MUCH

much

(adjective) (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent; “not much rain”; “much affection”; “much grain is in storage”

much, practically

(adverb) (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely; “much the same thing happened every time”; “practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god”

much

(adverb) very; “he was much annoyed”

much

(adverb) to a great degree or extent; “she’s much better now”

much, a great deal, often

(adverb) frequently or in great quantities; “I don’t drink much”; “I don’t travel much”

much

(noun) a great amount or extent; “they did much for humanity”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Determiner

much

A large amount of. [from 13^thc.]

(in combinations such as 'as much', 'this much') Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something.

(now archaic or nonstandard) A great number of; many (people). [from 13^thc.]

(now, Caribbean, African-American) Many ( + plural countable noun). [from 13^thc.]

Usage notes

• Much is now generally used with uncountable nouns. The equivalent used with countable nouns is many. In positive contexts, much is widely avoided: I have a lot of money instead of I have much money. There are some exceptions to this, however: I have much hope for the future.

• Unlike many determiners, much is frequently modified by intensifying adverbs, as in “too much”, “very much”, “so much”, “not much”, and so on. (The same is true of many.)

Synonyms

• (informal) a great deal of, (informal) a lot of

Antonyms

• little

Adjective

much (not comparable)

(obsolete) Large, great. [12^th-16^thc.]

(obsolete) Long in duration.

Adverb

much (comparative more, )

To a great extent.

Often; frequently.

(in combinations such as 'as much', 'this much') Used to indicate or compare extent.

(obsolete) Almost.

Usage notes

• As a verb modifier in positive contexts, much must be modified by another adverb: I like fish very much, I like fish so much, etc. but not *I like fish much.

• As a comparative intensifier, many can be used instead of much if it modifies the comparative form of many, i.e. more with a countable noun: many more people but much more snow.

• May be used in humorous questions to draw attention to somebody's undesirable behaviour: "desperate much?", "cherry-picking much?", etc.

Synonyms

• (to a great extent): (informal) a great deal, (informal) a lot, greatly, highly, (informal) loads, plenty (slang, especially US), very much

Antonyms

• (to a great extent): less, little, few

Pronoun

much

A large amount or great extent.

Anagrams

• Chum, chum

Source: Wiktionary

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Much, a. [Compar. & superl. wanting, but supplied by More, and Most (, from another root.] Etym: [OE. moche, muche, miche, prob. the same as mochel, muchel, michel, mikel, fr. AS. micel, mycel; cf. Gr. mjök, adv., much. *103. See Mickle.]

1. Great in quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has fallen; much time. Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in. Deut. xxviii. 38.

2. Many in number. [Archaic] Edom came out against him with much people. Num. xx. 20.

3. High in rank or position. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Much, n.

1. A great quantity; a great deal; also, an indefinite quantity; as, you have as much as I. He that gathered much had nothing over. Ex. xvi. 18.

Note: Muchin this sense can be regarded as an adjective qualifying a word unexpressed, and may, therefore, be modified by as, so, too, very.

2. A thing uncommon, wonderful, or noticeable; something considerable. And [he] thought not much to clothe his enemies. Milton. To make much of, to treat as something of especial value or worth.

Much, adv. Etym: [Cf. Icel. mjök. See Much, a.]

Definition: To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly. "Much suffering heroes." Pope. Thou art much mightier than we. Gen. xxvi. 16. Excellent speech becometh not a fool, much less do lying lips a prince. Prov. xvii. 7. Henceforth I fly not death, nor would prolong Life much. Milton. All left the world much as they found it. Sir W. Temple.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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