a lot

adverb

1

: to a considerable degree or extent : much, lots

This is a lot nicer.

I liked it a lot. [=very much]

2

: often, frequently

Do you travel a lot?

Examples of a lot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Democratic groups are spending a lot on Turek as well, identifying his race as a top pickup opportunity in a cycle where Democrats need to net four Senate seats to retake the majority. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

As a workplace messaging app, workers spend a lot of their day in Slack to begin with, and Salesforce is leaning into that with more integrations and AI functionality. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

But as ever, iPhone battery life tends to vary dramatically for everyone, and change a lot over time. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026

There’s a lot of different variables that come together that prove that Paradise is Paradise in some ways and not in others. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for a lot

• allot
• barat
• begot
• besought
• bethought
• bloodshot
• boycott
• buckshot
• crackpot
• croat
• culottes
• dashpot