many

many
I ['mænɪ] n
множество, многие, много

How many of you are there? — Сколько вас там?

This book is too many. — Эта книга лишняя.

You have given me too many. — Ты мне дал слишком много.

You may take as many as you like. — Можешь взять, сколько хочешь.

- many of the maps
USAGE:
(1.) Если существительное many относится к местоимению или к существительному, перед которым стоит притяжательное местоимение или существительное в притяжательном падеже, то оно используется в конструкции с предлогом of: many of them многие из них, many of his books многие его книги, many of Chaplin's films многие из фильмов Чаплина. (2.) See all, n (3.) See few, n
II ['mænɪ] adj
(more [moː], most [məʊst]) много, многие, многочисленные (с исчисляемыми существительными)

How many are there in your family? — Сколько человек в вашей семье?

He who begins many things finishes but few. — Кто за все берется, ничего не успевает.

So many men, so many minds. — Сколько людей, столько мнений.

There's many a slip between the cup and the lip. — Это еще бабушка надвое сказала.

- many things
- as many books as you like
- not so many books as you thought
- twice as many
- three times as many
- half as many
- how many people ?
USAGE:
(1.) В разговорном языке в утвердительных предложениях предпочитается оборот a lot of. В отрицательных предложениях и общих вопросах, как правило, употребляется many (much), а не a lot of. Сочетание not many (not much) соответствует русским словам "мало", "немного". (2.) Со словами, обозначающими отрезки времени, всегда употребляется прилагательное many (а не a lot of): many days (nights, weeks, times, etc). (3.) Русскому словосочетанию слишком много соответствует too many (too much). Русскому словосочетанию вдвое больше соответствует twice as many/much; вдвое меньше - half as many/much. Сочетание how many/much соответствует русскому сколько. (4.) Many в функции определения обычно употребляется с предшествующим ему very: there are very many people there, to have very many friends. Very не обязательно, если many относится к подлежащему: many houses have been built here recently. (5.) See lot, n, USAGE (1.).

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  • Many — Ma ny, a. & pron. Note: [It has no variation to express degrees of comparison; more and most, which are used for the comparative and superlative degrees, are from a different root.] [OE. mani, moni, AS. manig, m[ae]nig, monig; akin to D. menig,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Many a — Many Ma ny, a. & pron. Note: [It has no variation to express degrees of comparison; more and most, which are used for the comparative and superlative degrees, are from a different root.] [OE. mani, moni, AS. manig, m[ae]nig, monig; akin to D.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • many — [men′ē] adj. more, most [ME < OE manig, akin to Ger manch (OHG manag) < IE base * menegh , many, richly > Sans maghā , gift, OIr menicc, abundant] 1. consisting of some large, indefinite number (of persons or things); numerous 2.… …   English World dictionary

  • many a/an — formal + literary used with a singular noun to refer to a large number of things or people It remained a mystery for many a year. [=for many years] I ve been there many a time. [=many times] Many a tale was told. [=many tales were told] Man …   Useful english dictionary

  • Many — Ma ny, n. [AS. menigeo, menigo, menio, multitude; akin to G. menge, OHG. manag[=i], menig[=i], Goth. managei. See {Many}, a.] 1. The populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a community. [1913 Webster] After him the rascal many… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • many — many, several, sundry, various, divers, numerous, multifarious mean consisting of a large number or comprising a large group. Many implies a likeness between the individuals or units in class, category, kind, or sort; except that it vaguely… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Many — may refer to: plural A quantifier that can be used with count nouns often preceded by as or too or so or that ; amounting to a large but indefinite number; many temptations ; a good many ; many directions ; more than a few, more than several… …   Wikipedia

  • Many — Many …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Mány — Administration …   Wikipédia en Français

  • many — 1. Many, like much, tends to sound more formal in positive contexts (They have many friends) than in negative ones (They do not have many friends). In conversation and less formal written English, a lot of (or, even more informally, lots of) is… …   Modern English usage

  • Mány — Mány …   Wikipedia


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