Determiner

  • 71many — determiner, pronoun, & adjective (more, most) a large number of. noun [as pluralnoun the many] the majority of people. Phrases a good (or great) many a large number. many a a large number of. Derivatives …

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  • 72more — determiner & pronoun a greater or additional amount or degree. adverb 1》 forming the comparative of adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than one syllable. 2》 to a greater extent.     ↘(more than) extremely: she is more than happy to… …

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  • 73most — determiner & pronoun 1》 greatest in amount or degree. 2》 the majority of; nearly all of. adverb 1》 to the greatest extent. 2》 forming the superlative of adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than one syllable. 3》 extremely; very. 4》 N …

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  • 74much — determiner & pronoun (more, most) a large amount. adverb 1》 to a great extent; a great deal. 2》 [usu. with negative or in questions] for a large part of one s time; often. Phrases a bit much informal somewhat excessive or unreasonable. (as) much… …

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  • 75no — determiner 1》 not any. 2》 quite the opposite of: it was no easy task. 3》 hardly any. exclamation used to give a negative response. adverb 1》 [with comparative] not at all: they were no more able to do it than I was. 2》 Scottish not. noun (plural… …

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  • 76several — determiner & pronoun more than two but not many. adjective 1》 separate or respective. 2》 Law applied or regarded separately. Contrasted with joint. Derivatives severally adverb Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr., from med. L. separalis, from L.… …

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  • 77some — determiner 1》 an unspecified amount or number of. 2》 denoting an unknown or unspecified person or thing. 3》 (used with a number) approximately. 4》 a considerable amount or number of. 5》 at least a small amount or number of. 6》 expressing… …

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  • 78such — determiner, predeterminer, & pronoun 1》 of the type previously mentioned. 2》 (such as/that) of the type about to be mentioned. 3》 to so high a degree; so great. Phrases and such and similar things. as such in the exact sense of the word. such and …

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  • 79the — determiner 1》 denoting one or more people or things already mentioned or assumed to be common knowledge; the definite article.     ↘used to refer to a person, place, or thing that is unique.     ↘(with a unit of time) the present.     ↘informal… …

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  • 80whichsoever — determiner & pronoun archaic whichever …

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