English Phrase of the Day
how manyDefinitions
| English > English | |
| how many | |
| 1. det. translation only | |
| How many times have I told you not to slam the door? | |
| How many keys we have lost! | |
| I told him how many days the principal said he skipped school. | |
| 2. pron. unspecified number | |
| We've lost quite a few; I don't know exactly how many. | |
| How many of you have full-time jobs? | |
| How many have we lost to disease? | |
| Analysis | |
| how | |
| 1. adv. To what degree. | |
| How often do you practice? | |
| 2. adv. In what manner. | |
| How do you solve this puzzle? How else can we get this finished? | |
| 3. adj. In what state. | |
| many | |
| 1. det. An indefinite large number of. | |
| many people enjoy playing chess; there are many different ways to cook a meal | |
| 2. pron. A collective mass of people. | |
| Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the many | |
| A great many do not understand this. | |
Example Sentences
How many of you are there?  How many fingers do you see? How many homes do you have? How many families did we live with? I don't know how many sets. |
Review previous phrases
| go out | everywhere else | no kidding | knocked up |
| culture shock | out of order | practical joke | look for |
| magnifying glass | rule out | bottom line | fill up |
| so long | abide by | itchy trigger finger | hold back |
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