many

many
many [men′ē]
adj.
more, most [ME < OE manig, akin to Ger manch (OHG manag) < IE base * menegh-, many, richly > Sans maghā-, gift, OIr menicc, abundant]
1. consisting of some large, indefinite number (of persons or things); numerous
2. relatively numerous (preceded by as, too, etc.)
pl.n.
a large number (of persons or things)
pron.
many persons or things The idiom many a (or an, another) followed by a singular noun or pronoun is equivalent to many followed by the corresponding plural (e.g., “ many a man has tried” means the same thing as “many men have tried”)
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a good many [with pl. v.]
a relatively large number (of persons or things)
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a great many [with pl. v.]
an extremely large number (of persons or things)
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as many
the same number of [to read ten books in as many days]
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be one too many for or be too many for
to defeat; overwhelm
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so many
1. a finite but unspecified number of [works so many hours a week]
2. some number of [acting like so many children]
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the many
1. the majority of people
2. the masses

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  • Many — Ma ny, a. & pron. Note: [It has no variation to express degrees of comparison; more and most, which are used for the comparative and superlative degrees, are from a different root.] [OE. mani, moni, AS. manig, m[ae]nig, monig; akin to D. menig,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Many a — Many Ma ny, a. & pron. Note: [It has no variation to express degrees of comparison; more and most, which are used for the comparative and superlative degrees, are from a different root.] [OE. mani, moni, AS. manig, m[ae]nig, monig; akin to D.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Many — Ma ny, n. [AS. menigeo, menigo, menio, multitude; akin to G. menge, OHG. manag[=i], menig[=i], Goth. managei. See {Many}, a.] 1. The populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a community. [1913 Webster] After him the rascal many… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Many — may refer to: plural A quantifier that can be used with count nouns often preceded by as or too or so or that ; amounting to a large but indefinite number; many temptations ; a good many ; many directions ; more than a few, more than several… …   Wikipedia

  • Mány — Mány …   Wikipedia

  • Many — Ma ny, n. [See {Meine}, {Mansion}.] A retinue of servants; a household. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • many — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • many — See: GOOD MANY or GREAT MANY, IN SO MANY WORDS, SO MANY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • many is me — There are a great number of (persons or things); many are the (persons or things). Used at the beginning of a sentence with a singular noun. * /Many is the man I have lent money to./ * /Many was the time I ate at that restaurant./ Compare: MANY A …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • many — See: GOOD MANY or GREAT MANY, IN SO MANY WORDS, SO MANY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • many is me — There are a great number of (persons or things); many are the (persons or things). Used at the beginning of a sentence with a singular noun. * /Many is the man I have lent money to./ * /Many was the time I ate at that restaurant./ Compare: MANY A …   Dictionary of American idioms

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