Basic+ Word of the Day: lot

lot (noun) LISTEN

A lot of people

If you have a lot of something, it means that you have ‘a large number, or a large amount,’ of it.

  • I have a lot of brothers and sisters.
  • I like a lot of sugar in my coffee.

When we use a lot of, we can also say lots of. We usually use lots of when we’re speaking with our friends, or people we know well.

  • We’re going to have lots of fun!

If you do something a lot, it means that ‘you do it often.’

  • Do you go to the theater a lot?

We can use a lot with more or -er when we want to say that ‘the difference between two things is quite big.’

  • This box is a lot heavier than that box.

Common uses

When someone does something very nice for us, and we want to say thank you, we sometimes say, “Thanks a lot!” For example, “Thanks a lot for buying me lunch!”

In pop culture

The Force Awakens is a 2015 film in the Star Wars series. In this video from the movie, Han Solo is teaching a girl to fight. He gives her a gun, and tells her how to use it. She thinks that it will be easy for her, but Han Solo isn’t so sure. He says, “You’ve got a lot to learn.” What happens later? Who was right: Han or the girl?

There are other meanings of lot.
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