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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - plenty

 
 

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Plenty

plenty
~1 pronoun a large quantity that is enough or more than enough  (If you want some more chairs, there are plenty more in here.) + of  (Make sure she eats well and gets plenty of fresh air. | You've got plenty of time. | I don't want any more work, I already have plenty to do.)  (- compare few, lot) ~2 adv informal 1 plenty big enough, plenty bright enough etc more than big enough, bright enough etc  (This apartment's plenty big enough for two.) 2 AmE to a large degree; a lot  (I sleep plenty, but I always wake up feeling tired.) ~3 n formal 1 a situation in which there is a large supply of something, especially something that is needed for life  (In years of plenty everyone has enough to eat.) 2 in plenty in large supply; more than enough  (There was food and wine in plenty.)  (- see also horn of plenty)
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  Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If there is plenty of something, there is a large amount of it. If there are plenty of things, there are many of them. Plenty is used especially to indicate that there is enough of something, or more than you need. There was still plenty of time to take Jill out for pizza... Most businesses face plenty of competition... Are there plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet? QUANT: QUANT of n-uncount/pl-n • Plenty is also a pronoun. I don’t believe in long interviews. Fifteen minutes is plenty... PRON 2. Plenty is a situation in which people have a lot to eat or a lot of money to live on. (FORMAL) You are all fortunate to be growing up in a time of peace and plenty. N-UNCOUNT 3. You use plenty in front of adjectives or adverbs to emphasize the degree of the quality they are describing. (INFORMAL) The water looked plenty deep... The compartment is plenty big enough... ADV: ADV adj/adv c darkgreen]emphasis ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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   I. noun  Etymology: Middle English plente, from Anglo-French plente, from Late Latin plenitat-, plenitas, from Latin, fullness, from plenus full — more at full  Date: 13th century  1.  a. a full or more than adequate amount or supply had ~ of time to finish the job  b. a large number or amount in ~ of trouble  2. the quality or state of being copious ; plentifulness  II. adjective  Date: 14th century  1. plentiful in amount, number, or supply if reasons were as ~ as blackberries — Shakespeare  2. ample ~ work to be done — Time Usage:  Many commentators object to use of sense 2 in writing; it appears to be limited chiefly to spoken English. Sense 1 is literary but is no longer in common use.  III. adverb  Date: 1842 more than sufficiently ; to a considerable degree the nights were ~ cold — F. B. Gipson Usage:  Many handbooks advise avoiding the adverb ~ in writing; “use very, quite, or a more precise word,” they advise. Actually ~ is often a more precise word than its recommended replacements; very, fully, or quite will not work as well in these typical quotations it's already ~ hot for us in the kitchen without some dolt opening the oven — C. H. Bridges may not be rising quite as rapidly as other health costs, but it is going up ~ fast — Changing Times. It is not used in more formal writing. ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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  n., adj., & adv. --n. (often foll. by of) a great or sufficient quantity or number (we have plenty; plenty of time). --adj. colloq. existing in an ample quantity. --adv. colloq. fully, entirely (it is plenty large enough). Etymology: ME plenteth, plente f. OF plentet f. L plenitas -tatis f. plenus full ...
Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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  много, обилие - in plenty ...
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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  сущ. 1) изобилие, достаток 2) множество 3) избыток - year of plenty ...
Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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  1. изобилие; достаток horn of plenty —- рог изобилия land of plenty —- страна изобилия year of plenty —- урожайный год, год изобилия in plenty —- в изобилии resources in plenty —- достаточные (солидные) запасы to live in (peace and) plenty —- жить в (мире и) достатке to have plenty to live —- (разг. to go) upon жить в достатке, не нуждаться the plenty that comes with peace —- с миром приходит и достаток 2. (of) множество, избыток plenty of money —- много денег to have plenty of time —- иметь много времени; располагать временем to arrive in plenty of time —- приехать заблаговременно he has plenty of everything —- у него всего в избытке (всего много) he is in plenty of trouble —- у него много неприятностей 3. (a plenty) обыкн. ам. большое количество, много a plenty of smoke —- много дыма a plenty of things to be done —- масса дел, которые нужно сделать Id: to have plenty going for smb. —- иметь большие преимущества перед кем-л.; находиться в выгодном положении по сравнению с кем-л. 4. разг. обильный; многочисленный there are plenty English books here —- здесь много английских книг I know plenty of places to go —- я знаю много мест, куда можно пойти that helping is plenty for me —- такая порция мне более чем (вполне) достаточна 5. разг. вполне; довольно; изрядно, достаточно plenty large enough —- достаточно большой 6. очень, чрезвычайно, исключительно I was plenty cautious...
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   1. noun  1) (из)обилие; достаток; horn of plenty - рог изобилия  2) множество; избыток; plenty of - много; to have plenty of time - располагать временем; there was food in plenty - запасов пищи было достаточно  2. adj. обильный; многочисленный  3. adv.; coll.  1) вполне; довольно  2) очень, чрезвычайно; крепко, основательно ...
Англо-русский словарь
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  - early 13c., from O.Fr. plentй, from L. plenitatem (nom. plenitas) "fullness," from plenus "complete, full," from PIE base *ple-. The adv. meaning "very much" is first attested 1842. Plentiful is c.1400. ...
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