lots
See also: Lots
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) enPR: lŏts, IPA(key): /lɑts/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: lŏts, IPA(key): /lɒts/
- Rhymes: -ɒts
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Noun edit
lots
Noun edit
lots
- (colloquial) A lot; a great deal; tons; loads.
- Lots of the ways you can help are really easy.
- Don't worry, my family has lots of money.
- She made lots of new friends.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
lots — see a lot
Adverb edit
lots (not comparable)
- (colloquial) A great deal; very much.
- I feel lots better about it now that we've talked.
- I care lots about the humane treatment of animals.
Verb edit
lots
- third-person singular simple present indicative of lot
Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lots m
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Ellipsis of lotsman, from Middle Low German lōtsman, from Middle English lodesman (“pilot”). Cognate with English lode (“waterway”), German Lotse, Dutch loods.
Noun edit
lots c
- a pilot (at sea)
Declension edit
| Declension of lots | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | lots | lotsen | lotsar | lotsarna |
| Genitive | lots | lotsens | lotsars | lotsarnas |