lots

English Online Dictionary. What means lots‎? What does lots mean?

English

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lots

1. plural of lot

Noun

lots

1. (colloquial) A lot; a great deal; tons; loads.

Usage notes

• Lots meaning "a lot" is usually treated as a singular noun despite its plural ending: e.g. There was lots of cool stuff at the flea market.

Derived terms

Translations

Adverb

lots (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) A great deal; very much.

Verb

lots

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lot

Anagrams

• LTOs, OSLT, OTLs, STOL, lost, slot, tols

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo/

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

Related terms

References

• lots in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lots in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• lots in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)

Anagrams

• stol