many

adverb, determiner, predeterminer, pronoun

US /ˈmeni/

Word Forms

comparative	more
superlative	most

Many can be used in the following ways:

as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): It happened many years ago.How many children do you have?

as a pronoun: “Did he write any other books?” “Not many.” (followed by “of”): Many of you will be going on to college.

as a predeterminer (followed by the indefinite article “a” and a singular noun): We’ve played many a round of golf together.

as an adjective (after a word such as “the,” “his,” or “these,” and followed by a noun): He said goodbye to his many friends.

as a noun in the phrase the many: The few who behave badly spoil the enjoyment of the many.

1
a large number of people, things, places, etc.
Did you get many responses to your advertisement?
I haven’t told many people that I am pregnant.
I’ve been to their house many times.
In many cases workers were being employed without a written contract.
Dervla Murphy’s latest book describes her many adventures in Nepal.
The news will bring joy to many.
many of:
Many of the world’s leading doctors have been trained here at the medical center.
too many:
There are too many rules and regulations.
not very many (=only a few):
Not very many companies can afford the high cost of introducing new technology.
many a (=more than a few):
No doubt she had many a tale to tell of the old days.
so many:
The scientists have been proven wrong so many times that people no longer believe them.
a good many (=a fairly large number):
We’ve lived here for a good many years.
many many (=a very large number):
It all happened many many years ago.
a great many (=a very large number):
He was asked a great many questions and answered them all.
many hundreds/thousands/millions:
Many thousands of animals died in the floods.
Synonyms and related words
Large quantities or amounts
hoard
wall
windfall
1. 1a
  
  the many
  the majority of people
  I don’t see why the many should suffer because of the few idiots who cause trouble.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for person or people
  person
  people
  human
  Synonyms and related words
  Majority and most
  majority
  most
  maximum

phrases

as many...(as)

as many as

how many

in as many days/weeks/games etc.

many’s the time/day etc. (that)

many ​‌‌‌

the many

many ​‌‌‌

the many

many

many