A Great Deal

Definition: A Great Deal

A Great Deal

Adverb

1. To a very great degree or extent; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal".

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

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: A Great Deal

Crosswords: A Great Deal

Well, I say it with a great deal of charm. (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin.)

I think you'll find that things have changed a great deal since your time. (Alien: Resurrection; writing credit: Dan O'Bannon; Ronald Shusett)

There's a great deal of difference between that and pure science, you know. (Doctor Who; writing credit: Basil Caplan; Martin Defalco)

A man learns a great deal sitting on top of an armed nuclear bomb for twenty-four hours. (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea; writing credit: Charles Bennett)

Major, I'm afraid we are both in a great deal of trouble. (The Birdmen; writing credit: David Kidd)

My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it. (references; author: Mark Twain)

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An experienced performer : Ring-master Platt--Now Chauncey, have you ever had any experience with an elephant before, sir? Clown-- No, sir, but I had a great deal of experience with a mule once. Credit: Library of Congress.

Sign in front of citrus grove, San Juan, Texas. There is a great deal of absentee ownership in the Rio Grande Valley. Credit: Library of Congress.

Barn and machine shed of G.H. West, owner-operator of three hundred twenty acres near Estherville, Iowa. He does a great deal of thoroughbred cattle breeding. Credit: Library of Congress.

Two of the eleven children of Edward Gont, one of the newer FSA (Farm Security Administration) clients, who still has a great deal of improving to do. Dameron, Maryland. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

I have lived a great deal among grown-ups.

While they are with us, we shall explore a great deal, I dare say.

Hallo! A great deal of steam!

And have a great deal to pay.

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Health

Autism varies a great deal in severity. (references)

It often requires a great deal of adjustment in outlook and lifestyle. (references)

In recent years, researchers have learned a great deal about kidney disease. (references)

Business

At one time, video conferencing was an expensive method of communication that required a great deal of hardware and software. (references)

At the moment that this report was being prepared, there was a great deal of uncertainty about the future direction of the market. (references)

In addition, a great deal of locally produced equipment consists of metal structures fitted with imported electronic and mechanical systems. (references)

Civil Liberties

South Africa

This bill was the subject of a great deal of domestic and foreign media scrutiny and criticism. (references)

Eritrea

Nonetheless, criticism tended to be limited and fairly mild, and the media practiced a great deal of self-censorship. (references)

China

Although knowledgeable Internet users can find a great deal of sensitive material, government net censorship intimidates many Web content providers into censoring themselves. (references)

Economic History

New Zealand

U.S.-based companies have found a great deal of success in franchising in New Zealand. (references)

Guatemala

For the most part, these investors do not know a great deal about the specific industry. (references)

Sri Lanka

Privatization: The state retains control over a great deal of infrastructure (ports, roads, rail and electricity). (references)

Human Rights

Hungary

The lack of a bail system gives a great deal of flexibility to judges. (references)

India

Militants killed and injured numerous security personnel and destroyed a great deal of security force property; many civilians also were killed. (references)

Qatar

Traditional attitudes of respect for the sanctity of the home and the privacy of women provide a great deal of protection against arbitrary intrusion for citizens and residents; there is no distinction between citizens and noncitizens. (references)

Minorities

Cote d'Ivoire

The country's Islamic communities are subject to a great deal of societal discrimination. (references)

Political Economy

Jordan

Political parties were legalized in 1992 and approximately 20 are licensed, but they do not exert a great deal of influence on Jordanian political life. (references)

Burma

In several cases, these agreements have ceded a great deal of autonomy over territory and security to the local ethnic organizations, and the government does not have the means to police them. (references)

Trade

Ukraine

Common business practice in Ukraine is to utilize a "closed" bonded warehouse; opening a bonded warehouse is a very complicated affair involving the State Customs Committee, a great deal of paperwork, and possibly organized crime. (references)

Travel

France

One could pay less or a great deal more than this $234 amount. (references)

Egypt

A good Egyptian agent will help you a great deal in directing you to success. (references)

Women

Panama

The Ministry of Youth, Women, Children, and Family Affairs is largely a consolidation of departments previously operating in other government ministries, and its activities have not attracted a great deal of public attention. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "a great deal": a great deal of ♦ give a great deal of trouble ♦ have a great deal to do ♦ have suffered a great deal ♦ make a great deal of ♦ owe smb. a great deal ♦ talk a great deal. Additional references.

Albanian

telendis (bring discredit upon smb., give a great deal of trouble, indispose). (various references)

Czech

natrápit se (have suffered a great deal), moc mluvit (talk a great deal), být komu velmi zavázán (owe smb. a great deal). (various references)

Finnish

aika tavalla (a lot), koko joukon (a good deal, quite a lot), hyvin paljon (very much). (various references)

French

très bonne opération, grande chose, beaucoup (a great many, a lot, a lot of). (various references)

German

viel (a great deal of, a lot, a lot of, deal, extensively, lots of, many, much, plenty of, some). (various references)

Greek 

μεγάλη ποσότητα (scad), πολύ (confoundedly, considerableably, deucedly, greatly, loads of, much, too, very). (various references)

Hebrew 

�"מון (a great many, a world of, crowd, herd, hoi polloi, legion, loads of, many, mass, mob, multitude, oodle, plenty, swarm, throng), �"רב�" (a great many, a lot of, lots of, many, much, plenty). (various references)

Hungarian

sok (a good deal, a great many, a lot of, a number of, excess, lot, lots of, many, much, much/many, muckle, multi, numerous, oodles, power, respectable, scores, several, to thumb), rengeteg (a great many, a lot of, bags of, heaps of, lashings, loads of, lots of, no end of, oodles, scores, slathers, stacks of, vast, whacking-great). (various references)

Indonesian

berpanjang madah (talk a great deal). (various references)

Italian

sacco (a lot, bag, budget, punching bag, sac, sack, sackful, sackfuls). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

大山鳴動してねずみ一匹 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

たいざ�"めいどうしてねずみいっぴき (much ado about nothing, The mountains have have brought forth a mouse). (various references)

Manx

lansh (a large quantity, a lot, large number). (various references)

Pig Latin

aay eatgray ealday.(various references)

Portuguese

muitíssimo (a great many, enormously, extremely, most, very much). (various references)

Romanian

o mare cantitate de (a great deal of, a mort of), foarte mult (a good deal of, a great deal of, dearly, excessively, far and away, fat job, greatly, largely). (various references)

Russian 

многое (much), множество (a great many, a lot of, a world of, abundance, array, bags of, cloud, crowd, dozens, ensemble, great number, heap, legion, manifold, mass, mountain, multiples, multiplicity, multitude, ocean, oodles, orgy, pack, pile, plurality, set, stacks of, the many, the million, thousand, throng), большое количество (a great many, lump, quantity). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

prepatiti mnogo (have suffered a great deal), mnogo (deal: a good deal, deal: a great deal, deal: a great deal of, great, lot, lot: a lot of, lots of, many, much, multi, plenty, plenty of, quite a few, vastly, very). (various references)

Spanish

una gran cantidad (a good deal), mucho (a fat lot, a good deal, a lot, a lot of, all the, badly, bags of, far, far and away, greatly, hard, heaps of, heavily, lot, lots of, much, not a few, oft, often, plenty of, sharply, significant, sorely, thick, very), muchísimo (awfully, heaps, heaps of, lot, oodles, very badly, very much, very much indeed). (various references)

Swedish

en hel mängd. (various references)

Turkish

oldukça çok (plenty of), bir hayli (a fair sum, many, numerous), çok daha (far better, much more). (various references)

multo, multoque. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: galeated, laagered.

-3 letters: aerated, alerted, altered, dealate, galatea, galeate, gelated, gradate, lagered, laterad, legated, regaled, related, treadle.

-4 letters: aerate, aglare, agreed, alated, alegar, argala, argled, dartle, dealer, delate, derate, dragee, eaglet, elated, elater, ergate, galeae, galere, geared, gelada, gelate, gelder, glared, grated, laager, leader, ledger, legate, redate, redleg, regale, reglet, relate, teared, telega.