İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. s. (more, most) çok, bir hayli. i. bir çoğu. çok, birçok; birçogu, çogu. çok. çok. s. (more, most) çok, bir hayli. i. bir çoğu. çok. birçoğu. çok, bir hayli, bir yığın. çok.
2. bir hayli, çok, s, sayıca çok; the many halk yığınları, a great many pek çok, b, bir çoğu, a good many birçok, many ok cepheli, many a time çok kere, many ok renkli, çoğu zaman, kanşık, rengarenk, hayli.
3. adl. çok. birçok. birçoğu. çoğu.
4. çok. çok sayıda. birçok. epey. hayli. müteaddit.
5. çok.
6. çok. birçok. birçogu. çogu.

Etymology : Middle English, from Old English manig; akin to Old High German manag many, Old Church Slavonic munogu much
Pronunciation : me-nE
Function : adjective
Date : before 12th century

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1. great number of people or things, multitude, plenty. large in number, abundant, numerous. many\ma"ny\ , n. [see: meine, mansion.] a retinue of servants; a household. [obs.]many \ma"ny\, a. or pron.note: [it has no variation to express degrees of comparison; more and most, which are used for the comparative and superlative degrees, are from a different root.] [oe. mani, moni, as. manig, m?nig, monig; akin to d. menig, os. & ohg. manag, g. manch, dan. mange, sw. m?nge, goth. manags, oslav. mnog', russ. mnogii; cf. icel. margr, prov. e. mort. ?103.] consisting of a great number; numerous; not few. thou shalt be a father of many nations. xvii.
2. not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. i. 26.note: many is freely prefixed to participles, forming compounds which need no special explanation; as, many-angled, many-celled, many-eyed, many-footed, many-handed, many-leaved, many-lettered, many-named, many-peopled, many-petaled, many-seeded, many-syllabled (polysyllabic), many-tongued, many-voiced, many-wived, and the like. comparison is often expressed by many with as or so. "as many as were willing hearted brought bracelets." xxxv.
3. "so many laws argue so many sins." many stands with a singular substantive with a or an.many a, a large number taken distributively; each one of many. "for thy sake have i shed many a tear." "full many a gem of purest ray serene."many one, many a one; many persons. of com. prayer.
4. A retinue of servants; a household.
5. Consisting of a great number; numerous; not few.
6. The populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a community.
7. A large or considerable number. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people".
8. 1. You use many to indicate that you are talking about a large number of people or things. I don't think many people would argue with that Not many films are made in Finland Many holidaymakers had avoided the worst of the delays by consulting tourist offices Acting is definitely a young person's profession in many ways. ¡Ù few Many is also a pronoun. We stood up, thinking through the possibilities. There weren't many. ¡Ù few, some Many is also a quantifier. So, once we have cohabited, why do many of us feel the need to get married? It seems there are not very many of them left in the sea Many is also an adjective. Among his many hobbies was the breeding of fine horses The possibilities are many.
9. You use many in expressions such as `not many', `not very many', and `too many' when replying to questions about numbers of things or people. `How many of the songs that dealt with this theme became hit songs?' --- `Not very many.' How many years is it since we've seen each other? Too many, anyway.
10. emphasis You use many followed by `a' and a noun to emphasize that there are a lot of people or things involved in something. Many a mother tries to act out her unrealized dreams through her daughter.
11. You use many after `how' to ask questions about numbers or quantities. You use many after `how' in reported clauses to talk about numbers or quantities. How many years have you been here? No-one knows how many people have been killed since the war began. Many is also a pronoun. How many do you smoke a day?.
12. You use many with `as' when you are comparing numbers of things or people. I've always entered as many photo competitions as I can We produced ten times as many tractors as the United States. Many is also a pronoun. Let the child try on as many as she likes.
13. You use many to mean `many people'. Iris Murdoch was regarded by many as a supremely good and serious writer.
14. The many means a large group of people, especially the ordinary people in society, considered as separate from a particular small group. The printing press gave power to a few to change the world for the many.
15. emphasis You use as many as before a number to suggest that it is surprisingly large. As many as four and a half million people watched today's parade.
16. emphasis You use a good many or a great many to emphasize that you are referring to a large number of things or people. We've both had a good many beers For a great many men and women, romance can be a most important part of marriage.
17. many happy returns: see: return in so many words: see word.