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ample

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈæmpəɫ// UK //ˈæmpəl// am·ple

adj. enough or more than enough of something. You use this to describe having plenty of space, time, or money for what you need to do.

adj. more than sufficient in quantity, size, or scope. Often describes physical space or abstract resources like time and evidence.


SIMPLE

There is ample parking space behind the building.

CONTEXTUAL

The kitchen provides ample room for a large family to cook and eat together comfortably.

COMPLEX

The prosecution presented ample evidence to secure a conviction, including forensic data and multiple eyewitness accounts that placed the defendant at the scene.

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Origin

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”).

Usage

Typically precedes the noun it modifies; frequently collocates with 'time', 'space', 'opportunity', and 'evidence'.

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