lot
273
3.5
- noun
- /lɑt/
:
situación
- Being an American citizen means a lot to him.
- improve one's lot
- better one's lot
- lot in life
Examples
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Nor will a new constitution instantaneously improve the lot of the ordinary Zairian.
Academic text (1992) -
Unfortunately, in the process, an unsatisfying restlessness becomes the lot of transitional humanity.
Academic text (1994) -
I know you must be in a lot of pain.
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And I've been through a lot in the last five years.
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I've been through a lot.
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And development is what we all do in attempting to improve our lot within that abode.
Academic text (1992) -
Ultimately, the industry turned to neighboring Haiti, whose miserable lot made even cane cutting seem a feasible alternative.
Academic text (1994) -
Many people strive to change their lot in life by pursuing education and new opportunities.
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Despite their difficult circumstances, they remained hopeful for a better lot in the future.
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He realized that his lot could improve with hard work and perseverance.
Synonyms
∞
1.9
The conditions someone or something is in at a time
676
3.4
The things that happen to a person in their life
632
3.5
The events that will happen to a person, often seen as controlled by fate
190
3.4
The general state of a person's life
30
7.5
What happens to someone in life
1
2.2
The situation that affects a person's life, especially their money and home
Idioms
24
2.8
People feel very tense and worried because many difficult things are happening
Compounds
604
1.0
A large amount of money that lets you buy expensive things or do big projects
How Fortunate
273
3.5
382
2.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lot began as the idea of what someone was given by chance, so it came to mean a person's 'fate' or life condition. That's why 'your lot in life' means your situation or destiny.