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considerable

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Understanding meaning

Considerable means a lot.

People often use the word 'considerable' to avoid giving exact amounts for something, or when exact amounts are not available.

For example:

She spent a considerable amount of time studying for her English test.

Which answers below are closest in meaning to considerable? Choose the 3 correct answers.

a big amount

a small amount

an amount that is worth thinking about

quite a lot