πολύ — meaning in English
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English meaning
- how adv By what means, method, or manner.
- long adjective Measuring a great distance from end to end.
- much det A large amount of something, usually something uncountable.
- very adv Used before an adjective or adverb to intensify it — to a high degree.
- very much adverb To a great degree; a lot. It strengthens a verb and normally comes after the verb or at the end of the clause.
- well adv In a good, skillful, or satisfactory way.
Senses
πολύ is used for these senses in English:
- a lot (informal) A large amount.
- how (exclamative) Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.
- long (placed before a verb, participle, adjective, preposition, or adverb) For a long time.
- much To a great extent.
- very To a great extent or degree.
- very much Extremely. (Used to modify a verb. To modify an adjective or an adverb, very is used.)
- way too To a degree that is very excessive emphatic and strengthened form of too.
- well (degree, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang) Very (as a general-purpose intensifier).
how — full definition
- adv By what means, method, or manner.
- adv To what extent or degree.
- adv Used to introduce an exclamation of surprise or strong feeling.
- conj That; introducing a reported fact (informal).
- intj Used to ask someone to repeat what they said, or as a greeting stereotypically attributed to Native American speech in old films and fiction.
long — full definition
- adjective Measuring a great distance from end to end.
- adjective Lasting for a great amount of time.
- verb To feel a strong desire or yearning for something.
- verb (finance) To hold or buy an asset expecting its price to rise.
- adverb For a great amount of time.