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Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: takusan
"彼はたくさん本を持っています。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To a great extent or degree; very much.
"She travels a lot for her job."
- 1
A large number of people or things, or a large amount of something.
"There is a lot of work to be finished before Friday."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'a' (meaning 'on', 'in', or 'one') combined with 'lot', which originates from Old English 'hlot' meaning a portion or share distributed by casting lots. Over centuries, the phrase shifted from signifying a literal share of items to acting as a generalized quantifier for a large quantity or degree.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "A-lot" is said worldwide
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mucho
Transliteration: mu-cho
"Me gusta mucho este lugar."
muito
Transliteration: mui-to
"Ela come muito pouco."
beaucoup
Transliteration: bo-ku
"Il lit beaucoup de livres."
viel
Transliteration: fil
"Er arbeitet viel."
molto
Transliteration: mol-to
"Parla molto bene l'inglese."
बहुत
Transliteration: bahut
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"मुझे बहुत किताबें पसंद हैं।"
很多
Transliteration: hěn duō
Script: 中文汉字
"这里有很多人。"
많이
Transliteration: mani
Script: 한국어 한글
"저는 운동을 많이 합니다."
たくさん
Transliteration: takusan
Script: 日本語
"彼はたくさん本を持っています。"
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