lots

See also: Lots

English

Pronunciation
  • (General American) enPR: lŏts, IPA(key): /lɑts/
  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: lŏts, IPA(key): /lɒts/
  • Rhymes: -ɒts
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

lots

  1. plural of lot
    The men cast lots.
    They purchased all of the adjacent lots.

Noun

lots

  1. (colloquial) A lot; a great deal; tons; loads.
    Lots of the ways you can help are really easy.
    Don't worry, my family has lots of money.
    She made lots of new friends.

Derived terms

Translations
lots — see a lot

Adverb

lots (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) A great deal; very much.
    I feel lots better about it now that we've talked.
    I care lots about the humane treatment of animals.

Verb

lots

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of lot

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French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lo/
  • Audio (Paris)(file)

Noun

lots m

  1. plural of lot

Swedish

Etymology

Ellipsis of lotsman, from Middle Low German lōtsman, from Middle English lodesman (“pilot”). Cognate with English lode (“waterway”), German Lotse, Dutch loods.

Noun

lots c

  1. a pilot (at sea)

Declension
Declension of lots 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lots lotsen lotsar lotsarna
Genitive lots lotsens lotsars lotsarnas
  • billots
  • lotsa
  • lotsavgift
  • lotsbrygga
  • lotsbåt
  • lotsdirektör
  • lotsdistrikt
  • lotsfisk
  • lotshjälp
  • lotskutter
  • lotsning
  • lotspersonal
  • lotsplats
  • lotsplikt
  • lotsstation
  • lotstvång
  • lotsutkik
  • lotsväsen
  • lotsväsende

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