year and a half.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
This has the potential to do that because we’re giving them lots of tools to — like, in the first episode, we have this InfoWars Elf that got canceled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
It was a first-rate book with lots of pictures in it.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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