much

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/mʌt͡ʃ/

adv 5det 4adj 2pron 1name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

complex, expected, mean, own, still, superfluous, sweet

She still has much to learn about managing her own business finances.

VERB + MUCH

am, cares, don't, find, given, know, learned, like

I don't know much about fixing cars, so I took mine to a mechanic.

MUCH + NOUN

chance, discussion, don, enthusiasm, interactions, less, literature, noise

There wasn't much enthusiasm for the new project at the meeting yesterday.

PREP.

about, after, between, in, onto, than, with

There isn't much between the two candidates in terms of their policy positions.

ADV.

always, really

She always talks much too loudly when she gets excited about something.

Definitions

det

A large amount of.

Do you think I have much chance of catching the train on time?

After much discussion, we decided to set about the task with much enthusiasm.

Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something.

Add this much water and no more.

Take as much time as you like.

A great number of; many (people).

ye shall not nede to seke hym soo ferre sayd the Kynge / for as I here saye sir Launcelot will abyde me and yow in the Ioyous gard / and moche peple draweth vnto hym as I here saye

When Jesus was come downe from the mountayne, moch people folowed him.

many ( + plural countable noun).

They got so much things to say right now, they got so much things to say.

adj

Large, great.

Thenne launcelot vnbarred the dore / and with his lyfte hand he held it open a lytel / so that but one man myghte come in attones / and soo there came strydyng a good knyghte a moche man and large / and his name was Colgreuaunce / of Gore / and he with a swerd strake at syr launcelot myȝtely and he put asyde the stroke

Long in duration.

adv

To a great extent.

I don't like melon much, and I don’t much care for milk chocolate either: I find them both much too sweet.

However much I eat, I never get fat.

To a great extent.

He is much fatter than I remember him.

Honestly, I can't stand much more of this.

Often; frequently.

Does he get drunk much?

Used to indicate or compare extent.

I don't like Wagner as much as I like Mozart.

Combining with an adjective or (occasionally) a noun, used in a rhetorical question to mock someone for having the specified quality.

Jamie's always preaching about how we need to save a planet when she drives literally everywhere she goes. Like, hypocritical much?

The moment you've been waiting for—the lowdown on the Overstock hottie. I talked to her by phone last week. (Jealous much, gentlemen? Ad Report Card talks to all the fine ladies.)

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical

practically

adverb — to a very great degree or extent

lots

adverb — frequently or in great quantities

often

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

thank you very much

Said to express greater gratitude than would be conveyed by thank you.

Thank you very much indeed.

much of a muchness

Of two or more things, having little difference of any significance between them.

As to any existing dearth of materials for comedy, I hold it to be merely imaginary; for I believe that on a fair comparison, the manners and morals of the present age and those of

how much is it

how much does it cost?

not much of anything

Very little; not a lot.

1971, Carol King, “So far away”, Tapestry, Ode Records One more song about movin’ along the highway / Can’t say much of anything that's new.

so much for

An expression of dismissiveness, disappointment, disregard, or resignation; something said upon rejecting, giving up on, quitting, or disposing of something.

For years, Volkswagen cars were designed to cheat on emissions tests. So much for "German engineering".

Example Bank

Do you think I have much chance of catching the train on time?

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After much discussion, we decided to set about the task with much enthusiasm.

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Much of literature is concerned with stylistics.

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I don't like melon much, and I don’t much care for milk chocolate either: I find them both much too sweet.

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However much I eat, I never get fat.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, much is marked as archaic, obsolete, slang, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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