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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6351 COCA: 6289

ample

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
ample /ˈæmpəl/ adjective
ampler /ˈæmplɚ/ ; amplest /ˈæmpləst/
ample
/ˈæmpəl/
adjective
ampler /ˈæmplɚ/ ; amplest /ˈæmpləst/
Learner's definition of AMPLE
[also more ample; most ample]
: having or providing enough or more than enough of what is needed足够的;充裕的;丰富的
Synonyms see: plentiful
: quite large巨大的
used to describe a person's (especially a woman's) body as being large in usually an attractive way(尤指女性)丰满的

— amply

/ˈæmpli/ adverb
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6351 COCA: 6289

ample

adjective

am·​ple ˈam-pəl How to pronounce ample (audio)
1
: generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
There was room for an ample garden.
2
: generously sufficient to satisfy a requirement or need
They had ample money for the trip.
3
: buxom, portly
an ample figure
ampleness noun
amply adverb
Choose the Right Synonym for ample

spacious, commodious, capacious, ample mean larger in extent or capacity than the average.

spacious implies great length and breadth.

a spacious front lawn

commodious stresses roominess and comfortableness.

a commodious and airy penthouse apartment

capacious stresses the ability to hold, contain, or retain more than the average.

a capacious suitcase

ample implies having a greater size, expanse, or amount than that deemed adequate.

ample closet space

plentiful, ample, abundant, copious mean more than sufficient without being excessive.

plentiful implies a great or rich supply.

peaches are plentiful this summer

ample implies a generous sufficiency to satisfy a particular requirement.

ample food to last the winter

abundant suggests an even greater or richer supply than does plentiful.

streams abundant with fish

copious stresses largeness of supply rather than fullness or richness.

copious examples of bureaucratic waste

Example Sentences

They had ample money for the trip. The police found ample evidence of wrongdoing. There is ample parking at the stadium. You will have ample opportunity to finish the test. The light in the room is more than ample. There was room for an ample garden. an ample serving of pie See More
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, "abundant," borrowed from Anglo-French, "wide, extensive, great," going back to Latin amplus "more than adequate in size or extent, great, having wide scope (of the mind or other abstract entities)," of uncertain origin

Note: M. de Vaan (Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages, Brill, 2008) sees amplus going back to *am-lo-, a derivative of a verb base *am- going back to Indo-European *h2emh3- "take hold of" (see amateur). Semantically this hypothesis works well, though it requires that the more likely form *am-a-lo- would have undergone early syncope. The word ampla, supposedly meaning "handle," would be corroboration; however, attestations for ampla are post-classical, excepting an apparent metaphorical employment in the sense "opportunity" by Cicero.

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of ample was in the 15th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6351 COCA: 6289

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