a lot

adverb

Synonyms of a lotnext
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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But a lot of this wasn’t Young’s fault. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 29 Dec. 2025 There are a lot of ways to declutter out there—the pile method and the discernment method are two of them, and now, everyone’s hushing their house. Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025 Okay, so in the past year, trade and tariffs, there were a lot of shocks to the system. CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025 Nick Mathews thinks a lot about newspapers. Michael Weissenstein, Fortune, 28 Dec. 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 2 Jan. 2026.

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