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many 
1  det You use many to indicate that you are talking about a large number of people or things., (Antonym: few)  I don't think many people would argue with that...  
2  adv You use many in expressions such as `not many', `not very many', and `too many' when replying to questions about numbers of things or people. 
`How many of the songs that dealt with this theme became hit songs?'<emdash>`Not very many.'...  
3  predet You use many followed by `a' and a noun to emphasize that there are a lot of people or things involved in something., (emphasis)  Many a mother tries to act out her unrealized dreams through her daughter...  
4  det You use many after `how' to ask questions about numbers or quantities. You use many after `how' in reported clauses to talk about numbers or quantities. 
How many years have you been here?...  
5  det You use many with `as' when you are comparing numbers of things or people. 
I've always entered as many photo competitions as I can...  
6  pron You use many to mean `many people'. 
Iris Murdoch was regarded by many as a supremely good and serious writer.  
7  n-sing The many means a large group of people, especially the ordinary people in society, considered as separate from a particular small group. 
The printing press gave power to a few to change the world for the many...  
8 You use as many as before a number to suggest that it is surprisingly large. 
♦ as many as  phrase 
 (emphasis)  As many as four and a half million people watched today's parade.  
9 You use a good many or a great many to emphasize that you are referring to a large number of things or people. 
♦ a good many/a great many  phrase 
 (emphasis)  We've both had a good many beers...  
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