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Meanings of plenty in English

Portuguese
montão
Catalan
feix
Spanish
mogollón
Wikidata

(Often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.

      montão
      Portuguese
      abundância
      Catalan
      plenitud
      Spanish
      plenitud

      A full supply.

            abundância

            An overflowing fullness.

                  As much as necessary; (`plenty' is nonstandard) "I've had plenty, thanks"

                        Usage of plenty in English
                        1
                        Europe too certainly has plenty to answer for vis-a-vis underdevelopment in Africa.
                        The Guardian
                        2
                        Factor in plenty of sea days: they're important for recharging weary batteries.
                        News.com.au
                        3
                        Yet the new approach leaves China plenty of scope to nix investigations.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        There are plenty of fish in the sea: This is almost true.
                        The Irish Times
                        5
                        A perfect All-Ireland semi-final really; victory yet plenty still to work on.
                        The Irish Times
                        6
                        Let's also agree that London needs new homes and plenty of them.
                        The Guardian
                        7
                        Children need to drink plenty of water to meet their intellectual potential.
                        The Irish Times
                        8
                        But there's plenty of case law on the books about animal rights.
                        Sagittarius Is Bleeding
                        9
                        No doubt 'Hughie' will boot home plenty of points for the Paradise.
                        News.com.au
                        10
                        There'd be plenty of time for family, friends, and new boyfriends then-right
                        The lost girls: three friends. four continents. one unconvention...
                        11
                        There's been plenty of weeks and the time hasn't come quite yet.
                        News.com.au
                        12
                        She said staff had good training and plenty of personal protective equipment.
                        News.com.au
                        13
                        It's a long way, but there's plenty of money in the case.
                        Dreamsnake
                        14
                        That was no problem, however, as there were plenty of alternative routes.
                        Rendezvous with Rama
                        15
                        In the Orient Express we shall have plenty of time for talk.
                        Travels With My Aunt
                        16
                        Since she'd arrived she'd seen plenty of examples of Signora Dirienzo's work.
                        Mcgillivray's mistress
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                        Common
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