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adjective
1.
great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
noun
2.
a great quantity, measure, or degree: Much of his research was unreliable.
3.
a great, important, or notable thing or matter: The house is not much to look at.
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Much
is always a great word to know.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
adverb
Idioms4.
to a great extent or degree; greatly; far: to talk too much; much heavier.
5.
nearly, approximately, or about: This is much like the others.
6.
make much of,
a.
to treat, represent, or consider as of great importance: to make much of trivial matters.
b.
to treat with great consideration; show fondness for; flatter.
7.
much as,
a.
almost the same as: We need exercise, much as we need nourishment.
b.
however much: Much as she wanted to stay at the party, she had to leave.
8.
not so much, Informal. (an expression of dismissive scorn, ambivalence, or skepticism): Attractive? Yes. Smart? Not so much. Is the world coming to an end? Yeah, not so much.
Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English muche, moche, apocopated variant of muchel, mochel, Old English mycel; replacing Middle English miche(l), Old English micel great, much (compare mickle), cognate with Old Norse mikill, Gothic mikils, Greek mégal-, suppletive stem of mégas great
1150–1200; Middle English muche, moche, apocopated variant of muchel, mochel, Old English mycel; replacing Middle English miche(l), Old English micel great, much (compare mickle), cognate with Old Norse mikill, Gothic mikils, Greek mégal-, suppletive stem of mégas great
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Example Sentences
- It is so much fun to have direct content with my fans.
- He knows the danger: in their zeal to avoid becoming dehydrated, runners may end up drinking so much that they dilute their blood.
- And clearly--as he knows far too well--it could wind up doing much, much worse.
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World English Dictionary
| much (mʌtʃ) | |
| —determiner | |
| 1. | a. (usually used with a negative) a great quantity or degree of: there isn't much honey left |
| b. (as pronoun): much has been learned from this | |
| 2. | informal a bit much rather excessive |
| 3. | as much exactly that: I suspected as much when I heard |
| 4. | make much of See make of |
| 5. | not much of not to any appreciable degree or extent: he's not much of an actor really |
| 6. | informal not up to much of a low standard: this beer is not up to much |
| 7. | (used with a negative) think much of to have a high opinion of: I don't think much of his behaviour |
| —adv | |
| 8. | considerably: they're much better now |
| 9. | practically; nearly (esp in the phrase much the same) |
| 10. | (usually used with a negative) often; a great deal: it doesn't happen much in this country |
| 11. | much as, as much as even though; although: much as I'd like to, I can't come |
| —adj | |
| 12. | (predicative; usually used with a negative) impressive or important: this car isn't much |
| [Old English mycel; related to Old English micel great, Old Saxon mikil, Gothic mikils; compare also Latin magnus, Greek megas] | |
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Word Origin & History
much
c.1200, worn down by loss of unaccented last syllable from M.E. muchel, from O.E. micel "great in amount or extent," from P.Gmc. *mekilaz, from PIE *meg- "great." For vowel evolution, see bury.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
much
In addition to the idioms beginning with much, also see as much; as much as; make much of; not miss a trick (much); not think much of; pretty much; so much; so much for; so much the better; (much) sought after; take it (just so much); take on (too much); too much of a good thing; without so much as.
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