a lot

adverb

1

: to a considerable degree or extent : much, lots

This is a lot nicer.

I liked it a lot. [=very much]

2

: often, frequently

Do you travel a lot?

Examples of a lot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s no winking at the audience, no sense of camp or parody, just a lot of appealing interactions, plus some wholly superfluous tertiary plots added to expand the story to series length. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

McAuliffe, now a breast cancer surgeon and clinical investigator at Emory University, said that surgeons encounter a lot of extraneous information in the electronic health record — but the nudge was simple. — Allessandra Dicorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

There was also a lot of new supply in several sectors, which caused rents and cash flow growth to slow down. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

There’s a lot of emotional investment in a career like this too; the uncertainty and care for the horses can take a toll. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for a lot

• allot
• barat
• begot
• besought
• bethought
• bloodshot
• boycott
• buckshot
• crackpot
• croat
• culottes
• dashpot