People ˈmeni I Large Number Determiner Bre Copies

• we don't have very many copies left.
• you can't have one each. we haven't got many.
• many people feel that the law should be changed.
• many of those present disagreed.

many

1. used with plural nouns and verbs, especially in negative sentences or in more formal English, to mean ‘a large number of’. Also used in questions to ask about the size of a number, and with ‘as’, ‘so’ and ‘too’.
• note at much
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• We don't have very many copies left.
• You can't have one each. We haven't got many.
• Many people feel that the law should be changed.
• Many of those present disagreed.
• How many children do you have?
• There are too many mistakes in this essay.
• He made ten mistakes in as many (= in ten) lines.
• New drivers have twice as many accidents as experienced drivers.
• Don't take so many.
• I've known her for a great many (= very many) years.
• Even if one person is hurt that is one too many.
• It was one of my many mistakes.
• a many-headed monster
• Do you go to many concerts?
• How many people came to the meeting?
• I don’t go to many concerts.
• You made too many mistakes.
• I go to a lot of concerts.
• ‘How many CDs have you got?’ ‘Lots!’
• I stayed in England for many/quite a few/ten weeks.
• Lots of people like Italian food.
• Plenty of stores stay open late.
2. used with a plural verb to mean ‘most people’
• a government which improves conditions for the many
3. used with a singular noun and verb to mean ‘a large number of’
• Many a good man has been destroyed by drink.
4. used to show surprise that the number of people or things involved is so large
• There were as many as 200 people at the lecture.
5. to be slightly drunk
6. used to show that something happens often
• Many's the time I heard her use those words.

Word Origin

• Old English manig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch menig and German manch.