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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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I missed a rehearsal on Sunday, which was disappointing.
Alt: noun

1 [treated as singular or plural] informal a particular group or set of people or things:
it’s just one lot of rich people stealing from another
he will need a second lot of tills to handle the second currency


[with adjective] chiefly British a group of a specified kind (used in a derogatory or dismissive way):
an inefficient lot, our Council

2 an item or set of items for sale at an auction:
nineteen lots failed to sell

3 [mass noun] the making of a decision by random selection, especially by a method involving the choice of one from a number of pieces of folded paper, one of which has a concealed mark:officers were elected rather than selected by lot

[in singular] the choice resulting from deciding something by lot:
eventually the lot fell on the King’s daughter

4 [in singular] a person’s luck, situation, or destiny in life:
schemes to improve the lot of the disadvantaged

5. chiefly North American a plot of land assigned for sale or for a particular use:
a vacant lot
• short for PARKING LOT.
• an area of land near a film studio where outside filming may be done.
• the area at a car dealership where cars for sale are kept.
(, Wed 10 Jul 2013, 8:57, 1 reply, 12 years ago)
I started a new thread

(, Wed 10 Jul 2013, 9:01, Reply)
That means a lot to me.

(, Wed 10 Jul 2013, 9:02, Reply)
Your mum means a lot to me

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