Meaning of "lot" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LOT

Old English hlot; related to Old High German lug portion of land, Old Norse hlutr lot, share.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LOT

lot  [lɒt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOT

Lot is a verb and can also act as a noun, an adverb and a pronoun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lot in English.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

The pronoun is a word that replaces other terms that designate people or things at any given moment.

WHAT DOES LOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lot

Lot or lots may refer to: ▪ Lot ▪ Islamic view of Lot ▪ Casting lots ▪ Lot, a unit of mass ▪ Land lot, an area of land ▪ Parking lot, for automobiles ▪ Lot, a set of goods, together for sale in an auction; or a quantity of a financial instrument ▪ "Lot", a story by Ward Moore ▪ Arabian lots, or Arabic parts, an astrological divination technique LOT may refer to: ▪ LOT Polish Airlines ▪ Lewis University Airport, Illinois, United States ▪ Language of thought, a philosophical hypothesis LOTS may refer to: ▪ Law of the Sea ▪ Legend of the Seeker ▪ Low Overhead Timesharing System, a computer system at Stanford University ▪ London Omnibus Traction Society, a bus society...

Definition of lot in the English dictionary

The first definition of lot in the dictionary is preceded by a a great number or quantity. Other definition of lot is a collection of objects, items, or people. Lot is also portion in life; destiny; fortune.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LOT

PRESENT

Present

I lot

you lot

he/she/it lots

we lot

you lot

they lot

Present continuous

I am loting

you are loting

he/she/it is loting

we are loting

you are loting

they are loting

Present perfect

I have loted

you have loted

he/she/it has loted

we have loted

you have loted

they have loted

Present perfect continuous

I have been loting

you have been loting

he/she/it has been loting

we have been loting

you have been loting

they have been loting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I loted

you loted

he/she/it loted

we loted

you loted

they loted

Past continuous

I was loting

you were loting

he/she/it was loting

we were loting

you were loting

they were loting

Past perfect

I had loted

you had loted

he/she/it had loted

we had loted

you had loted

they had loted

Past perfect continuous

I had been loting

you had been loting

he/she/it had been loting

we had been loting

you had been loting

they had been loting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will lot

you will lot

he/she/it will lot

we will lot

you will lot

they will lot

Future continuous

I will be loting

you will be loting

he/she/it will be loting

we will be loting

you will be loting

they will be loting

Future perfect

I will have loted

you will have loted

he/she/it will have loted

we will have loted

you will have loted

they will have loted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been loting

you will have been loting

he/she/it will have been loting

we will have been loting

you will have been loting

they will have been loting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would lot

you would lot

he/she/it would lot

we would lot

you would lot

they would lot

Conditional continuous

I would be loting

you would be loting

he/she/it would be loting

we would be loting

you would be loting

they would be loting

Conditional perfect

I would have lot

you would have lot

he/she/it would have lot

we would have lot

you would have lot

they would have lot

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been loting

you would have been loting

he/she/it would have been loting

we would have been loting

you would have been loting

they would have been loting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you lot
we let´s lot
you lot

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to lot

Past participle

loted

Present Participle

loting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «LOT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lot» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of lot

accident · assortment · band · batch · bunch · chance · circumstances · collection · consignment · crew · crowd · destiny · doom · fate · fortune · group · hazard · parcel · piece · plight · portion · quantity · set · share · situation

TRANSLATION OF LOT

Find out the translation of lot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of lot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lot» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 批
• Translator English - Spanish: mucho
• English: lot
• Translator English - Hindi: बहुत
• Translator English - Arabic: مَجْمُوعَةٌ
• Translator English - Russian: большое количество
• Translator English - Portuguese: lote
• Translator English - Bengali: অনেক
• Translator English - French: beaucoup (de)
• Translator English - Malay: Banyak
• Translator English - German: Menge
• Translator English - Japanese: 群れ
• Translator English - Korean: 무리
• Translator English - Javanese: Kathah
• Translator English - Vietnamese: một lượng lớn
• Translator English - Tamil: நிறைய
• Translator English - Marathi: भरपूर
• Translator English - Turkish: çok
• Translator English - Italian: tanto
• Translator English - Polish: los
• Translator English - Ukrainian: багато
• Translator English - Romanian: mult
• Translator English - Greek: παρτίδα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: baie
• Translator English - Swedish: andel
• Translator English - Norwegian: samling

10 QUOTES WITH «LOT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lot.

1

Desi Arnaz

I learned a lot in those first years in Miami, while struggling just for survival, by observing my father's fortitude.

2

Usain Bolt

I have dedicated my life to the 200m, I really love the 200m a lot.

3

Magnus Carlsen

I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn't even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess.

4

Robbie Coltrane

My dad? He died when I was 19, which is a bad time for your dad to die, because there's an awful lot of things you have to resolve with your parents past your teens if you've been a difficult teenager.

5

Harry Connick, Jr.

I've learned that people latch onto labels and stereotypes. There was a period when I was asked in every single interview how I liked being the new Frank Sinatra... I think people will soon realize that I do a lot more than interpret old songs.

6

Anderson Cooper

If I'm hip, we've got a problem in this country. I really shouldn't be held up as any model of hipness. If anything, I think I'm sort of old school in my approach to objective reporting and not wearing my opinion on my sleeve. There's a lot of that in American TV news these days. Too much, in fact.

7

Julian Cope

I realize myself that hate wastes a lot of time and energy and I would rather re-direct any energy that I have to good and positive use.

8

Bruce Davison

Actors, lots of times, are great when they have great parts. For me, a lot of times, it's been the part.

9

Lindsay Duncan

I would rather give up acting than become world famous, because I think you pay a very high price. Writing and putting new plays out into the world has informed what I do, and I've had a lot more freedom to play really interesting parts.

10

Christine Ebersole

You can still love your job and feel guilty. You can still love your child and feel guilty. There's a lot of grey in that. It's about being conscious when you are spending time with your kids, being with them in the moment.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOT»

Discover the use of lot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

'Salem's Lot

In this edition, the hair-raising story of Jerusalem’s Lot, a small town in Maine whose inhabitants succumb to the evil allure of a new resident, is told as the author envisioned it, complete with fifty pages of alternate and deleted ...

Stephen King, 2008

How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic ...

In this practical, light-hearted, and encouraging book, Paul Silvia explains that writing productively does not require innate skills or special traits but specific tactics and actions.

Paul J. Silvia, 2007

ReThinking a Lot: The Design and Culture of Parking

Presents a history of the automobile parking lot and the various forms it has taken, making the argument that parking lots can be made into more pleasant landscapes and contribute to their community environment.

Eran Ben-Joseph, 2012

The Crying of Lot 49

The highly original satire about Oedipa Maas, a woman who finds herself enmeshed in a worldwide conspiracy, meets some extremely interesting characters and attains a not inconsiderable amount of self-knowledge.

Thomas Pynchon, 2012

New Essays on The Crying of Lot 49

Together, these essays provide an examination of the novel within its literary, historical, and scientific contexts.

Patrick O'Donnell, 1991

A Companion to The Crying of Lot 49

Contains more than 500 notes keyed to the "2006 Harper Perennial Modern Classics", the "1986 Harper Perennial Library", and the 1967 Bantam editions. This edition adds quotations and paraphrases drawn from criticism published since 1994.

J. Kerry Grant, 2011

Ladies on the Lot: Women, Car Sales, and the Pursuit of the ...

In doing so, Ladies on the Lot makes an original contribution to the field and will be of interest for a wide variety of courses, including gender and occupations, the sociology of work, the sociology of women, and various courses in women ...

Helene M. Lawson, 2000

Miss Me a Lot of

In this poetic, elliptical, and deeply moving coming-of-age novel, the story of Holly, daughter of a powerful and charismatic father and socially anxious mother, is one about the fate of beauty and attractiveness.

Louise Wareham Leonard, 2007

A Lot Like Love

“Julie James rocks!

Julie James, 2011

Talk a Lot Elementary Book 1: A Great New Way to Learn ...

** This book has been donated to the public domain.** From the introduction: Talk a Lot is a great new way to learn spoken English, and quite a departure from the standard ELT course book.

Matt Purland, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lot is used in the context of the following news items.

Memorial grows in Junction City parking lot where boy was struck …

A small memorial has started to grow at the entrance of the Junction City Safeway parking lot, near where the accident occurred. (Chelsea ... «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»

Woman injured after being struck by car in parking lot of Richmond …

RICHMOND, Ky. (WKYT) – Richmond police were investigating Monday after an elderly woman was struck by a car in the Kroger parking lot. «WKYT, Jul 15»

Sibling rivalry? The Milibands could learn a lot from the Williams …

The distinct lack of Ed at David's 50th birthday party has again fuelled rumours of tension. Venus and Serena, meanwhile, appear to inspire ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Deputies recover stolen ATM machine in parking lot; likely fell out of …

Snohomish County authorities say two thieves suspected of stealing an ATM machine from a business made it as far as the parking lot, but the ... «Fox News, Jul 15»

The “tampon tax” in Greece just got a lot steeper - Quartz

It's a big week in Greece, as some of the austerity measures demanded by the country's European creditors—and reluctantly agreed to last ... «Quartz, Jul 15»

Man hit by car, stabbed to death in Irvine parking lot identified - The …

On Saturday about 1:20 p.m. Liu was walking with a woman in a small parking lot at 4980 Barranca Parkway, between Lake Road and East ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»

Commodities Will Face a Lot of Headwind: Fross - Bloomberg …

Fross & Fross Wealth Management President Thomas Fross discusses the commodities slump, U.S. earnings and where he's putting his money ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»

Deputy under investigation for shots fired in theater parking lot …

Paco Balderrama said the incident happened in the AMC theatres parking lot near the old Crossroads Mall around just before midnight July 11. «KOCO Oklahoma City, Jul 15»

Why China probably has a lot more gold than it admits - MarketWatch

Opinion: Why China probably has a lot more gold than it admits. By David Marsh. Published: July 20, 2015 11:48 a.m. ET. Share ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»

Man saw Chattanooga shooter flee parking lot after firing shots …

Elbardissy said once in the parking lot, he saw the shooter, later identified as 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, flee the scene in a ... «WKRN.com, Jul 15»