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A GOOD DEAL
I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
To a very great degree or extent
Example:
this would help a great deal
Synonyms:
a good deal; a great deal; a lot; lots; much; very much
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Context examples:
However, this does make a difference; and, perhaps, when we come to talk it over—but these sort of things require a good deal of consideration.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
“Foul play!” cried the lawyer, a good deal frightened and rather inclined to be irritated in consequence.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Only, as we had no power to anchor and dared not beach her till the tide had flowed a good deal farther, time hung on our hands.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
A good deal of clothing with the stamp of Marx and Co., High Holborn, had been left behind.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“I have a good deal at stake, nephew,” said he.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I am not sorry to see you alone, he replied, for I have a good deal to say to you.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
When I attended the king after my recovery, to return him thanks for his favours, he was pleased to rally me a good deal upon this adventure.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
My plan may not be the best possible: I had not many minutes to form it in; but you must do a good deal.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
The Sun will be in your financial sector (second house) helping you form a successful contractual deal or getting a good deal on a purchase.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Now he had a good deal of gold in the house: so he said to Catherine, What pretty yellow buttons these are!
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
