multitude

«multitude» in Mova's school dictionary: a very large number of things or people — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a multitude, multitudes)

meaning for a pupil

1) A multitude is a very large number of things or people. tree →

2) (formal, Bible) The multitude means a huge crowd of people; or ordinary people in general. tree →

sense in the lessons

In formal writing: «a multitude of reasons», «a multitude of colours». In Bible stories: Jesus fed the multitude with five loaves and two fish. Phrase: «cover a multitude of sins» means hide many faults.

examples

• There is a multitude of stars in the night sky. tree →
• The coral reef is home to a multitude of fish. tree →
• Jesus fed the multitude with five loaves and two fish. tree →
• We had a multitude of reasons to be happy. tree →
• Multitudes gathered to hear him speak. tree →
• A big coat can cover a multitude of sins. tree →
• A sorrowful multitude accompanied them to the shore. tree →

note

Formal word; everyday: lots, loads, a huge number. «A multitude of» + plural noun. In maths it does not give an exact number; it just means very many.

In the corpora

• 'As for Me, behold, My covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.
• And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.
• the LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude. —
• Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
• The sea is come up upon Babylon; she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «multitude» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.