lot / lat / pronoun a lot ( also informal lots ) very much; a large amount or number of things or people We ate a lot. a lot of ; lots of
a large number or amount of things or people She has a lot of friends.
Lots of love from Jane (= words at the end of a letter ) .
lot2 © / lat / adverb a lot
very much or often
Your apartment is a lot bigger than mine. I go to the movies a lot.
lot3 / lat / noun [ count ]
an area of land that is used for a particular purpose a parking lot
We're going to build a house on this lot. lo • tion / ' loufn / noun [ count, noncount ] liquid that you put on your skin hand lotion
lot • ter • y / ' latari / noun [ count ] ( plural lot . ter . ies )
a game where you buy a ticket with numbers on it. You win money if your numbers are chosen.
loud © / laud / adjective, adverb ( loud . er , loud . est )
making a lot of noise
I couldn't hear what he said because the music was too loud.
loud voices
Please speak a little louder — I can't hear you. —ANTONYM quiet out loud
so that other people can hear it I read the story out loud. ► loud • ly / ' laudli / adverb She laughed loudly.
loud • speak • er / ' laud|Spikэr / noun [ count ]
a piece of equipment that makes sounds or voices louder Music was coming from the loudspeakers.
lounge / laund3 / noun [ count ]
a comfortable room in an office, hotel, or other public place
where you can sit and relax
Let's go to the lounge to have coffee.
louse / laus / noun [ count ] ( plural lice / lais / ) a small insect that lives on the bodies of people and animals
lous • y / ' lauzi / adjective (lous . i .er,lous . i .est)
( informal )
very bad
The weather was lousy. —SYNONYM awful
lov • a • ble / ' lMdbl / adjective
easy to love a lovable little boy
love 1© /1лу/ noun
[ noncount ] the strong, warm feeling you have when you like someone or something very much
Their love for each other was very strong.
[ count ] a person, a thing, or an activity that you love Who was your first love?
[ noncount ] ( sports ) a word in the game of tennis that means zero
The score is 15-love.
be in love
to love someone
Have you ever been in love?
He says he is in love with her and they are going to get
married.
fall in love
to begin to love someone
He fell in love with Anna the first time they met. love ; love from ( informal )
a way of ending a letter to someone that you know well See you soon. Love, Peter.
love 2 © / Lvv/ verb (loves , lov ing , loved )
1 to have a very strong, warm feeling for someone
love him very much. She loves her parents.
—ANTONYM hate
to like something very much I love skiing.
I would love to go to Hawaii. —ANTONYM hate Thesaurus
