plenty

plenty
[[t]ple̱nti[/t]]
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1) QUANT: QUANT of n-uncount/pl-n If there is plenty of something, there is a large amount of it. If there are plenty of things, there are many of them. It 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...

Taking plenty of exercise can be of great benefit...

Are there plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet?

Syn:
lots
PRON
Plenty is also a pronoun.

I don't believe in long interviews. Fifteen minutes is plenty... She's got plenty to do these days.

2) N-UNCOUNT 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.

...an area that has become a symbol of despair in the midst of America's plenty.

3) ADV: ADV adj/adv (emphasis) 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...

Keep in mind you're going to be fighting lots of men who hit plenty hard.

4) PHRASE: n PHR, PHR after v If there are things in plenty, those things exist or happen in large amounts or numbers.

There were thrills in plenty on Saturday at Terrassa, where Germany won the gold medal...

School inspectors visit regularly, finding everything satisfactory, books in plenty and five computer terminals.


English dictionary. 2008.

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