plenty

Everyday

1. Plenty means a lot, or more than enough. tree →
2. «Plenty of» is used before nouns to mean a lot of. tree →
3. Plenty can mean a time of having a lot of food and goods. tree →

In the lessons

In health lessons pupils drink plenty of water and get plenty of sleep. In maths «plenty» means there is enough or more than enough. In stories a land of plenty has lots of food. Phrases: plenty of, plenty more, plenty of time, plenty to eat, in plenty.

Examples

• Drink plenty of water on hot days. tree →
• We have plenty of time before the bus. tree →
• There is plenty of food for everyone. tree →
• Don't worry, there's plenty more. tree →
• Get plenty of sleep before the test. tree →
• «Do you need more paper?» «No, I've got plenty.» tree →
• Plenty of children came to the fair. tree →
• "You've plenty now, peasant; arn't you content? tree →

Note

«Plenty of» works with countable (plenty of apples) and uncountable nouns (plenty of milk). Don't say «a plenty of». Adjective: plentiful. In maths, «plenty» does not give an exact number — only that there is enough.

In Jewish tradition

Tradition reads Pharaoh's dream as showing that years of plenty can be followed by famine, so wise leaders store food. The Psalms praise God as the One who gives plenty to the needy, to Zion and to Israel in the wilderness. In the primary lessons: In health lessons pupils drink plenty of water and get plenty of sleep. In maths «plenty» means there is enough or more than enough. In stories a land of plenty has lots of food. Phrases: plenty of, plenty more, plenty of time, plenty to eat, in plenty.

Examples

• And in the seven years of plenty the earth brought forth in heaps. (Torah GEN.41.47, JPS 1917) tree →
• Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt. (Torah GEN.41.29, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the seven years of plenty, that was in the land of Egypt, came to an end. (Torah GEN.41.53, JPS 1917) tree →
• I will abundantly bless her provision; I will give her needy bread in plenty. (Writings PSA.132.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• He maketh thy borders peace; He giveth thee in plenty the fat of wheat. (Writings PSA.147.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• They asked, and He brought quails, and gave them in plenty the bread of heaven. (Writings PSA.105.40, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

«Plenty of» works with countable (plenty of apples) and uncountable nouns (plenty of milk). Don't say «a plenty of». Adjective: plentiful. In maths, «plenty» does not give an exact number — only that there is enough.