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: the use of lots as a means of deciding something

One was chosen by lot to represent the group.

: something that comes to one upon whom a lot has fallen : share

The will provided for equal lots for all the children.

: one’s way of life or worldly fate : fortune

the lot of man, to suffer and to die—Alexander Pope

: a measured parcel of land having fixed boundaries and designated on a plot or survey

built his home on a half-acre lot

: a motion-picture studio and its adjoining property

: an establishment for the storage or sale of motor vehicles

: a number of units of an article, a single article, or a parcel of articles offered as one item (as in an auction sale)

Lot 45 is a dining room set.

: all the members of a present group, kind, or quantity

—usually used with the

sampled the whole lot of desserts

: a number of associated persons : set

: kind, sort

The recruits were a sorry lot.

: a considerable quantity or extent

: a nephew of Abraham who according to the account in Genesis escaped from the doomed city of Sodom with his wife who turned into a pillar of salt when she looked back

Phrases

all over the lot

: covering a wide or varied range

received bids all over the lot

a lot

: to a considerable degree or extent

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for lot

the fate of the submarine is unknown

destiny implies something foreordained and often suggests a great or noble course or end.

the country’s destiny to be a model of liberty to the world

lot and portion imply a distribution by fate or destiny, lot suggesting blind chance

it was her lot to die childless

, portion implying the apportioning of good and evil.

remorse was his daily portion

doom distinctly implies a grim or calamitous fate.

if the rebellion fails, his doom is certain

Example Sentences

Noun (1)

He bought the vacant lot across the street.

They own the house on the corner lot.

We took a tour of the Universal lot.

The organization has done much to improve the lot of underprivileged youth.

Unhappy with her lot in life, she moved to the city to start over.

Verb

everyone is lotted opportunities in life, and it’s their responsibility to take them

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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English lot, lott «object used to decide a matter by chance, decision by the use of such objects, what one receives through such a decision, destiny, share,» going back to Old English hlot, going back to Germanic *hluta- (whence also Old Frisian hlot, lot «lot,» Old High German hluz, Old Norse hlutr), noun derivative from a verb *hleutan- «to cast lots» (whence Old English hlēotan «to cast lots, obtain, gain as one’s lot,» Old Saxon hliotan «to obtain,» Old High German liozan «to cast lots,» Old Norse hjlóta «to get by lot, obtain, undergo»), of uncertain origin

Note:
An o-grade ablaut derivative is evident in Old English hlȳt, hlīet «lot, share,» Old Saxon hlōt, Old High German hlōz, Old Norse hlautr (conflated with a different word meaning «blood sacrifice»), Gothic hlauts. The Germanic verb has been compared with Lithuanian kliū́ti «to get caught on, bump into, hinder,» kliudýti «to bump into, meet, hinder,» Old Church Slavic ključiti sę «to happen, come to pass,» but the proposed semantic connection is tenuous.

Verb

Middle English lotten, derivative of lot lot entry 1

Noun (2)

Hebrew Lōṭ

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

circa 1534, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of lot was
before the 12th century

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Lot

(lŏt)

In the Bible, Abraham’s nephew, whose wife was turned into a pillar of salt when she looked back as they fled Sodom.

lot

(lŏt)

1. a lot or lots Informal

a. A large extent, amount, or number: is in a lot of trouble; has lots of friends.

b. Used adverbially to mean «to a great degree or extent» or «frequently»: felt a lot better; ran lots faster; doesn’t go out a whole lot; has seen her lots lately.

c. A number of associated people or things: placating an angry lot of tenants; kids who were a noisy lot.

d. Miscellaneous articles sold as one unit: a lot of stamps sold at an auction.

e. An individual of a particular kind or type: That dog is a contented lot.

a. A piece of land having specific boundaries, especially one constituting a part of a city, town, or block.

b. A piece of land used for a given purpose: a parking lot.

c. The complete grounds of a film studio.

d. The outdoor area of a film studio.

a. An object used in making a determination or choice at random: casting lots to see who will go first.

b. The use of objects in making a determination or choice at random: chosen by lot.

c. The determination or choice so made: The lot fell on the widow’s only son.

d. One’s fortune in life; one’s fate: It was her lot to struggle for years in obscurity.

tr.v. lot·ted, lot·ting, lots

1. To apportion by lots; allot.

2. To divide (land) into lots.

3. To divide (goods) into lots for sale.

[Middle English, from Old English hlot.]

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lot

(lɒt)

pron

(preceded by: a) a great number or quantity: a lot to do; a lot of people; a lot of trouble.

1. a collection of objects, items, or people: a nice lot of youngsters.

2. portion in life; destiny; fortune: it falls to my lot to be poor.

3. any object, such as a straw or slip of paper, drawn from others at random to make a selection or choice (esp in the phrase draw or cast lots)

4. the use of lots in making a selection or choice (esp in the phrase by lot)

5. an assigned or apportioned share

6. (Commerce) an item or set of items for sale in an auction

7. chiefly US and Canadian an area of land: a parking lot.

8. US and Canadian a piece of land with fixed boundaries

9. (Film) chiefly US and Canadian a film studio and the site on which it is located

10. a bad lot an unpleasant or disreputable person

11. cast in one’s lot with throw in one’s lot with to join with voluntarily and share the fortunes of

12. the lot the entire amount or number

adv (preceded by a)

13. to a considerable extent, degree, or amount; very much: to delay a lot.

14. a great deal of the time or often: to sing madrigals a lot.

vb, lots, lotting or lotted

15. to draw lots for (something)

16. (tr) to divide (land, etc) into lots

17. (tr) another word for allot

[Old English hlot; related to Old High German lug portion of land, Old Norse hlutr lot, share]

Lot

(lɒt)

1. (Placename) a department of S central France, in Midi-Pyrénées region. Capital: Cahors. Pop: 164 413 (2003 est). Area: 5226 sq km (2038 sq miles)

2. (Placename) a river in S France, rising in the Cévennes and flowing west into the Garonne River. Length: about 483 km (300 miles)

Lot

(lɒt)

(Bible) Old Testament Abraham’s nephew: he escaped the destruction of Sodom, but his wife was changed into a pillar of salt for looking back as they fled (Genesis 19)

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

lot

(lɒt)

n., v. lot•ted, lot•ting. n.

1. one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.

2. the casting or drawing of such objects: to choose a person by lot.

3. the decision or choice made by such a method.

4. allotted share; portion.

5. fate; fortune; destiny: Her lot was not a happy one.

6. a distinct piece of land: a building lot.

7. a piece of land forming a part of a district, city, or other community.

8. a piece of land having a specified use: a parking lot.

9. a motion-picture studio and its surrounding property.

10. a distinct parcel, as of merchandise: furniture auctioned off in 20 lots.

11. a number of things or persons: There’s one more, and that’s the lot.

12. kind; sort: He’s a bad lot.

13. a great many or a great deal: a lot of books; lots of money.

v.t.

14. to divide or distribute by lot.

15. to divide, as land, into lots.

Idioms:

1. a lot, to a notable degree; much: I feel a lot better.

2. draw or cast lots, to settle a question by the use of lots.

[before 950; Middle English; Old English hlot, c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German lot, Old Norse hlutr]

lot′ter, n.

Lot

(lɒt)

Abraham’s nephew, whose wife was changed into a pillar of salt for looking back during their flight from Sodom. Gen. 13:1–12, 19.

Lot

(lɔt)

a river in S France, flowing W to the Garonne. 300 mi. (480 km) long.

lot

Specifically, a quantity of material all of which was manufactured under identical conditions and assigned an identifying lot number.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Lot

a number of persons or things, collectively; a group of items sold at an auction or for sale in set quantities. See also break, sort.

lot

1. ‘a lot of’ and ‘lots of’

You use a lot of in front of a noun when you are talking about a large number of people or things, or a large amount of something.

We have quite a lot of newspapers.

There’s a lot of research to be done.

In conversation, you can use lots of in the same way.

Lots of people thought it was funny.

You’ve got lots of time.

When you use a lot of or lots of in front of a plural countable noun, you use a plural form of a verb with it.

A lot of people come to our classes.

Lots of people think writing is based on ideas, but it’s much more than that.

When you use a lot of or lots of in front of an uncountable noun, you use a singular form of a verb with it.

A lot of money is spent on marketing.

There is lots of money to be made in advertising.

2. ‘a lot’ and ‘lots’

You use a lot to refer to a large quantity or amount of something.

I’d learnt a lot.

I feel that we have a lot to offer.

You use a lot as an adverb to mean ‘to a great extent’ or ‘often’.

You like Ralph a lot, don’t you?

They talk a lot about equality.

You also use a lot in front of comparatives. For example, if you want to emphasize the difference in age between two things, you can say that one thing is a lot older than the other.

The weather’s a lot warmer there.

I’ve known people who were in a lot more serious trouble than you.

You also use a lot with more to emphasize the difference between two quantities or amounts.

He earns a lot more money than she does.

In conversation, you can use lots with the same meaning.

She meets lots more people than I do.

Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012

lot

Past participle: lotted
Gerund: lotting

Imperative
lot
lot

Present
I lot
you lot
he/she/it lots
we lot
you lot
they lot

Preterite
I lotted
you lotted
he/she/it lotted
we lotted
you lotted
they lotted

Present Continuous
I am lotting
you are lotting
he/she/it is lotting
we are lotting
you are lotting
they are lotting

Present Perfect
I have lotted
you have lotted
he/she/it has lotted
we have lotted
you have lotted
they have lotted

Past Continuous
I was lotting
you were lotting
he/she/it was lotting
we were lotting
you were lotting
they were lotting

Past Perfect
I had lotted
you had lotted
he/she/it had lotted
we had lotted
you had lotted
they had lotted

Future
I will lot
you will lot
he/she/it will lot
we will lot
you will lot
they will lot

Future Perfect
I will have lotted
you will have lotted
he/she/it will have lotted
we will have lotted
you will have lotted
they will have lotted

Future Continuous
I will be lotting
you will be lotting
he/she/it will be lotting
we will be lotting
you will be lotting
they will be lotting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been lotting
you have been lotting
he/she/it has been lotting
we have been lotting
you have been lotting
they have been lotting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been lotting
you will have been lotting
he/she/it will have been lotting
we will have been lotting
you will have been lotting
they will have been lotting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been lotting
you had been lotting
he/she/it had been lotting
we had been lotting
you had been lotting
they had been lotting

Conditional
I would lot
you would lot
he/she/it would lot
we would lot
you would lot
they would lot

Past Conditional
I would have lotted
you would have lotted
he/she/it would have lotted
we would have lotted
you would have lotted
they would have lotted

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	lot — (often followed by `of’) a large number or amount or extent; «a batch of letters»; «a deal of trouble»; «a lot of money»; «he made a mint on the stock market»; «see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos»; «it must have cost plenty»; «a slew of journalists»; «a wad of money» good deal, great deal, hatful, mickle, mint, muckle, passel, peck, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, pile, plenty, mountain, batch, heap, mass, deal, flock, pot, mess, sight large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity — an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude deluge, flood, inundation, torrent — an overwhelming number or amount; «a flood of requests»; «a torrent of abuse» haymow — a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation
	2.	lot — a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; «he bought a lot on the lake» car park, parking area, parking lot, park — a lot where cars are parked parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel — an extended area of land building site, vacant lot — a lot on which there are no permanent buildings
	3.	lot — an unofficial association of people or groups; «the smart set goes there»; «they were an angry lot» band, circle, set social group — people sharing some social relation car pool — a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack — an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose cohort — a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion) confederacy, conspiracy — a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose Four Hundred — the exclusive social set of a city horsey set, horsy set — a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing jet set — a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure party, company — a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; «they organized a party to search for food»; «the company of cooks walked into the kitchen»
	4.	lot — your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); «whatever my fortune may be»; «deserved a better fate»; «has a happy lot»; «the luck of the Irish»; «a victim of circumstances»; «success that was her portion» circumstances, luck, destiny, fate, fortune, portion condition — a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; «the human condition» good fortune, good luck, luckiness — an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes providence — a manifestation of God’s foresightful care for his creatures bad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortune — an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes failure — lack of success; «he felt that his entire life had been a failure»; «that year there was a crop failure»
	5.	lot — anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; «the luck of the draw»; «they drew lots for it» draw object, physical object — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; «it was full of rackets, balls and other objects»
	6.	lot — any collection in its entirety; «she bought the whole caboodle» caboodle, bunch aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage — several things grouped together or considered as a whole
	7.	Lot — (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction Old Testament — the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
Verb	1.	lot — divide into lots, as of land, for example carve up, dissever, divide, split, split up, separate — separate into parts or portions; «divide the cake into three equal parts»; «The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I»
	2.	lot — administer or bestow, as in small portions; «administer critical remarks to everyone present»; «dole out some money»; «shell out pocket money for the children»; «deal a blow to someone»; «the machine dispenses soft drinks» deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, administer, allot, deal give — transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; «I gave her my money»; «can you give me lessons?»; «She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care» allot, portion, assign — give out; «We were assigned new uniforms» reallot — allot again; «They were realloted additional farm land» deal — distribute cards to the players in a game; «Who’s dealing?» apply, give — give or convey physically; «She gave him First Aid»; «I gave him a punch in the nose»

lot

noun

2. destiny, situation, circumstances, fortune, chance, accident, fate, portion, doom, hazard, plight Young people are usually less contented with their lot.

4. plenty, scores, masses (informal), load(s) (informal), ocean(s), wealth, piles (informal), a great deal, quantities, stack(s), heap(s), a good deal, large amount, abundance, reams (informal), oodles (informal) A lot of our land is used to grow crops.

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lot

noun

1. That which is allotted:

allocation, allotment, allowance, dole, measure, part, portion, quantum, quota, ration, share, split.

Informal: cut.

2. That which is inevitably destined:

3. A number of individuals making up or considered a unit:

array, band, batch, bevy, body, bunch, bundle, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, group, knot, party, set.

4. A class that is defined by the common attribute or attributes possessed by all its members:

breed, cast, description, feather, ilk, kind, manner, mold, nature, order, sort, species, stamp, stripe, type, variety.

5. Informal. A great deal:

6. Informal. An indeterminately great amount or number:

Informal: bushel, gob (often used in plural), heap (often used in plural), load (often used in plural), oodles, passel, peck, scad (often used in plural), slew, wad, zillion.

7. Informal. An indefinite amount or extent:

verb

To set aside or distribute as a share:

Translations

بِضاعَه تُباع في مَزاد عَلَنيمَجْمُوعَةٌمَجْموعَة من السِّلَع من نَفْس النَّوْعنَصيب

částosudpoložkaspousta

dellodmængdenummerskæbne

joukko

mnogo

hluti; slattihlutskiptihlutur

群れ

무리

aukcione parduodama daiktų partijaaukcione parduodamas daiktasdaliarinkinyssklypas

liktenislozepartija

veliko

andel

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lot

[lɒt] N

1. (= large quantity) a lot of money → mucho dinero
a lot of people → mucha gente
we have lots of flowers (that we don’t want) → nos sobran flores, tenemos flores de sobra
an awful lot of things to do → la mar de cosas que hacer
I’d give a lot to know → me gustaría muchísimo saberlo
quite/such a lot of books → bastantes/tantos libros
quite/such a lot of noise → bastante/tanto ruido
there wasn’t a lot we could do → apenas había nada que pudiéramos hacer

2. a lot (as adv) → mucho
I read a lot → leo mucho
we don’t go out a lot → no salimos mucho
things have changed a lot → las cosas han cambiado mucho
he drinks an awful lot → bebe una barbaridad
not a lot «do you like football?» — «not a lot» → -¿te gusta el fútbol? -no mucho
thanks a lot! → ¡muchísimas gracias!, ¡muy agradecido!

3. lots lots of people → mucha gente, cantidad de gente
she has lots of friends → tiene muchos amigos, tiene un montón de or (LAm) hartos amigos
he feels lots better → se encuentra mucho mejor
take as much as you want, I’ve got lots → llévate cuanto quieras, tengo un montón or (LAm) harto(s)

4. (= group)
a fine lot of students → un buen grupo de estudiantes
Melissa’s friends? I don’t like that lot → ¿los amigos de Melissa? no me cae bien ese grupo

5. the lot (= all, everything) → todo
he took the lot → se lo llevó todo
that’s the lot → eso es todo
the (whole) lot of them → todos
big ones, little ones, the lot! → ¡los grandes, los pequeños, todos!

6. (= destiny) → suerte f, destino m
his lot was different → su suerte fue otra
the common lot → la suerte común
it fell to my lot (to do sth) → me cayó en suerte (hacer algo)
it falls to my lot to do it → me corresponde a mí hacerlo
to throw in one’s lot with sb → unirse a la suerte de algn

7. (= random selection)
to decide sth by lot → determinar algo por sorteo
to draw lots (for sth) → echar suertes (para algo)

8. (at auction) → lote m
he’s a bad lot → es un mal sujeto
I’ll send it in three lots (Comm) → se lo mando en tres paquetes or tandas

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lot

[ˈlɒt] n

a lot pron → beaucoup; adv → beaucoup
We still owe quite a lot → Nous devons encore beaucoup d’argent.
He reads a lot → Il lit beaucoup.
I like him a lot → Je l’aime beaucoup.
This happens a lot → Cela arrive souvent.
not a lot (= nothing much) → pas grand-chose
What did you do at the weekend? — Not a lot → Qu’as-tu fait ce week-end? — Pas grand-chose.
There’s not a lot between the two teams → Il n’y a pas beaucoup de différence entre les deux équipes.

the lot → le tout
that’s the lot → c’est tout

lots of → des tas de
He’s got lots of friends → Il a des tas d’amis.
She’s got lots of money
BUT Elle a plein d’argent.

(= set) [people]
They’re a boring lot → Ils ne sont pas rigolos, ceux-là.
We’ve just sacked one lot of builders → Nous venons de renvoyer une première équipe de maçons.

(= batch) → lot m

(= piece of land) → terrain m

(at auctions) → lot m

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lot

(= articles of same kind) → Posten m; (at auction) → Los nt

(esp Brit: = group of things) where shall I put this lot? → wo soll ich das hier or das Zeug (inf) → hintun?; can you carry that lot by yourself? → kannst du das (alles) alleine tragen?; divide the books up into three lots → teile die Bücher in drei Teile or Stapel ein; we moved the furniture in two lots → wir haben die Möbel in zwei Fuhren befördert; I’d just finished marking the papers when he gave me another lot → ich war gerade mit dem Korrigieren fertig, da gab er mir einen neuen Packen or Stoß or noch eine Ladung (inf); we bought a new lot of cutlery → wir haben uns (ein) neues Besteck gekauft

(esp Brit) he/she is a bad lot (inf) → er/sie taugt nichts, er/sie ist eine miese Type (inf); they are a bad lot (inf) → das ist ein übles Pack

(esp Brit inf: = group) → Haufen m; that lot in the next office → die Typen vom Büro nebenan (inf); I’m fed up with you lot → ich hab die Nase voll von euch allen (inf) → or von euch Bande (inf); are you lot coming to the pub? → kommt ihr (alle) in die Kneipe?; us lot should stick together → wir sollten alle zusammenhalten; bring your lot with you → bring die ganze Mannschaft mit

the lot (inf) → alle; → alles; that’s the lot → das ist alles, das wärs (inf); the whole lot of them → sie alle; he’s eaten the lot → er hat alles aufgegessen; big ones, little ones, the lot! → Große, Kleine, alle!

lot

n a lot, lots → viel; a lot of money → viel or eine Menge Geld; a lot of books, lots of books → viele or eine Menge Bücher; such a lot → so viel; what a lot! → was für eine Menge!; what a lot of time you take to get ready → wie lange du nur brauchst, um dich fertig zu machen; what a lot you’ve got → du hast aber viel; how much has he got? — lots or a lot → wie viel hat er? — jede Menge (inf) → or viel; quite a lot of books → ziemlich viele or eine ganze Menge Bücher; such a lot of books → so viele Bücher; an awful lot of things to do → furchtbar viel zu tun; he made lots and lots of mistakes → er hat eine Unmenge Fehler gemacht; I want lots and lots → ich will jede Menge (inf); we see a lot of John these days → wir sehen John in letzter Zeit sehr oft; I’d give a lot to know … → ich würde viel drum geben, wenn ich wüsste …

adv a lot, lots → viel; things have changed a lot → es hat sich vieles geändert; I like him a lot → ich mag ihn sehr; I feel lots or a lot better → es geht mir sehr viel besser; a lot you care! → dich interessiert das überhaupt nicht!

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lot

[lɒt] n

a. (large amount) → molto
a lot of money, (fam) lots of money → un sacco di soldi
a lot of people, (fam) lots of people → molta gente, molti
quite a lot of noise → parecchio rumore
such a lot of people → talmente tanta gente
there was not a lot we could say/do → c’era ben poco da dire/da fare
I’d give a lot to know … → darei non so cosa per sapere…
I read a lot → leggo molto
he feels a lot or (fam) lots better → si sente molto meglio
thanks a lot! (also) (iro) → grazie tante!

b. (fam) the lot (all, everything) → tutto/a (quanto/a)
he took the lot → ha preso tutto (quanto)
that’s the lot → (questo) è tutto
the (whole) lot of them → tutti quanti

d. (random selection) → sorte f
to draw lots (for sth) → tirare a sorte (per qc)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

lot

(lot) noun

1. a person’s fortune or fate. It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.

2. a separate part. She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.

3. one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction. Are you going to bid for lot 28?

lots noun plural

a large quantity or number. lots of people; She had lots and lots of food left over from the party.

a lot

a large quantity or number. What a lot of letters!

draw/cast lotsdraw

lot

→ مَجْمُوعَةٌ spousta mængde Menge παρτίδα mucho joukko beaucoup (de) mnogo tanto 群れ 무리 heleboel samling los lote, muito большое количество andel จำนวนมาก topluluk một lượng lớn 批

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Is there a parking lot near here? (US)
Is there a car park near here? (UK)

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lot

n (pharm) lote m; a — (fam) mucho; Do you sleep a lot?..¿Duerme mucho?; a — of (fam) mucho(s); a lot of milk..mucha leche …a lot of pimples.. muchos granos

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Lut (Islam)

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew לוֹט‎ (lot). Doublet of Lut.

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK) IPA^(key): /lɒt/
(US) enPR: lät, IPA^(key): /lɑt/
Rhymes: -ɒt

Proper noun[edit]

Lot

A nephew of Abraham in the Bible and Quran.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 12:5:
  
  And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin; rare today.
One of the departments of Occitanie, France, formerly in Midi-Pyrénées. Capital: Cahors (INSEE code 46)

Derived terms[edit]

Lot’s wife

Translations[edit]

nephew of Abraham

Amharic: ሎጥ (loṭ)
Arabic: لُوط‎ (ar) m (lūṭ)
Armenian: Լոտ (Lot)
Azerbaijani: Lut
Belarusian: Лот m (Lot)
Bengali: লূত (lūt)
Bulgarian: Лот m (Lot)
Catalan: Lot m
Chinese:

Mandarin: 羅得／罗得 (Luódé)
Finnish: Loot
French: Lot (fr) m, Loth (fr) m
Georgian: ლოტი (loṭi)
German: Lot (de) m
Greek: Λωτ (el) m (Lot)

Ancient Greek: Λώτ m (Lṓt)
Hawaiian: Lota
Hebrew: לוֹט‎ (he) m (lot)
Hindi: लूत (hi) m (lūt)
Hungarian: Lót (hu)
Japanese: ロト (Roto)
Kazakh: Лұт (Lūt)
Korean: 롯 (Rot)
Latin: Lōt m
Macedonian: Лот m (Lot)
Maore Comorian: Lutwi
Ngazidja Comorian: Lutu
Pashto: لوط‎ m (lut)
Persian: لوط‎ (fa) (lut)
Portuguese: Ló m, Lot m
Romanian: Lot m
Russian: Лот (ru) m (Lot)
Spanish: Lot m
Swahili: Lutu
Turkish: Lut
Ukrainian: Лот m (Lot)
Urdu: لوط‎ m (lūt)
Uyghur: لۇت‎ (lut)
Uzbek: Lut

Anagrams[edit]

LTO, OTL, tol, tol’

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin Oltis (Gallo-Roman).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /lɔt/
Rhymes: -ɔt

Proper noun[edit]

Lot m

Lot (a department of Occitanie, France)
Lot (a right tributary of the Garonne, in southern France)

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /loːt/
Homophone: loht

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German lōt, from Old High German *lōt, from Proto-West Germanic *laud. Cognate with Dutch lood, English lead (see the latter).

Noun[edit]

Lot n (strong, genitive Lotes or Lots, plural Lote)

(nautical) plummet (device for measuring water depth)

Synonym: Senkblei
(mathematics) plummet (device for levelling)

Synonyms: Richtblei, Senkblei
(hence with in or aus) an exact vertical position

Synonyms: Senkrechte, Vertikale
(technical) solder (alloy used for soldering)

Synonyms: Weichlot, Lötmittel, Lötlegierung
(obsolete) lead, any piece of lead

Synonym: Blei
(historical) lot (unit of weight)

Coordinate term: Quentchen
- 1787, Johann Georg Krünitz, Oeconomische Encyclopädie oder allgemeines System der Staats-Stadt-Haus-u. Landwirthschaft, in alphabetischer Ordnung, page 320:
  
  Apotheker-Gewicht, ist von andern Arten der im gemeinen Leben gebräuchlichen Gewichte sehr unterschieden, und hat jedes Stück auch seine besondere Signatur oder Zeichnung, als: ein Pfund hat 24 Loth, oder 12 Unzen, […]
  
  (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Loth (obsolete)

Derived terms[edit]

Echolot
Freunde in der Not gehen hundert auf ein Lot
löten
ausloten

Etymology 2[edit]

From Hebrew לוֹט‎ (lot).

Proper noun[edit]

Lot m (proper noun, strong, genitive Lots or (with an article) Lot)

Lot (biblical character)

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew לוֹט‎ (lot).

Proper noun[edit]

Lot m

(biblical) Lot

Spanish[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Lot m

Lot (Biblical character)
- 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 12:5
  
  Y tomó Abram á Sarai su mujer, y á Lot hijo de su hermano, y toda su hacienda que habían ganado, y las almas que habían adquirido en Harán, y salieron parair á tierra de Canaán; y á tierra de Canaán llegaron.

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лот, много, партия, масса, много, намного, гораздо, дробить на участки

существительное ↓

- жребий

to cast [to draw] lots — бросать [тянуть] жребий
to settle /to decide/ smth. by lot — решить что-л. по жребию /жеребьёвкой/
to choose smb. by lot — выбрать кого-л. жеребьёвкой
the lot came to /fell upon/ me — жребий пал на меня

- судьба, доля, участь

to cast /to throw/ in one’s lot with smb. — (согласиться) разделить чью-л. судьбу
to fall to the lot of smb. — выпасть на долю кому-л.
his lot has been a hard one — его судьба была суровой

- амер. участок (земли)

parking lot — стоянка автомобилей
building lot — участок под застройку, строительный участок
across lots — напрямик, кратчайшим путём

- партия, серия (товаров, изделий)

lot production — серийное производство
we have received a new lot of hats — мы получили новую партию шляп

- бирж. лот (партия ценных бумаг)

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наречие ↓

глагол

- дробить, делить на части, разбивать на участки (тж. lot out)
- распределять, назначать
- редк. бросать жребий

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

her dark lot — её мрачная участь
to fall to smb.’s lot — выпадать на чью-л. долю
job lot — партия разрозненных товаров, продающихся оптом
to like a great deal / a lot / very much — очень нравиться
to settle / decide by lot — решать жеребьёвкой, по жребию
happy lot — счастливая судьба
sorry / unhappy lot — несчастная судьба, горькая доля
by lot — по жребию
a fat lot you care! — вам наплевать на это!
cop the lot — выдерживать удары судьбы; терпеть

Примеры с переводом

He became a lot worse.

Ему стало намного хуже.

He runs a lot every day.

Каждый день он много бегает.

She seems happy enough with her lot.

Похоже, она вполне довольна своей участью.

We drew lots to decide who should go first.

Мы бросили жребий, чтобы решить, кто должен пойти первым.

He bought the vacant lot across the street.

Он купил пустырь через дорогу.

This is a lot nicer.

Это гораздо приятнее.

The unions have always tried to improve the lot of their members.

Профсоюзы всегда старались улучшить жизнь своих членов.

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Возможные однокоренные слова

lotion — лосьон, примочка, жидкое косметическое средство, спиртной напиток
lotic — проточный, живущий в проточной воде
lotty — Дотти

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A lot of manufacturers and models mean a *lot* of people to please, especially if it keeps up this pace of gaining market share chris_j_wright48 ❋ Unknown (2010)

If it helps them get a lot more traffic and sell a * lot* more product, a whole industry will spring up around just * helping* them use it. ❋ Michael Arrington (2005)

As they start researching, the details of the picture come together for the reader, who wonders why the heck they don’t get it a lot sooner and run away to Australia (as if that might make their lives any safer — Max has a _lot_ of money and no ethics at all). ❋ Unknown (2004)

One reason I created this journal is because I’ve met a lot of people — and I mean a *lot* — of people who don’t feel fulfilled with what Christianity, or whatever mainstream religion they’re with, presents them with. ❋ Unknown (2003)

When there isn’t a lot of organizational overhead to obtaining resources, app developers will — surprise — use more resources — a * lot* more resources. ❋ Bernard Golden (2010)

For users of a lot of data, time means money and USB2 costs us a * lot* more time! ❋ Unknown (2009)

Then Fabrice came to my house and we worked a lot, I mean * a lot*, together in exhausting but very exciting big work sessions. ❋ Unknown (2008)

«[Y] ou’re going to be hearing a lot from me over the next 9 weeks. our plan is to turn off basic authorization on the API by June 30, 2010 — developers will have to switch over to OAuth by that time. between now and then, there will be a * lot* of information coming along with tips on how to use OAuth Echo, xAuth, etc. we really want to make this transition as easy as we can for everybody,» Raffi Krikorian, from the Twitter Platform Team, wrote. ❋ Lucian Parfeni (2010)

There’s going to be a lot, a *lot*, of talk about Nintendo’s system between now and E3. ❋ Unknown (2006)

«I’ve done a lot of thinking over there in my little Hut — a _lot_ of it, and I know this country has gotten a hold on me, some way. ❋ Barrett Willoughby (N/A)

Right now the more right leaning Tea Party members are getting a lot of the press, and to be honest holding up pictures of the president with a Hitler mustache and swastika turns a * lot* of people off (just like under President Bush when protesters held up similar signs about him ❋ MPilot (2010)

Biden reminds me of a used car salesman, not at a big dealer but at the converted gas station on the corner, has a big old couch in the office with a bunch of cats sleeping on it, and the best car on the lot is a 1973 Ford Pinto. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The reason they puke a lot is they have to look at their husbands? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Least expensive: Long-term lot is four miles from terminals, on Lefferts Blvd., $18/first 24 hours and $6/each 8-hour day-part after that. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I never owned a 10/22 but have many 22’s/The better of the lot is the 552 Remington. ❋ Unknown (2009)

«[Yo brah] we [gotta bounce] now so we can sell the [bunk] doeses in the lot. » ❋ Trey (2005)

[Pete]: [Wait up], I gotta lot my car
An-an: [Hurry up], we’ll be late! ❋ Mrcoolteacher (2017)

«My friend [got his] [tank] confiscated in lot»
«I bought this [shirt] for $10 in lot!!!» ❋ Littlehemp (2009)

English teacher (teaching class): It’s two words. A lot is TWO WORDS.
Student note being passed around: She screams alot lol
(Teacher picks [up note], reads it)
Teacher: [AAAAGGGGAAAARHHERAGH]!
(Teacher loses [marbles]) ❋ OhCocoa (2011)

[I am] [truely] [sorry] for your lots. ❋ BrianLowther (2009)

[I hate you] [lot] (as in I hate you guys)
that lot is a bunch of shit (that stuff is a bunch of shit)
[I don’t like] that lot much (I don’t like them very much) ❋ Kauffman (2005)

Friend 1: «That girl’s [weave] is [so wrong].»
Friend 2: «I know. That’s a lot.»
Friend 1: «So he was wearing this really awful [blazer], even in the middle of summer.»
Friend 2: «Really? That’s a lot.» ❋ Bo S. (2005)

[That’s a lot] of [Nuts] ❋ Crondib (2006)

I want to go out with you [lots not].
I am [having a great time] not [lots]. ❋ Michael Cousar (2007)

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cashboy: dont worry [cookii] a lurk says enough between us :$
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cashboy: yeah its for that awesome bj u gave me :$
HamsterCookii: ooh i know haha i just love [youuuuuu] ! <3
skater666: aww come on cut this LOT-relation crap already! ❋ Mauz (2010)

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Inflections of ‘lot‘ (v): (⇒ conjugate)

lots: v 3rd person singular

lotting: v pres p

lotted: v past

lotted: v past p

lot /lɑt/USA pronunciation
n.

[countable] one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
the casting or drawing of such objects:[uncountable]to choose a person by lot.
fate;
fortune;
destiny:[countable* usually singular]Her lot was not a happy one.
a distinct piece of land:[countable]a building lot.
a distinct piece or parcel, as of merchandise:[countable]The furniture was auctioned off in 20 lots.
the whole number or amount of things or persons:[uncountable* the + ~;usually used with a plural verb]The whole lot of them are missing.
kind;
sort:[countable* usually singular;usually: a + ~]That group’s a bad lot.
a great many: [a + ~ + of + plural noun][countable]a lot of books.[lots + of + plural noun]She had lots of books.
a great deal: [a + ~ + of + uncountable noun][countable]They had a lot of money.[lots + of + uncountable noun]She had lots of money.

Idioms

Idioms a lot, to a great degree;
much:I feel a lot better.

Idioms draw or cast lots, to settle a question by the use of lots:They drew lots to decide.

lot
(lot),USA pronunciation n., v., lot•ted, lot•ting, adv.
n.

one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
the casting or drawing of such objects as a method of deciding something:to choose a person by lot.
the decision or choice made by such a method.
allotted share or portion:to receive one’s lot of an inheritance.
the portion in life assigned by fate or Providence;
one’s fate, fortune, or destiny:Her lot had not been a happy one.
a distinct portion or piece of land:a building lot.
a piece of land forming a part of a district, city, or other community.
Dialect Terms[South Midland and Southern U.S.]a farmyard or barnyard.
a piece of land having the use specified by the attributive noun or adjective:a parking lot; a used-car lot.
Show Business[Motion Pictures.]a motion-picture studio and its surrounding property.
a distinct portion or parcel of anything, as of merchandise:The furniture was to be auctioned off in 20 lots.
a number of things or persons collectively:There’s one more, and that’s the lot.
kind of person;
sort:He’s a bad lot.
Often, lots. a great many or a great deal:a lot of books; lots of money.
British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a tax or duty.
Idioms cast or cast in one’s lot with, to ally oneself with;
share the life and fortunes of:She had cast her lot with the bohemian crowd.
Idioms draw or cast lots, to settle a question by the use of lots:They drew lots to see who would go first.

v.t.

to divide or distribute by lot (sometimes fol. by out):to lot furniture for sale; to lot out apples by the basketful.
to assign to one as his or her lot;
allot.
to divide into lots, as land.
[Obs.]to cast or draw lots for.

v.i.

to draw lots.

adv.

Often, lots. a great deal;
greatly:Thanks a lot for the ride. I care lots about my family.

bef. 950; 1805–15 for def. 14; Middle English; Old English hlot portion, choice, decision; cognate with Dutch lot, Old Norse hlutr; akin to Old English hlīet, German Los, Old Norse hlaut, Gothic hlauts lot

lot′ter, n.

4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged part, quota.
7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged plot, parcel.
12.See corresponding entry in Unabridged group, crowd, gang.

Lot
(lot),USA pronunciation n.

Biblethe nephew of Abraham. His wife was changed into a pillar of salt for looking back during their flight from Sodom. Gen. 13:1–12, 19.

Lot
(lôt),USA pronunciation n.

Place Namesa river in S France, flowing W to the Garonne. 300 mi. (480 km) long.
Place Namesa department in S France. 150,725;
2018 sq. mi. (5225 sq. km). Cap.: Cahors.

lot.,

Drugs(in prescriptions) a lotion.

Latin lōtiō

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lot /lɒt/ pron

(functioning as singular or plural) preceded by a: a great number or quantity: a lot to do, a lot of people, a lot of trouble

a collection of objects, items, or people: a nice lot of youngsters
portion in life; destiny; fortune: it falls to my lot to be poor
any object, such as a straw or slip of paper, drawn from others at random to make a selection or choice (esp in the phrase draw or cast lots)
the use of lots in making a selection or choice (esp in the phrase by lot)
an assigned or apportioned share
an item or set of items for sale in an auction
chiefly US Canadian an area of land: a parking lot
US Canadian a piece of land with fixed boundaries
chiefly US Canadian a film studio and the site on which it is located
a bad lot ⇒ an unpleasant or disreputable person
cast in one’s lot with, throw in one’s lot with ⇒ to join with voluntarily and share the fortunes of
the lot ⇒ the entire amount or number

adv (preceded by a) informal

to a considerable extent, degree, or amount; very much: to delay a lot
a great deal of the time or often: to sing madrigals a lot

vb (lots, lotting, lotted)

to draw lots for (something)
(transitive) to divide (land, etc) into lots
(transitive)
another word for allot

See also lotsEtymology: Old English hlot; related to Old High German lug portion of land, Old Norse hlutr lot, share

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Lot /lɒt/ n

a department of S central France, in Midi-Pyrénées region. Capital: Cahors. Pop: 164 413 (2003 est). Area: 5226 sq km (2038 sq miles)
a river in S France, rising in the Cévennes and flowing west into the Garonne River. Length: about 483 km (300 miles)

Lot /lɒt/ n

Abraham’s nephew: he escaped the destruction of Sodom, but his wife was changed into a pillar of salt for looking back as they fled (Genesis 19)

‘lot‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

См. также в других словарях:

lot — /lɒt / (say lot) noun 1. one of a set of objects drawn from a receptacle, etc., to decide a question or choice by chance. 2. the casting or drawing of such objects as a method of deciding something: to choose a person by lot. 3. the decision or… …
Lot — I. /lɒt/ (say lot) noun Bible the nephew of Abraham. His wife was changed into a pillar of salt for looking back during their flight from Sodom. Genesis 13:1–12, 19. {Hebrew} II. /lɒt/ (say lot) noun 1. a river in southern France, flowing west to …
lot — noun 1 LARGE AMOUNT a lot also lots informal a large quantity or number: The stereo cost a lot, but it was worth it. | How much ice cream do you want? Lots, please. (+ of): There were lots of people at the party. | a lot to do/see/eat etc: There… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lot — n 1: a portion of land; specif: a measured parcel of contiguous land having fixed boundaries and recorded (as on a plat) with the appropriate authority or office (as a registry of deeds) 2: a single article, a number of units of an article, or a… … Law dictionary
lot — ► PRONOUN informal 1) (a lot or lots) a large number or amount; a great deal. 2) (the lot) chiefly Brit. the whole number or quantity. ► ADVERB (a lot or lots) informal ▪ a great deal … English terms dictionary
lot — noun 1 whole amount ADJECTIVE ▪ whole ▪ She bought the whole lot. 2 large amount ADJECTIVE ▪ awful ▪ I had an awful lot of work to do … Collocations dictionary
lot|to — «LOT oh», noun. a game played by drawing numbered disks from a bag or box and covering the corresponding numbers on cards. The first player to complete a blank row is the winner. Also, loto. ╂[< Italian lotto lot, ultimately < Germanic.… … Useful english dictionary
lot|ter|y — «LOT uhr ee», noun, plural ter|ies. 1. a scheme for distributing prizes by lot or chance. In a lottery a large number of tickets are sold, some of which draw prizes. 2. a similar scheme used to determine the order in which men are drafted into a… … Useful english dictionary
Lot’s wife — noun (Old Testament) when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot and his family were told to flee without looking back; Lot s wife was disobedient and was immediately changed into a pillar of salt • Topics: ↑Old Testament • Instance Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
lot — noun /lɒt,lɑt/ a) A large quantity or number; a great deal. to spend a lot of money b) A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively. lots of people think so Syn: load, mass, pile, batch … Wiktionary
Lot — noun a) A nephew of Abraham. b) of biblical origin; rare today … Wiktionary

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Other forms: lots; lotted; lotting

A lot is a plot of land. When you buy a house, you also buy the lot on which it sits.

If there’s an empty lot in your neighborhood, it means there’s a space covered with grass or pavement that’s large enough for a house or building to fit there. Another kind of lot is a set or group of items. At an auction or estate sale, you might find a lot of antique silver spoons for sale, or a lot of comic books — in either case, the lot is a collection.

Definitions of lot

noun

anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
noun

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

“has a happy
lot”

synonyms:

circumstances, destiny, fate, fortune, luck, portion

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good fortune, good luck, luckiness

an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes

providence

a manifestation of God’s foresightful care for his creatures

bad luck, ill luck, misfortune, tough luck

an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

failure

lack of success

prosperity, successfulness

the condition of prospering; having good fortune

blessing, boon

a desirable state

weakness

the condition of being financially weak

adversity, hard knocks, hardship

a state of misfortune or affliction

gutter, sewer, toilet

a state of misfortune resulting in lost effort or money

hard cheese

bad luck

bankruptcy

a state of complete lack of some abstract property

bank failure

the inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations

crop failure

the failure of crops to produce a marketable surplus

dead duck

something doomed to failure

type of:

condition

a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
noun

any collection in its entirety
noun

(often followed by `of’) a large number or amount or extent

“a
lot of money”

synonyms:

batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad
noun

a parcel of land having fixed boundaries

“he bought a
lot on the lake”
verb

divide into lots, as of land, for example
verb

administer or bestow, as in small portions

synonyms:

administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole, dole out, mete, mete out, parcel out, shell out
noun

an unofficial association of people or groups

“they were an angry
lot”

synonyms:

band, circle, set

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car pool

a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers

camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack

an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

cohort

a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)

confederacy, conspiracy

a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose

Four Hundred

the exclusive social set of a city

horsey set, horsy set

a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing

jet set

a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure

company, party

a band of people associated temporarily in some activity

Bloomsbury Group

an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles

bohemia

a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style

brain trust, kitchen cabinet

an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government

loop

an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)

cabal, camarilla, faction, junto

a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

junta, military junta

a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power

maffia, mafia

any tightly knit group of trusted associates

faction, sect

a dissenting clique

fatigue party

a group of soldiers on fatigue duty

landing party

a part of a ship’s company organized for special duties ashore

party to the action, party to the transaction

a party of people taking a role in legal proceedings

rescue party

a party of rescuers

search party

a party of people to search for someone

stretcher party

a party of people with stretchers to carry an injured person

war party

a band of warriors who raid or fight an enemy (used especially of Native Americans)

galere, rogue’s gallery

a coterie of undesirable people

hard core

the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement

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social group

people sharing some social relation

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LOT

Old English hlot; related to Old High German lug portion of land, Old Norse hlutr lot, share.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LOT

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOT

Lot is a verb and can also act as a noun, an adverb and a pronoun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lot in English.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

The pronoun is a word that replaces other terms that designate people or things at any given moment.

WHAT DOES LOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lot

Lot or lots may refer to: ▪ Lot ▪ Islamic view of Lot ▪ Casting lots ▪ Lot, a unit of mass ▪ Land lot, an area of land ▪ Parking lot, for automobiles ▪ Lot, a set of goods, together for sale in an auction; or a quantity of a financial instrument ▪ «Lot», a story by Ward Moore ▪ Arabian lots, or Arabic parts, an astrological divination technique LOT may refer to: ▪ LOT Polish Airlines ▪ Lewis University Airport, Illinois, United States ▪ Language of thought, a philosophical hypothesis LOTS may refer to: ▪ Law of the Sea ▪ Legend of the Seeker ▪ Low Overhead Timesharing System, a computer system at Stanford University ▪ London Omnibus Traction Society, a bus society…

Definition of lot in the English dictionary

The first definition of lot in the dictionary is preceded by a a great number or quantity. Other definition of lot is a collection of objects, items, or people. Lot is also portion in life; destiny; fortune.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LOT

PRESENT

Present

I lot

you lot

he/she/it lots

we lot

you lot

they lot

Present continuous

I am loting

you are loting

he/she/it is loting

we are loting

you are loting

they are loting

Present perfect

I have loted

you have loted

he/she/it has loted

we have loted

you have loted

they have loted

Present perfect continuous

I have been loting

you have been loting

he/she/it has been loting

we have been loting

you have been loting

they have been loting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I loted

you loted

he/she/it loted

we loted

you loted

they loted

Past continuous

I was loting

you were loting

he/she/it was loting

we were loting

you were loting

they were loting

Past perfect

I had loted

you had loted

he/she/it had loted

we had loted

you had loted

they had loted

Past perfect continuous

I had been loting

you had been loting

he/she/it had been loting

we had been loting

you had been loting

they had been loting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will lot

you will lot

he/she/it will lot

we will lot

you will lot

they will lot

Future continuous

I will be loting

you will be loting

he/she/it will be loting

we will be loting

you will be loting

they will be loting

Future perfect

I will have loted

you will have loted

he/she/it will have loted

we will have loted

you will have loted

they will have loted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been loting

you will have been loting

he/she/it will have been loting

we will have been loting

you will have been loting

they will have been loting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would lot

you would lot

he/she/it would lot

we would lot

you would lot

they would lot

Conditional continuous

I would be loting

you would be loting

he/she/it would be loting

we would be loting

you would be loting

they would be loting

Conditional perfect

I would have lot

you would have lot

he/she/it would have lot

we would have lot

you would have lot

they would have lot

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been loting

you would have been loting

he/she/it would have been loting

we would have been loting

you would have been loting

they would have been loting

Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you lot
we let´s lot
you lot

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Present Participle

loting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

Synonyms and antonyms of lot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS OF «LOT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lot» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «lot» into 25 languages

TRANSLATION OF LOT

Find out the translation of lot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of lot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lot» in English.

Translator English — Chinese

批

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English — Spanish

mucho

570 millions of speakers

English

lot

510 millions of speakers

Translator English — Hindi

बहुत

380 millions of speakers

Translator English — Arabic

مَجْمُوعَةٌ

280 millions of speakers

Translator English — Russian

большое количество

278 millions of speakers

Translator English — Portuguese

lote

270 millions of speakers

Translator English — Bengali

অনেক

260 millions of speakers

Translator English — French

beaucoup (de)

220 millions of speakers

Translator English — Malay

Banyak

190 millions of speakers

Translator English — German

Menge

180 millions of speakers

Translator English — Japanese

群れ

130 millions of speakers

Translator English — Korean

무리

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Javanese

Kathah

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Vietnamese

một lượng lớn

80 millions of speakers

Translator English — Tamil

நிறைய

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Marathi

भरपूर

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Turkish

çok

70 millions of speakers

Translator English — Italian

tanto

65 millions of speakers

Translator English — Polish

los

50 millions of speakers

Translator English — Ukrainian

багато

40 millions of speakers

Translator English — Romanian

mult

30 millions of speakers

Translator English — Greek

παρτίδα

15 millions of speakers

Translator English — Afrikaans

baie

14 millions of speakers

Translator English — Swedish

andel

10 millions of speakers

Translator English — Norwegian

samling

5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lot

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOT»

The term «lot» is very widely used and occupies the 989 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.

Trends

FREQUENCY

Very widely used

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Principal search tendencies and common uses of lot

List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «lot».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lot» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lot» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lot

10 QUOTES WITH «LOT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lot.

I learned a lot in those first years in Miami, while struggling just for survival, by observing my father’s fortitude.

I have dedicated my life to the 200m, I really love the 200m a lot.

I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn’t even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess.

My dad? He died when I was 19, which is a bad time for your dad to die, because there’s an awful lot of things you have to resolve with your parents past your teens if you’ve been a difficult teenager.

If I’m hip, we’ve got a problem in this country. I really shouldn’t be held up as any model of hipness. If anything, I think I’m sort of old school in my approach to objective reporting and not wearing my opinion on my sleeve. There’s a lot of that in American TV news these days. Too much, in fact.

I realize myself that hate wastes a lot of time and energy and I would rather re-direct any energy that I have to good and positive use.

Actors, lots of times, are great when they have great parts. For me, a lot of times, it’s been the part.

I would rather give up acting than become world famous, because I think you pay a very high price. Writing and putting new plays out into the world has informed what I do, and I’ve had a lot more freedom to play really interesting parts.

You can still love your job and feel guilty. You can still love your child and feel guilty. There’s a lot of grey in that. It’s about being conscious when you are spending time with your kids, being with them in the moment.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOT»

Discover the use of lot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

In this edition, the hair-raising story of Jerusalem’s Lot, a small town in Maine whose inhabitants succumb to the evil allure of a new resident, is told as the author envisioned it, complete with fifty pages of alternate and deleted …

How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic …

In this practical, light-hearted, and encouraging book, Paul Silvia explains that writing productively does not require innate skills or special traits but specific tactics and actions.

ReThinking a Lot: The Design and Culture of Parking

Presents a history of the automobile parking lot and the various forms it has taken, making the argument that parking lots can be made into more pleasant landscapes and contribute to their community environment.

The highly original satire about Oedipa Maas, a woman who finds herself enmeshed in a worldwide conspiracy, meets some extremely interesting characters and attains a not inconsiderable amount of self-knowledge.

New Essays on The Crying of Lot 49

Together, these essays provide an examination of the novel within its literary, historical, and scientific contexts.

A Companion to The Crying of Lot 49

Contains more than 500 notes keyed to the «2006 Harper Perennial Modern Classics», the «1986 Harper Perennial Library», and the 1967 Bantam editions. This edition adds quotations and paraphrases drawn from criticism published since 1994.

Ladies on the Lot: Women, Car Sales, and the Pursuit of the …

In doing so, Ladies on the Lot makes an original contribution to the field and will be of interest for a wide variety of courses, including gender and occupations, the sociology of work, the sociology of women, and various courses in women …

In this poetic, elliptical, and deeply moving coming-of-age novel, the story of Holly, daughter of a powerful and charismatic father and socially anxious mother, is one about the fate of beauty and attractiveness.

Louise Wareham Leonard, 2007

Talk a Lot Elementary Book 1: A Great New Way to Learn …

** This book has been donated to the public domain.** From the introduction: Talk a Lot is a great new way to learn spoken English, and quite a departure from the standard ELT course book.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lot is used in the context of the following news items.

Memorial grows in Junction City parking lot where boy was struck …

A small memorial has started to grow at the entrance of the Junction City Safeway parking lot, near where the accident occurred. (Chelsea … «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»

Woman injured after being struck by car in parking lot of Richmond …

RICHMOND, Ky. (WKYT) – Richmond police were investigating Monday after an elderly woman was struck by a car in the Kroger parking lot. «WKYT, Jul 15»

Sibling rivalry? The Milibands could learn a lot from the Williams …

The distinct lack of Ed at David’s 50th birthday party has again fuelled rumours of tension. Venus and Serena, meanwhile, appear to inspire … «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Deputies recover stolen ATM machine in parking lot; likely fell out of …

Snohomish County authorities say two thieves suspected of stealing an ATM machine from a business made it as far as the parking lot, but the … «Fox News, Jul 15»

The “tampon tax” in Greece just got a lot steeper — Quartz

It’s a big week in Greece, as some of the austerity measures demanded by the country’s European creditors—and reluctantly agreed to last … «Quartz, Jul 15»

Man hit by car, stabbed to death in Irvine parking lot identified — The …

On Saturday about 1:20 p.m. Liu was walking with a woman in a small parking lot at 4980 Barranca Parkway, between Lake Road and East … «OCRegister, Jul 15»

Commodities Will Face a Lot of Headwind: Fross — Bloomberg …

Fross & Fross Wealth Management President Thomas Fross discusses the commodities slump, U.S. earnings and where he’s putting his money … «Bloomberg, Jul 15»

Deputy under investigation for shots fired in theater parking lot …

Paco Balderrama said the incident happened in the AMC theatres parking lot near the old Crossroads Mall around just before midnight July 11. «KOCO Oklahoma City, Jul 15»

Why China probably has a lot more gold than it admits — MarketWatch

Opinion: Why China probably has a lot more gold than it admits. By David Marsh. Published: July 20, 2015 11:48 a.m. ET. Share … «MarketWatch, Jul 15»

Man saw Chattanooga shooter flee parking lot after firing shots …

Elbardissy said once in the parking lot, he saw the shooter, later identified as 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, flee the scene in a … «WKRN.com, Jul 15»

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Defenition of the word lot
- A department in the southwest of France named after the Lot river
- Anything that is used to determine a result randomly, by chance or without man’s choice or will (such as a die, stone or slip of paper).
- A great number or large amount of things not placed in a pile.
- The part, or outcome, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
- A large quantity or number.
- A number of things taken collectively; any collection in its entirety.
- One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
- A portion or plot of land with defined borders, usually smaller than a field.
- A motion-picture studio and its surrounding property.
- A distinct portion or parcel of something, usually merchandise.
- Kind of person.
- To divide or distribute by lot.
- To assign to someone as his or her lot.
- To divide a piece of land into lots.
- A number of people of the same kind, or associated in some way, taken collectively.
- That which is assigned to a person as his share or portion.
- A method of deciding something (like the winner of a prize or the person who will do a task) by casting or drawing a lot object used to determine a result randomly.
- All members of a set.
- (often followed by `of’) a large number or amount or extent: «a batch of letters»; «a deal of trouble»; «a lot of money»; «it must have cost plenty»
- any collection in its entirety; «she bought the whole caboodle»
- administer or bestow, as in small portions; «administer critical remarks to everyone present»; «dole out some money»; «shell out pocket money for the children»; «deal a blow to someone»
- anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; «the luck of the draw» or «they drew lots for it»
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you): «whatever my fortune may be»; «deserved a better fate»; «has a happy lot»; «the luck of the Irish»; «a victim of circumstances»; «success that was her portion»
- a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; «he bought a lot on the lake»
- (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction
- divide into lots, as of land, for example
- an unofficial association of people or groups; «the smart set goes there»; «they were an angry lot»
- anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; «the luck of the draw»; «they drew lots for it»
- (often followed by `of») a large number or amount or extent; «a batch of letters»; «a deal of trouble»; «a lot of money»; «he made a mint on the stock market»; «it must have cost plenty»
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); «whatever my fortune may be»; «deserved a better fate»; «has a happy lot»; «the luck of the Irish»; «a victim of circumstances»; «success that was her portion»
- anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
- any collection in its entirety
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
- (often followed by `of’) a large number or amount or extent
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
- administer or bestow, as in small portions

Synonyms for the word lot

- administer
- allocation
- allot
- allotment
- assortment
- band
- batch
- bunch
- bundle
- caboodle
- circle
- circumstances
- deal
- deal out
- delivery
- destiny
- dish out
- dispense
- distribute
- dole out
- draw
- fate
- flock
- fortune
- good deal
- great deal
- group
- grouping
- hatful
- heap
- Lot
- lot in life
- luck
- mass
- mess
- mete out
- mickle
- mint
- muckle
- parcel out
- peck
- percentage
- pile
- plenty
- plight
- portion
- pot
- proportion
- quantity
- quite a little
- raft
- ration
- set
- share
- shell out
- sight
- slew
- slice
- spate
- stack
- tidy sum
- wad
- whole lot
- whole slew

Similar words in the lot

- lot
- lot’s
- lothario
- lothario’s
- lotion
- lotion’s
- lotions
- lots
- lott
- lott’s
- lotteries
- lottery
- lottery’s
- lottie
- lottie’s
- lotto
- lotto’s
- lotus
- lotus’s
- lotuses

Hyponyms for the word lot

- allot
- apply
- assign
- bad luck
- building site
- camp
- car park
- car pool
- clique
- cohort
- company
- confederacy
- conspiracy
- coterie
- deal
- deluge
- failure
- flood
- Four Hundred
- give
- good fortune
- good luck
- haymow
- horsey set
- horsy set
- ill luck
- ingroup
- inner circle
- inundation
- jet set
- luckiness
- misfortune
- pack
- park
- parking area
- parking lot
- party
- portion
- providence
- reallot
- torrent
- tough luck
- vacant lot

Hypernyms for the word lot

- accumulation
- aggregation
- assemblage
- carve up
- collection
- condition
- dissever
- divide
- give
- Hebrew
- Israelite
- Jew
- large indefinite amount
- large indefinite quantity
- object
- parcel
- parcel of land
- physical object
- piece of ground
- piece of land
- separate
- social group
- split
- split up
- status
- tract

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LOT

PRONUNCIATION OF LOT

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOT

WHAT DOES LOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lot

Definition of lot in the English dictionary

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LOT

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