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Complete Definition of "many"

English
wikipedia
rank|even|say|well|125|many|work|too|every

Etymology
OE. term|manig|maniġ|langang, term|monig|moniġ|langang, from Ger. *manago-, from IE. *monogʰo-. Cognate with West Frisian term|mannich|langfry, Dutch term|menig|langnl, German term|manch|langde; and with Russian term|многий|langru, Scottish Gaelic term|minig|lang=gd.

Pronunciation
a|UK IPA|/ˈmɛni/
a|US IPA|/ˈmɛni/, SAMPA|/"mEni/
audio|en-us-many.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|ɛni
Hyphenation: man·y

Adjective
en-adj|comparativemore|superlativemost

  1. An indefinite large number of.

#: Many people enjoy using dictionaries
#: There are many different ways to define a word

Derived terms
how many
many a
so many

Translations
trans-top|an indefinite large number of
Arabic, Egyptian: ARchar|كتير (kitīr)
Bulgarian: много (mnógo)
Catalan: molt
Chinese: 很多 (hěnduō)
Czech: mnoho
Danish: mange
Dutch: veel, vele
Esperanto: multaj
Finnish: moni :fi:moni|^, monta :fi:monta|^
French: beaucoup, nombreux
German: viele
Greek: πολλοί m|p (polloí)
:Ancient: πολύς (polýs)
Hebrew: רבים (rabim), הרבה (harbeh)
Hungarian: sok
Ido: multa
Italian: molti
trans-mid
Japanese: 多くの (おおくの, ōkuno), 多い (おおい, ōi), 沢山 (たくさん, takusán)
Korean: 많은 (manh-eun)
Kurdish: gelek, KUchar|گه‌لێک, KUchar|زۆر
Latin: multi
Malayalam: അനേകം (anEkam)
Navajo: lą'í, łą́, łání, t'óó ahayóí, ahonii'yóí (be many)
Persian: FAchar|زیاد (ziād), FAchar|چندین|چَندین (čændin)
Polish: wiele
Portuguese: muitos
Romanian: mulţi m|p, multe f|p
Russian: много (mnógo), многие (mnógije), многий (mnógij)
Scots: mony
Slovak: mnohý m, mnohá, f, mnohé n, mnohí m|p, mnohé f+n/pl
Spanish: muchos m|p', muchas f|p
Swedish: många
Telugu: చాలా (chaalaa)
Thai: THchar|ขนัด (khà nàt), THchar|มาก (mààk), THchar|เยอะ (yūh), THchar|รุ่ม (ròòm)
Turkish: çok
Yiddish: אַ סך
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|كثير|كَثِيرٌ (kaθīr)، متعدد
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Noun
en-noun|-

  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.

Translations
trans-top|a collective mass of people
Esperanto: multaj
Finnish: monet (:fi:monet|^)
trans-mid
Romanian: mulţime f
Russian: многие (mnógije) p, многое (mnógoje) n
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Pronoun
en-pron

  1. An indefinite large number of people or things.

#: Many are called, but few are chosen.

Quotations
1611 — w:King James Version of the Bible|King James Version of the Bible, s:Bible (King James)/Luke|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...

Translations
trans-top|an indefinite large number of people or things
Dutch: velen
Esperanto: multaj
trans-mid
Russian: многие (mnógije) p
Spanish: muchos m|p
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Category:100 English basic words
Category:English determiners

cs:many
el:many
es:many
fa:many
fr:many
ko:many
io:many
it:many
kk:many
ku:many
lt:many
hu:many
ja:many
pl:many
ru:many
simple:many
fi:many
sv:many
ta:many
te:many
vi:many
tr:many
zh:many

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