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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Synonyms:

Numerous, manifold, various, multiplied, divers, frequent, sundry / Multitude, people, many persons, many people, crowd, numerous company / Great number

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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
Many — Many … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mány — Mány … Wikipedia
Many — País … Wikipedia Español
Many — Ma ny, n. [See {Meine}, {Mansion}.] A retinue of servants; a household. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Many — Many, Pfarrdorf im Bezirk Bicske des Comitats Stuhlweißenburg (ungarisches Verwaltungsgebiet Pesth Ofen); 2200 Ew … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Many — Cet article a pour sujet la commune française nommé Many. Pour une définition du mot « many », voir l’article many du Wiktionnaire … Wikipédia en Français
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

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