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lot / lat / pronoun a lot ( also informal lots ) very much; a large amount or number of things or people We ate a lot. a lot of ; lots of

a large number or amount of things or people She has a lot of friends.

Lots of love from Jane (= words at the end of a letter ) .

lot2 © / lat / adverb a lot

very much or often

Your apartment is a lot bigger than mine. I go to the movies a lot.

lot3 / lat / noun [ count ]

an area of land that is used for a particular purpose a parking lot

We're going to build a house on this lot. lo • tion / ' loufn / noun [ count, noncount ] liquid that you put on your skin hand lotion

lot • ter • y / ' latari / noun [ count ] ( plural lot . ter . ies )

a game where you buy a ticket with numbers on it. You win money if your numbers are chosen.

loud © / laud / adjective, adverb ( loud . er , loud . est )

making a lot of noise

I couldn't hear what he said because the music was too loud.

loud voices

Please speak a little louder — I can't hear you. —ANTONYM quiet out loud

so that other people can hear it I read the story out loud. ► loud • ly / ' laudli / adverb She laughed loudly.

loud • speak • er / ' laud|Spikэr / noun [ count ]

a piece of equipment that makes sounds or voices louder Music was coming from the loudspeakers.

lounge / laund3 / noun [ count ]

a comfortable room in an office, hotel, or other public place

where you can sit and relax

Let's go to the lounge to have coffee.

louse / laus / noun [ count ] ( plural lice / lais / ) a small insect that lives on the bodies of people and animals

lous • y / ' lauzi / adjective (lous . i .er,lous . i .est)

( informal )

very bad

The weather was lousy. —SYNONYM awful

lov • a • ble / ' lMdbl / adjective

easy to love a lovable little boy

love 1© /1лу/ noun

[ noncount ] the strong, warm feeling you have when you like someone or something very much

Their love for each other was very strong.

[ count ] a person, a thing, or an activity that you love Who was your first love?

[ noncount ] ( sports ) a word in the game of tennis that means zero

The score is 15-love.

be in love

to love someone

Have you ever been in love?

He says he is in love with her and they are going to get

married.

fall in love

to begin to love someone

He fell in love with Anna the first time they met. love ; love from ( informal )

a way of ending a letter to someone that you know well See you soon. Love, Peter.

love 2 © / Lvv/ verb (loves , lov ing , loved )

1 to have a very strong, warm feeling for someone

love him very much. She loves her parents.

—ANTONYM hate

to like something very much I love skiing.

I would love to go to Hawaii. —ANTONYM hate Thesaurus