"ample" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈæm.pəl/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-ample.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ample.wav [Southern-England], en-au-ample.ogg [Australia] Forms: ampler [comparative], amplest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æmpəl Etymology: From late Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“large”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ample}} Middle English ample, {{der|en|frm|ample}} Middle French ample, {{der|en|la|amplus||large}} Latin amplus (“large”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} ample (comparative ampler, superlative amplest)
  1. Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended. Translations (large; great in size): լայն (layn) (Armenian), ընդարձակ (əndarjak) (Armenian), обширен (obširen) (Bulgarian), просторен (prostoren) (Bulgarian), dostatečný (Czech), hojný (Czech), bohatý (Czech), široký (Czech), stor (Danish), vid (Danish), ampleksa (Esperanto), tilava (Finnish), iso (Finnish), suuri (Finnish), ample (French), amplo (Galician), groß (German), umfangreich (German), ampla (Ido), ampio (Italian), magnus (Latin), کافی (Persian), فراوان (Persian), فراخ (farâx) (Persian), duży (Polish), obszerny (Polish), amplo (Portuguese), amplu (Romanian), огро́мный (ogrómnyj) (Russian), обши́рный (obšírnyj) (Russian), просто́рный (prostórnyj) (Russian), amplio (Spanish), extenso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ample-en-adj-vOg6s44t Categories (other): English determiners Disambiguation of English determiners: 36 43 6 16 Disambiguation of 'large; great in size': 100 0
  2. Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive Translations (not contracted or brief; not concise): լայնածավալ (laynacaval) (Armenian), rozsáhlý (Czech), fyldig (Danish), laaja (Finnish), pitkä (Finnish), longo (Galician), fyldig (Norwegian), fyllig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-ample-en-adj-auF2rdnq Categories (other): English determiners Disambiguation of English determiners: 36 43 6 16 Disambiguation of 'not contracted or brief; not concise': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: amplifiable, amplification, amplifier, amplificatory, amplify, amplitude

Determiner

IPA: /ˈæm.pəl/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-ample.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ample.wav [Southern-England], en-au-ample.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -æmpəl Etymology: From late Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“large”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ample}} Middle English ample, {{der|en|frm|ample}} Middle French ample, {{der|en|la|amplus||large}} Latin amplus (“large”) Head templates: {{head|en|determiner|head=}} ample, {{en-det}} ample
  1. A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough.
    Sense id: en-ample-en-det-HFO2CKAs
  2. (as pronoun) A quantity (of something) that is fully sufficient; plenty. Tags: as pronoun
    Sense id: en-ample-en-det-YM~Lu9f2 Categories (other): English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English determiners: 36 43 6 16 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68

Inflected forms

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      },
      "expansion": "ample",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ample",
      "name": "en-det"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We have ample time to finish the task."
        },
        {
          "text": "It is a large house with ample space for all of us."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sufficient",
          "sufficient"
        ],
        [
          "abundant",
          "abundant"
        ],
        [
          "enough",
          "enough"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We don't need any more. We already have ample."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A quantity (of something) that is fully sufficient; plenty."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plenty",
          "plenty"
        ]
      ],
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        "(as pronoun) A quantity (of something) that is fully sufficient; plenty."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "as pronoun"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈæm.pəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æmpəl"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/En-us-ample.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ample.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-ample.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/18/En-au-ample.ogg/En-au-ample.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/En-au-ample.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ample"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English determiners",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Middle French",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/æmpəl",
    "Rhymes:English/æmpəl/2 syllables"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "ample"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English ample",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "ample"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French ample",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "amplus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "large"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin amplus (“large”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ampler",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amplest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "ample (comparative ampler, superlative amplest)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "amplifiable"
    },
    {
      "word": "amplification"
    },
    {
      "word": "amplifier"
    },
    {
      "word": "amplificatory"
    },
    {
      "word": "amplify"
    },
    {
      "word": "amplitude"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "We have an ample supply of water",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "She has a very ample bosom.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Large",
          "large"
        ],
        [
          "size",
          "size"
        ],
        [
          "extent",
          "extent"
        ],
        [
          "capacity",
          "capacity"
        ],
        [
          "bulk",
          "bulk"
        ],
        [
          "spacious",
          "spacious"
        ],
        [
          "roomy",
          "roomy"
        ],
        [
          "extend",
          "extend"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "an ample story",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "contracted",
          "contracted"
        ],
        [
          "brief",
          "brief"
        ],
        [
          "concise",
          "concise"
        ],
        [
          "extended",
          "extended"
        ],
        [
          "diffusive",
          "diffusive"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæm.pəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æmpəl"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-ample.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/85/En-us-ample.ogg/En-us-ample.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/En-us-ample.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ample.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7f/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ample.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ample.wav.mp3",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-ample.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/18/En-au-ample.ogg/En-au-ample.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/En-au-ample.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "full"
    },
    {
      "word": "spacious"
    },
    {
      "word": "extensive"
    },
    {
      "word": "wide"
    },
    {
      "word": "capacious"
    },
    {
      "word": "abundant"
    },
    {
      "word": "plentiful"
    },
    {
      "word": "plenteous"
    },
    {
      "word": "copious"
    },
    {
      "word": "bountiful"
    },
    {
      "word": "rich"
    },
    {
      "word": "liberal"
    },
    {
      "word": "munificent"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "layn",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "լայն"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "əndarjak",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "ընդարձակ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obširen",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "обширен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prostoren",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "просторен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "dostatečný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "hojný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "bohatý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "široký"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "stor"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "vid"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "ampleksa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "tilava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "iso"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "suuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "ample"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "amplo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "groß"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "umfangreich"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "ampla"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "ampio"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "magnus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "کافی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "فراوان"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "farâx",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "فراخ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "duży"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "obszerny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "amplo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "amplu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ogrómnyj",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "огро́мный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obšírnyj",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "обши́рный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prostórnyj",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "просто́рный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "amplio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "large; great in size",
      "word": "extenso"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "laynacaval",
      "sense": "not contracted or brief; not concise",
      "word": "լայնածավալ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "not contracted or brief; not concise",
      "word": "rozsáhlý"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "not contracted or brief; not concise",
      "word": "fyldig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not contracted or brief; not concise",
      "word": "laaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not contracted or brief; not concise",
      "word": "pitkä"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "not contracted or brief; not concise",
      "word": "longo"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "not contracted or brief; not concise",
      "word": "fyldig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not contracted or brief; not concise",
      "word": "fyllig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ample"
}

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