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many
English
Alternative forms
- manie (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English many, mani, moni, from Old English mani?, moni?, mane? (“many”), from Proto-West Germanic *manag, from Proto-Germanic *managaz (“some, much, many”).
The noun is from Middle English manye, *menye, from Old English manigeo, menigu (“company, multitude, host”), from Proto-Germanic *manag?, *manag?? (“multitude”), from the same root as the determiner. Cognate with Middle Low German menige, menie, menje (“multitude”), Russian ????? (mnogo).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?m?ni/
- (US) IPA(key): /?m?ni/
- Rhymes: -?ni
- (pin–pen merger) IPA(key): /?m?ni/
- Homophone: mini (pin-pen merger)
- (Ireland) IPA(key): /?mæni/
- Rhymes: -æni
- Hyphenation: ma?ny
Determiner
many (comparative more, superlative most)
- An indefinite large number of.
- Thou shalt be a father of many nations.
- The big houses, and there are a good many of them, lie for the most part in what may be called by courtesy the valleys. You catch a glimpse of them sometimes at a little distance from the [railway] line, which seems to have shown some ingenuity in avoiding them, […].
- (in combinations such as 'as many', 'so many', 'this many') Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the number of people or things.
- We don't need this many bananas. Put some back.
- There may be as many as ten million species of insect.
- I don't have as many friends as my sister does.
Usage notes
- Many is used only with the plural of countable nouns (except in the combination many a). Its counterpart used with uncountable nouns is much. Many and much merge in the comparative and superlative forms, which are more and most for both determiners.
- It was once common to use the indefinite article with many (very a many years ago), as it still is with few (a few good men). However, this has fallen out of favor except in formations such as "a great/good many."
Synonyms
- a lot of
Antonyms
- few
Derived terms
Translations
Pronoun
many
- An indefinite large number of people or things.
- 1611 – King James Version of the Bible, Luke 1:1
- Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us...
- 1611 – King James Version of the Bible, Luke 1:1
Antonyms
- few
Derived terms
- many-to-many
- one-to-many
Related terms
- how many
- many a
- so many
Translations
Noun
many (plural (rare) manies)
- A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
- A considerable number.
- A good many (of the elders) had been tone-deaf for a good many years.
- 2005, Florence Dyer, A Mother's Cry!: Touches the Very Heart of God (page 22)
- I know that my mother cried a many of times from decisions I made.
Synonyms
- (multitude): crowd, mob; see also Thesaurus:commonalty
- (considerable number): abundance, buttload, deal; see also Thesaurus:lot
Translations
Adjective
many (comparative more, superlative most)
- Existing in large number; numerous.
Synonyms
- multiple, several; see also Thesaurus:manifold
References
- many at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- MYAN, Myan., myna
Maricopa
Pronoun
many
- (personal) you
many From the web:
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mach
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /max/
- Homophone: mag (only according to a regional pronunciation of this word)
- Rhymes: -ax
Verb
mach
- second-person singular imperative of machen
Middle Dutch
Verb
mach
- first/third-person singular present indicative of m?gen
Pennsylvania German
Verb
mach
- first-person singular of mache
- second-person singular imperative of mache
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /max/
Etymology 1
From macha?.
Noun
mach m inan
- waving, flapping
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
mach m inan
- (Lublin) A type of folk dance.
- Synonym: wiater
Declension
Interjection
mach
- An exclamation used when some action is performed swiftly.
Etymology 3
From Ernst Mach.
Noun
mach m inan
- (physics) Mach number
Declension
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
mach f
- genitive plural of macha
Further reading
- mach in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- S?ownik etymologiczny j?zyka polskiego/mach on the Polish Wikisource.pl.Wikisource:S?ownik etymologiczny j?zyka polskiego/mach
Romani
Etymology
From Sanskrit ????? (mak??, “fly”).
Noun
mach f
- fly (insect)
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
mach m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- Obsolete spelling of mah
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *m?x?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?max/
Noun
mach m (genitive singular machu, nominative plural machy, genitive plural machov, declension pattern of dub)
- moss
Declension
Derived terms
- machový
Further reading
- mach in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma??/
Adjective
mach
- Nasal mutation of bach (“small”).
Mutation
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- what mach is the speed of sound
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- what machine makes shirts
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