- 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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But the models have done lots of things that nobody thought they would do this soon—and they’re doing more every day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
He's a Moroccan man in his twenties and wants to emigrate to Europe - not least because he's been seeing lots of videos on Instagram that make the trip look easy.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Metro and will shuttle passengers and employees between the terminals, a new rental car center, parking lots and the rideshare lot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
“It’s a kind of principle that lots of people can claim, and do claim — and they claim it for their own purposes,” Wenger said in an interview.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
The battle is intense and soon we both have lots of coins jiggling in our pockets.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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