Idiom
a great deal
Meaning
Very much; to a great extent; a lot; lots.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I learned a great deal from this book.”
“She spent a great deal of time preparing for the interview to ensure she was ready for every question.”
“The scientist invested a great deal of effort into her research, hoping that her findings would eventually lead to a breakthrough in the field.”
Examples
simple
“I learned a great deal from this book.”
contextual
“She spent a great deal of time preparing for the interview to ensure she was ready for every question.”
complex
“The scientist invested a great deal of effort into her research, hoping that her findings would eventually lead to a breakthrough in the field.”
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