many

adj., more (môr, mōr), most (mōst).

1. Being one of a large indefinite number; numerous: many a child; many another day.
2. Amounting to or consisting of a large indefinite number: many friends.

n. (used with a pl. verb)

1. A large indefinite number: A good many of the workers had the flu.
2. The majority of the people; the masses: "The many fail, the one succeeds" (Tennyson).

pron. (used with a pl. verb)
A large number of persons or things: "For many are called, but few are chosen" (Matthew 22:14).

idiom:

as many

1. The same number of: moved three times in as many years.

[Middle English, from Old English manig.]

adjective

Amounting to or consisting of a large, indefinite number: legion, multitudinous, myriad, numerous. Idioms: quite a few. See big/small/amount.

Idioms beginning with many:
many a
many hands make light work
many happy returns
many is the

See also as many; good (great) many; in so many words; irons in the fire, too many; so many; too many cooks spoil the broth.

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adj

Definition: profuse, abundant
Antonyms: few, scarce

n

Definition: abundance; a lot
Antonyms: few

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IN BRIEF: Amounting to a large number.

Life is fortified by many friendships. — Sydney Smith, (1771-1845), English clergyman & essayist.

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Dansk (Danish)
det. - mange, talrige, mangfoldige
pron. - mange, et stort antal
adj. - mange
n. - mangen

idioms:

• in so many words    med rene ord
• many a time    mangen en gang
• many happy returns    tillykke (med fødselsdagen)
• many's the time    tit og ofte

Nederlands (Dutch)
menige, menigeen, veel, groot deel

Français (French)
pron. - beaucoup de, beaucoup
adj. - plusieurs, beaucoup de, un grand nombre de, nombreux, nombreuses
n. - la foule, les masses, du plus grand nombre, nombreuses personnes

idioms:

• have one too many    avoir bu un coup de trop (fam)
• in so many words    explicitement, en propres termes
• many a time    maintes fois, souvent
• many happy returns    meilleurs voeux
• many's the time    maintes fois

Deutsch (German)
adj. - viel
n. - viele, die Mehrheit
pron. - viel

idioms:

• have one too many    er hat einen od. ein Glas zuviel getrunken
• in so many words    ausdrücklich
• many a time    so manches Mal
• many happy returns    Herzlichen Glückwunsch
• many's the time    so manches Mal

Ελληνική (Greek)
pron. - πολλοί
adj. - πολλοί, πολυάριθμοι
adv. - πολλά
n. pl. - (οι) πολλοί

idioms:

• in so many words    με τα ίδια περίπου λόγια
• many a time    πολλάκις, πλειστάκις
• many happy returns    χρόνια πολλά
• many's the time    πολλές φορές, συχνά

Italiano (Italian)
parecchi, molti

idioms:

• a good/great many    un buon numero
• in so many words    direttamente
• many a time    spesso
• many happy returns    cento di questi giorni
• many's the time    spesso e volentieri

Português (Portuguese)
pron. - muitos
adj. - muito
adv. - muito
n. pl. - muita gente

idioms:

• a good/great many    muitos
• in so many words    nas palavras exatas
• many a time    muitas vezes
• many happy returns    que esta data feliz se repita por muitos anos
• many's the time    freqüentemente

Русский (Russian)
много, многие

idioms:

• a good/great many    изрядное количество
• in so many words    сказать напрямик
• many a time    много раз
• many happy returns    поздравляю с днем рождения
• many's the time    часто

Español (Spanish)
det. - varios, muchos
pron. - muchos
adj. - varios, muchos, numerosos, diversos
n. - muchos, número (cantidad de)

idioms:

• have one too many    tener uno de más, ser más listo, fuerte, etc. que
• in so many words    concretamente, exactamente
• many a time    más de una vez, muchas veces
• many happy returns    ¡feliz cumpleaños!
• many's the time    muchas veces, más de una vez

Svenska (Swedish)
pron. - många, mycket
adj. - många
adv. - mång-
n. pl. - mycket

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
许多的, 许多, 多数, 群众

idioms:

• in so many words    明确地
• many a time    许多次
• many happy returns    敬祝快乐
• many's the time    许多时间, 许多次

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
det. - 許多的
pron. - 許多
adj. - 許多的
n. - 多數, 群眾

idioms:

• in so many words    明確地
• many a time    許多次
• many happy returns    敬祝快樂
• many's the time    許多時間, 許多次

한국어 (Korean)
det. - (가산 또는 불 가산의) 많은
pron. - 많은 수의, 많은 양의
adj. - 다수의, 산재한
n. - 대중

idioms:

• in so many words    확실하게, 글자 그대로의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 多数の, 多くの, たくさんの
n. - 多数, 大多数, 大衆

idioms:

• a good/great many    多くの
• in so many words    文字どおりに, はっきりと
• many a time    何度も
• many happy returns    長寿を祈ります
• many respects    ごきげんよう
• many strings to one's bow    万が一の準備がある
• of many years' standing    長い年月の間
• so many    同数, 幾ら幾らの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ضمير) عدد من المرات (صفه) كثير (ظرف) بكثرة (الجمع) كثرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
det. - ‮רבים, הרבה‬
pron. - ‮רבים, רוב‬
adj. - ‮רב, רב-, הרבה‬
n. - ‮רבים‬

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