A lot has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:
Adverb
· Pron
Adverb
1
to a very great degree or extent
"I feel a lot better"
"we enjoyed ourselves very much"
"she was very much interested"
"this would help a great deal"
2
Very much; a great deal; to a large extent.
Pron
Example Sentences
"I feel a lot better"
adverb
"we enjoyed ourselves very much"
adverb
"she was very much interested"
adverb
"this would help a great deal"
adverb