many

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English [edit]

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Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Middle English many, mani, moni, from Old English maniġ, moniġ, maneġ (“many”), from Proto-Germanic *managaz (“some, much, many”), from Proto-Indo-European *monogʰo- (“many”).

cognates

Cognate with Scots mony (“many”), North Frisian manag, manig, mäning (“many”), Eastern Frisian manich (“some, many”), West Frisian mannich (“many”), Dutch menig (“many”), Low German männig (“Many”), German manch (“many, some”) and mannig-, French maint (“many”), Russian многий (mnógij), Scottish Gaelic minig

Determiner [edit]

many (comparative more, superlative most)

  1. An indefinite large number of.
    Many people enjoy using dictionaries
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Usage notes [edit]

Many is used with plural nouns only (except in the combination many a). Its singular counterpart is much, which is used with uncountable nouns. Many and much merge in the comparison forms, which are more and most for both determiners.

Antonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
an indefinite large number of

Pronoun [edit]

many

  1. A collective mass of people.
    Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the many
    A great many do not understand this.
  2. An indefinite large number of people or things.
    Many are called, but few are chosen.
Antonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
a collective mass of people
an indefinite large number of people or things
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Quotations [edit]
  • 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...

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Middle English manye, *menye, from Old English manigeo, menigu (“company, multitude, host”), from Proto-Germanic *managō, *managį̄ (“multitude”). Cognate with Middle Low German menige, menie, menje (“multitude”).

Noun [edit]

many (plural manies)

  1. A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
  2. A considerable number.

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