Wiktionary
adv. (context idiomatic English) Very much; to a great extent; a lot; lots. alt. (context idiomatic English) Very much; to a great extent; a lot; lots. n. (context idiomatic English) A large amount; a lot.
WordNet
Usage examples of "a great deal".
Jamie had forced me to take almost all the moneynot a great deal, but there was a small weight of coin at the bottom of each of the pockets tied around my waist, and a couple of proclamation notes tucked inside my stays.
But they do say as how your faither was a minister, and that ye do ken a great deal about the Bible and all.
Manfred had spent a great deal of time there, I knew, taking commissions for guns, delivering the finished products, and doing small jobs of repair.
Malva had always attracted a great deal of attention from young men, and while both her brother and father had been vigilant in preventing any open courting, the only way of keeping young men away altogether would have been to lock her in a dungeon.
But a widow had a great deal more freedom than did a maid or a wife, and if ever I saw a woman capable of taking care of herself .
Howard was disposed to protest, to offer morehe was most urgently in earnest, he protested that he could not wait, was ravished by desire, a great deal too warm to abide delay .
He put up a great deal of money, pledged as surety for his good behavior, and they let him gobut it was a near thing.
Innes had promised us a great deal in that waybut in the end, he was obliged to renege upon his promise.
The cloak had not put out the fire entirely, though, and quenching the flames that sprang up here and there had entailed a great deal of excitement and rushing about, in the course of which Orrie McCallum was misplaced, toddled off, and fell into the groundhog kiln, where he was foundmany frantic minutes laterby Rollo.
Soyana corporation back in 2058, and they made a great deal of money from selling bonded servitors before the worsening social and religious situation on Earth virtually closed down the market.
Anne learned a great deal about Jackie and her background, but the stories her biological mother told changed continually.
According to her friends, Laci put a great deal of effort into her appearance.
The plan of campaign, he decided, had been a great deal too elaborate, and his part looked like a wash-out.
I had never been present at any of these pastoral tourneys and was hopeful that one would be held within reach of our ranch, for I had heard a great deal about them and was anxious to see one.
She thought him a clerk of some sort who spent a great deal of time abroad and enjoyed art.