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many
/ˈmeni ‍ˈमे̮नि/ det., pronoun (used with plural nouns or verbs)]
1 a large number of people or things लोगों या वस्‍तुओं की बड़ी संख्‍या, बहुत सारे, अनेक
Have you made many friends at school yet?
There are too many mistakes in this essay.
NOTE सकारात्‍मक वाक्‍यों में many का प्रयोग काफ़ी औपचारिक लगता है
—Many schools teach computing nowadays.
अनौपचारिक भाषण या लेखन में प्रायः a lot of का प्रयोग होता है
—A lot of schools teach computing nowadays.
तथापि नकारात्‍मक वाक्‍यों और प्रश्‍नों में many का हमेशा प्रयोग हो सकता है और वह औपचारिक भी नहीं लगता
—I don’t know many cheap places to eat.
Are there many hotels in this town?
2 used to ask about the number of people or things, or to refer to a known number लोगों या वस्‍तुओं की संख्‍या के बारे में पूछने के लिए या किसी ज्ञात संख्‍या का निर्देश करने के लिए प्रयुक्त
How many children have you got?
I don’t work as many hours as you.
There are half/twice as many boys as girls in the class.
3 (used to form compound adjectives)] having a lot of the thing mentioned जिसमें निर्दिष्ट वस्‍तु बड़ी मात्रा में हो, अनेक (कोणों) वाला, बहु (कोणीय)
a many-sided shape
4 many a ( formal ) (used with a singular noun and verb)] a large number of की बड़ी संख्‍या, अनेक
I’ve heard him say that many a time.
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a good/great many very many बहुत ही ज्‍य़ादा