"hundreds" meaning in English

See hundreds in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-us-hundreds.ogg [US] Forms: hundred [singular], hundreds [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|hundred}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The plural form of hundred; more than one (kind of) hundred.
    Sense id: simple-hundreds-en-noun-WUQF5oSj Categories (other): Plurals
  2. "Hundreds" is used to refer to lots of something.
    Sense id: simple-hundreds-en-noun-g1kAMOTx Categories (other): Colloquial
     
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