numerous

«numerous» in Mova's school dictionary: Very many; a great number of: numerous mistakes — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Very many; a great number of: numerous mistakes. tree →

2) (formal) Made up of many people or things: a numerous family. tree →

sense in the lessons

Common in formal writing, reports and exams instead of «lots of» or «many». It tells the reader there are many, but not an exact number. In maths problems «numerous» does not give a number, so you cannot use it to calculate. Phrases: on numerous occasions, numerous times, too numerous to count.

examples

• I have told you numerous times to tidy up. tree →
• The library has numerous books about dinosaurs. tree →
• There were numerous birds on the lake. tree →
• She has won numerous medals for swimming. tree →
• Numerous people came to the fair. tree →
• The stars are too numerous to count. tree →
• We found numerous mistakes in the story. tree →
• It was a Friday, so these were more numerous than usual. tree →

note

Used with plural countable nouns: numerous books, not «numerous water». Formal; speech: «lots of», «loads of» (informal). Do not confuse with «numerical» (to do with numbers). In maths: no exact amount.

In the corpora

• I will give Thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise Thee among a numerous people.

Trees and pragmatics

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