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lots

SayLOTS/lɑts/UK/lɒts/

4 meanings of lots

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  1. 1
    large amountnouncolloquial
    A large number or amount of something.

    Like a big pile of something, more than you can quickly count.

    She has lots of toys to share with her friends.

    There were lots of people waiting at the bus stop.

    UsageSay lots of + noun: lots of toys, lots of water. The verb matches the noun: lots of people are.

    Similarplenty, loads, heaps, tons, masses

    Oppositelittle

  2. 2
    batchesnoun
    Plural of lot. Use this form when talking about more than one lot.

    The vacant lots were sold to a local developer.

    Bidders competed for the most valuable lots at the sale.

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  3. 3
    very muchadverbcolloquial
    Very much, or by a large amount.

    I miss my grandma lots when she travels.

    The medicine helped lots after just one day.

    UsagePut it before words like better (lots better) or after a verb (I miss her lots).

    Similarloads, heaps, greatly, considerably, much

    Oppositeslightly

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  1. 4
    divide upverb
    Third-person singular present of lot. Use this form when the subject is he, she, or it.

    Before each sale, the auction house lots the old toys in small groups.

    The auction company lots the farm tools so buyers can bid on each pile.

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lots is a form of lot

lot, noun: A large amount or number of something. Full entry

Forms
lotlots plural
Spelling
lot → lots: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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