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?

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The gallery was barely surviving and Davis, who was paying all the gallery’s bills, was owed a lot of money. Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025 There was a lot of assholing, chauvinistic things that were said to me over the course of that project. Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 28 May 2025 There’s still a lot of more talking that can be done to solve all the world’s college athletic issues. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025 There has been a lot of pain for the franchise to endure, especially making it to four straight Super Bowls and losing in all four of them years back between 1990 and 1993. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for a lot

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of a lot was in 1821

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“A lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20lot. Accessed 31 May. 2025.

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