ample

B2 Topic:Grammar & Function Words

US /ˈæmpəl/ UK /ˈæm.pəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #15561

Meanings

1

adj
More than enough; plenty.

We have ample time to finish the task before lunch.
2

adj
Large in size or space.

The old house had ample room for a growing family.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · more than enough; plenty. plentiful copious

2 adj · large in size or space. spacious substantialsizeable

More abundant bountiful capacious extensive full liberal munificent plenteous rich

Word family

Forms amplenessampleramplest

Derived forms amplenesssemiample

Related forms amplifiableamplification amplificatory amplifier amplify amplitude

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Phrases (1)

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ample food
more food than is needed for the people present

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Ample entered English in the late Middle English period through French, from Latin amplus, meaning “large, capacious, or abundant.”

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin amplus Old French ample Middle French amplebor. Middle English ample English ample From late Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“large”).

ample Middle English amplus Latin

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# ample

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈæmpəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈæm.pəl/
**Frequency rank:** 15561

## Meanings
1. More than enough; plenty.
2. Large in size or space.

## Examples
- We have ample time to finish the task before lunch.
- The old house had ample room for a growing family.

## Synonyms
- abundant
- bountiful
- capacious
- copious
- extensive
- full
- liberal
- munificent
- plenteous
- plentiful
- rich
- spacious

## Derived Forms
- ampleness
- semiample

## Related Forms
- amplifiable
- amplification
- amplificatory
- amplifier
- amplify
- amplitude

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ample
- Root: amplus

## Etymology
Etymology tree Latin amplus Old French ample Middle French amplebor. Middle English ample English ample From late Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“large”).

## AI Etymology
Ample comes from late Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“large”).

## Topics
- Grammar & Function Words

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