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Definition of tons of - Reverso English Dictionary

Determiner

large quantity

express large amount or number of something

She has tons of books in her library!

lots

many

plenty

informal emphasis

emphasize abundance in informal speech

There are tons of reasons to visit the city.

heaps

loads

tons

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Expressions with tons of

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tons of time

large amount of time available

We have tons of time to finish the project.

tons and tons of

det.

show very large amount before a noun, emphasize quantity

She has tons and tons of books in her library!

tons of money

excessive or overwhelming amount of money

They spent tons of money on the wedding.

Expressions with tons

tons of time

large amount of time available

We have tons of time to finish the project.

tons and tons of

det.

show very large amount before a noun, emphasize quantity

She has tons and tons of books in her library!

tons of money

excessive or overwhelming amount of money

They spent tons of money on the wedding.

Terms with tons of included in their meaning

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tonnage

measurement

weight in tons, especially of cargo or freight

gigaton

explosive energy

amount of energy from one billion tons of TNT

kiloton

measurement

unit of explosive power equal to 1000 tons of TNT

kiloton

weight measure

unit of weight equivalent to 1000 metric tons

abbr.

abr: kiloton

unit measuring one thousand tons of force or weight

megaton

explosives

unit of explosive power equal to one million tons of TNT

teraton

huge weight

unit of mass equal to one trillion tons

tunnage

shipping capacity

measurement of a ship's carrying capacity in tons

Examples of tons of in a sentence

We found tons of shells on the beach during our walk.
He has tons of energy after the workout.
She received tons of compliments on her dress.

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French:plein de, ...
German:tonnenweise, jede Menge, ...
Italian:un sacco di, una valanga di, ...
Spanish:montones de, un montón, ...
Portuguese:montes de, ...
Chinese:大量的, 许多, ...
Japanese:大量の, いっぱいの, ...
Arabic:الكَثير مِن, كمية كبيرة من, ...
Hebrew:הָמוֹן, הַמוֹן, ...
Russian:куча, полно, ...
Ukrainian:безліч, ...
Hindi:बहुत सारे, काफी सारे, ...
Bengali:অনেক, টন টন, ...
Catalan:un munt de, una colla de, ...
Czech:spousta, mraky, ...
Danish:tonsvis af, ...
Dutch:bergen, massa's, ...
Greek:πάρα πολλά, άπειρα, ...
Hungarian:rengeteg, temérdek, ...
Khmer:ជាច្រើនសន្ធឹកសន្ធាប់, ច្រើនសន្ធឹកសន្ធាប់, ...
Korean:수많은, 엄청난, ...
Persian:کلی, خیلی زیاد, ...
Polish:mnóstwo, pełno, ...
Portuguese (BR):um monte de, ...
Romanian:o grămadă de, o mulțime de, ...
Swedish:massor av, massvis med, ...
Thai:มากมาย, ...
Turkish:tonlarca, kocaman, ...
Vietnamese:rất nhiều, cả đống, ...

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