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Lot Pronoun Lɒt Lɑːt Cake Left Invited Hundred

Word3 lot
WordType (pronoun)
Phonetic /lɒt/ /lɑːt/
Example
  • ‘how many do you need?’ ‘a lot.’
  • have some more cake. there's lots left.
  • he has invited nearly a hundred people but a lot aren't able to come.
  • i have a lot to do today.
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lot

(pronoun)/lɒt/ /lɑːt/
  1. a large number or amount
    • ‘How many do you need?’ ‘A lot.’
    • Have some more cake. There's lots left.
    • He has invited nearly a hundred people but a lot aren't able to come.
    • I have a lot to do today.
    • She still has an awful lot (= a very large amount) to learn.

    Word Origin

    • Old English hlot (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lot, German Los. The original meaning was ‘by lot’ and (by extension) the sense ‘a portion assigned to someone’; this gave rise to the other noun senses. The pronoun and adverb uses date from the early 19th cent.
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