LEAVE MUCH (OR A LOT) TO BE DESIRED

Meaning of LEAVE MUCH (OR A LOT) TO BE DESIRED in English

leave much ( or a lot) to be desired

be very unsatisfactory.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MUCH — I. |məch adjective ( more (|)mō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ȯə, -ȯ(ə) ; most (|)mōst) Etymology: Middle English muche, miche, from muchel, michel …
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LEAVE — I. ˈlēv verb ( left ˈleft ; left ; leaving ; leaves ) Etymology: Middle English leven, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DESIRED — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of desiren 1. : that is longed or hoped for 2. : predetermined …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DESIRED — (imp. & p. p.) of Desire
Английский словарь Webster
DESIRED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Desire
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MUCH — /much/ , adj., more, most , n., adv., more, most . adj. 1. great in quantity, measure, or degree: too …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOT — — lotter , n. /lot/ , n. , v. , lotted, lotting , adv. n. 1. one of a set …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAVE — leave 1 — leaver , n. /leev/ , v. , left, leaving . v.t. 1. to go out of or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DESIRED — /di zuyeurd"/ , adj. 1. yearned or wished for; coveted. 2. deemed correct or proper; selected; required: The chef added …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DESIRED — adj. longed for
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MUCH — I. ˈməch adjective ( more ˈmȯr ; most ˈmōst) Etymology: Middle English muche large, much, from michel, muchel, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOT — I. ˈlät noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hlot; akin to Old High German hlōz Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEAVE — I. ˈlēv verb ( left ˈleft ; leav·ing ) Etymology: Middle English leven, from Old English lǣfan; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MUCH — (·comp & ·superl wanting, but supplied by) many in number. 2. much ·adj to a great degree or extent; greatly; …
Webster English vocab
LOT — noun a prize in a lottery. 2. lot ·noun the part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, …
Webster English vocab
LEAVE — vi to depart; to set out. 2. leave ·v to cease from; to desist from; to abstain from. 3. leave …
Webster English vocab
DESIRED — impf & ·p.p. of desire.
Webster English vocab
MUCH — [much] adj more ; most [ME muche large, much, fr. michel, muchel, fr. OE micel, mycel; akin to OHG mihhil …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOT — [lot] n [ME, fr. OE hlot; akin to OHG hloz] (bef. 12c) 1: an object used as a counter in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEAVE — [leave] vb left ; leav.ing [ME leven, fr. OE laefan; akin to OHG verleiben to leave, OE belifan to be …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MUCH — / mʌtʃ; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner , pronoun used with uncountable nouns, especially in negative …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOT — / lɒt; NAmE lɑːt/ pronoun , determiner , adverb , noun ■ pronoun a lot (also informal lots ) lot …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAVE — / liːv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( left , left / left; NAmE /) PLACE / PERSON …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MUCH — I. much 1 S1 W1 /mʌtʃ/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . by a great amount much better/greater/easier etc Henry’s room …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LOT — I. lot 1 S1 W1 /lɒt $ lɑːt/ BrE AmE pronoun , adverb 1 . a lot ( also lots …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEAVE — I. leave 1 S1 W1 /liːv/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle left /left/) [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DESIRED — See main entry: ↑ desire
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MUCH — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 existing or occurring in a great quantity (much trouble; not much rain; too much …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOT — n. & v. --n. 1 colloq. (prec. by a or in pl.) a a large number or amount (a lot …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEAVE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. left) 1 a tr. go away from; cease to remain in or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MUCH — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 existing or occurring in a great quantity (much trouble; not much rain; too much …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LOT — n. & v. n. 1 colloq. (prec. by a or in pl.) a a large number or amount (a lot …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEAVE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. left) 1 a tr. go away from; cease to remain in or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
MUCH — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. existing or occurring in a great quantity (much trouble; not much rain; too much …
Oxford English vocab
LOT — n. & v. --n. 1. colloq. (prec. by a or in pl.) a a large number or amount (a lot …
Oxford English vocab
LEAVE — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. left) 1. a tr. go away from; cease to remain in …
Oxford English vocab
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MUCH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use much to indicate the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOT — ( lots) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A lot of something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAVE — ( leaves, leaving, left) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DESIRED — see desire
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MUCH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to indicate the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DESIRED — see desire
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MUCH — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES After much deliberation ▪ After much deliberation , first prize was awarded to Derek Murray. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LOT — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a lot more ▪ She cares a lot more for her dogs than she …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEAVE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DESIRED — [adjective]Move the pointer in the desired direction and press the button.Tom's angry words achieved the desired effect.(formal) Desire can also …
Cambridge English vocab
LOT — Synonyms and related words : A to Z, A to izzard, Friday, Friday the thirteenth, a mass of, a world …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEAVE — Synonyms and related words : AWOL, French leave, Godspeed, OK, abandon, abdicate, abrupt, abscondence, absence, absence without leave, absentation, absenteeism, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MUCH — See: AS MUCH AS, FOR AS MUCH AS, MAKE MUCH OF, SO MUCH, SO MUCH FOR, THINK A GREAT DEAL …
Slang English vocab
DESIRED — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: TRUE 7, appropriate, fitting, proper
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DESIRED — adjective Synonyms: true 7, appropriate, fitting, proper
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DESIRED — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
DESIRED — adj. Desired is used with these nouns: ↑ attribute , ↑ consistency , ↑ destination , ↑ direction , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MUCH — See ↑ LOT 1,10,14 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be much of a muchness • ↑ be too much for sb • …
Longman Activator English vocab
LOT — INDEX: large amount or number 1. a large amount of something 2. a large number of things or people 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab

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