Lexic.us

Definition of A great deal

1. Adverb. To a very great degree or extent. "This would help a great deal"

2. Adverb. Frequently or in great quantities. "I don't travel much"

Definition of A great deal

1. Adverb. (idiomatic) Very much; to a great extent; a lot; lots. ¹

2. Noun. (idiomatic) A large amount; a lot. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of A Great Deal

a few(a) a few sandwiches short of a picnic a fool and his money are soon parted a fortiori a friend in need is a friend indeed a gentleman and a scholar a go-go a golden key can open any door a good beginning makes a good ending a good deal

a good deed is its own reward a good man is hard to find a good voice to beg bacon a granules a great deal (current term) a haemolysin a hair's breadth a helix a house divided against itself cannot stand a house is not a home

a hundred a hundred and one a hundred and ten percent a hundred thousand a hundred times a into g a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step a la a la carte

Literary usage of A great deal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"When he had lost a great deal of time in making enquiries about the ... There was a great deal of shouting, and the inn was packed with a noisy crowd. ..."

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