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- [lot]
- /lɒt/
- /lɒt/
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- [lot]
- /lɒt/
Definitions of lot word
- noun lot lot (def 14). 1
- verb with object lot to divide or distribute by lot (sometimes followed by out): to lot furniture for sale; to lot out apples by the basketful. 1
- verb with object lot to assign to one as his or her lot; allot. 1
- verb with object lot to divide into lots, as land. 1
- verb with object lot Obsolete. to cast or draw lots for. 1
- verb without object lot to draw lots. 1
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Origin of lot
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 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
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Parts of speech for Lot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lot popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lot
noun lot
- piece — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- area — An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
- field — Cyrus West, 1819–92, U.S. financier: projector of the first Atlantic cable.
- portion — a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript.
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
verb lot
- predestine — to destine in advance; foreordain; predetermine: He seemed predestined for the ministry.
- go for broke — a simple past tense of break.
- gamble — to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
- inescapableness — The quality of being inescapable.
- draw straws — a single stalk or stem, especially of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley.
Antonyms for lot
noun lot
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- totality — something that is total or constitutes a total; the total amount; a whole.
- lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
- individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
adjective lot
- handful — the quantity or amount that the hand can hold: a handful of coins.
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