Travel

packed with something

containing a very large number or amount

If a place is packed with people or things, it contains a very large number of them.

B1 very common speech & writing

expression

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Did you get a seat on the train?

No, it was packed with commuters.

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The market was packed with tourists by lunchtime.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The beach was packed of families.

Say: The beach was packed with families.

Use “packed with,” not “packed of,” before the people or things filling a place.

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How it fits in a sentence.

be packed with people; be packed with something

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The market was packed with tourists by lunchtime.

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packed with something

containing a very large number or amount

“The market was packed with tourists by lunchtime.”

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