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Lot I Adverb Bre Lɒt Lɑːt Feeling Today

Word lot
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic BrE / lɒt / NAmE / lɑːt /
Example
  • i'm feeling a lot better today.
  • i eat lots less than i used to.
  • i care a lot about you.
  • thanks a lot for your help.
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lot

(adverb)BrE / lɒt / NAmE / lɑːt /
  1. used with adjectives and adverbs to mean ‘much’
    • I'm feeling a lot better today.
    • I eat lots less than I used to.
  2. used with verbs to mean ‘a great amount’
    • I care a lot about you.
    • Thanks a lot for your help.
    • I play tennis quite a lot (= often) in the summer.

    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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