[English] The Oxford 3000 Most Important Words
Plenty ˈplenti Adverb Bre Warehouse Paper Rope Long
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BrE / ˈplenti / NAmE / ˈplenti / |
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- we have plenty more of them in the warehouse.
- there's plenty more paper if you need it.
- the rope was plenty long enough to reach the ground.
- we talked plenty about our kids.
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plenty(adverb)BrE / ˈplenti / NAmE / ˈplenti / - a lot
- We have plenty more of them in the warehouse.
- There's plenty more paper if you need it.
- more than big, long, etc. enough
- The rope was plenty long enough to reach the ground.
- a lot; very
- We talked plenty about our kids.
- You can be married and still be plenty lonely.
- there are many other people or things that are as good as the one somebody has failed to get
Word Origin- Middle English (in the sense ‘fullness, perfection’): from Old French plente, from Latin plenitas, from plenus ‘full’.
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