Many

  • 21many — [[t]me̱ni[/t]] ♦ 1) DET: DET pl n, oft with brd neg You use many to indicate that you are talking about a large number of people or things. I don t think many people would argue with that... Not many films are made in Finland... Do you keep many… …

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  • 22many */*/*/ — UK [ˈmenɪ] / US adverb, determiner, predeterminer, pronoun Word forms many : comparative more UK [mɔː(r)] / US [mɔr] superlative most UK [məʊst] / US [moʊst] Summary: Many can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural… …

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  • 23many — / meni/ quantifier 1 (used especially in formal English, or in ordinary written or spoken English when in questions and negative sentences) a large number of people or things: many people/things/places etc: Many people find this kind of movie… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24many*/*/*/ — [ˈmeni] (comparative more [mɔː] ; superlative most [məʊst] ) grammar word summary: Many can be: ■ a determiner: It happened many years ago. ■ a pronoun: ‘Did he write any other books? ‘Not many. ♦ Many of you will be going on to university. ■ an… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 25many — /men ee/, adj., more, most, n., pron. adj. 1. constituting or forming a large number; numerous: many people. 2. noting each one of a large number (usually fol. by a or an): For many a day it rained. n. 3. a large or considerable number of persons …

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  • 26many — man•y [[t]ˈmɛn i[/t]] adj. more, most, n. pron. 1) constituting or forming a large number; numerous: many people[/ex] 2) noting each one of a large number (usu. fol. by a or an): For many a day it rained[/ex] 3) a large or considerable number of… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 27Many — Cet article a pour sujet la commune française nommé Many. Pour une définition du mot « many », voir l’article many du Wiktionnaire …

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  • 28many — determiner, pronoun many of (many of them) USAGE NOTE: The use of the preposition of is necessary when a pronoun follows. When a noun follows, the use of of the limits the meaning we saw many students; we saw many of the students whom we had met… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 29many — {{11}}many (adj.) O.E. monig, manig many, many a, much, from P.Gmc. *managaz (Cf. O.S. manag, Swed. môngen, O.Fris. manich, Du. menig, O.H.G. manag, Ger. manch, Goth. manags), from PIE *menegh copious (Cf. O.C.S. munogu …

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  • 30many — I. adjective (more; most) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English manig; akin to Old High German manag many, Old Church Slavic mŭnogŭ much Date: before 12th century 1. consisting of or amounting to a large but indefinite number < worked for&#8230; …

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