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a lot of

UK
/ə ˈlɒt əv/
US
/ə ˈlɑːt əv/

Translations

a lot ofdeterminer
UK
/ə ˈlɒt əv/
US
/ə ˈlɑːt əv/
(quantifier – with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns – informal; mostly affirmative; also "lots of" – colloquial, same meaning)
beaucoup de
She has a lot of friends.
Elle a beaucoup d'amis.
Additional translations
un grand nombre deS'emploie surtout avec des noms dénombrables au pluriel.
une grande quantité deS'emploie surtout avec des noms indénombrables ou dans un registre plus soutenu.
Synonyms
many
lots of
plenty of
a great deal of
a large amount of
much
a large number of
Antonyms
few
little
not much
not many
hardly any

Definitions

a lot ofdeterminer
Used before a noun to indicate a large quantity or number of something.
There are a lot of people in the park.
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