ample
- adjective
- /ˈæmpl/
- Ample time to go to the station and grab our tickets.
- ample opportunities
- ample evidence
- provide ample evidence
And so in this video, we're going to make ample use of my retro matter transmitter.
- And so in this video, we're going to make ample use of my retro matter transmitter.
- Or maybe if you have like a bigger chest, you have a little bit more ample bosom up here.
- Obviously he hopped out of the USADA testing pool, needed to heal and he's had ample amount of time to heal now.
- There's actually ample research showing multiple benefits from getting routine sun exposure.
- This car has no glove box, but it has ample other places to store items inside, some of which are hidden.
Examples
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Raters were allowed ample time to read the instructions and pose any questions they might have.
Academic text (2013) -
Fourth, pupils need to have ample opportunities to practice quality oral communication skills.
Academic text (2011) -
There were ample role models and success stories.
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Lord, we ask that You provide us with ample rest tonight.
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Well, I think that this should be ample security.
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There will be ample opportunity to discuss that later, but right now...
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At the start, nine months had seemed more than ample for the work to be completed.
Fiction book (1993) -
There are ample supplies of all the drugs and medicines he will require.
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The large-group meeting room should have ample space to seat each small group at a table comfortably.
Academic text (1991) -
We had ample food and drinks for our guests at the party.
Synonyms
A large amount that is more than needed
A large amount of something more than you need
An amount larger than usual or needed
Present in large amounts or more than needed
Quite large in size or amount
There is more than enough of something
Large in amount or number, like rain and notes
Having a lot of something, especially food or things grown in a garden
An amount that satisfies a need
Having a lot of something, like food or rain
Antonyms
How Plentiful
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word ample comes from the old Latin word amplus, meaning 'large' or 'spacious', and it is related to amplify, which means to make bigger. So ample means 'more than enough' or having plenty of room.