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[ muhch ] SHOW IPA
/ mʌtʃ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective, more, most. great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
noun a great quantity, measure, or degree: Much of his research was unreliable.
a great, important, or notable thing or matter: The house is not much to look at.
adverb, more, most. to a great extent or degree; greatly; far: to talk too much; much heavier.
nearly, approximately, or about: This is much like the others.
Idioms for muchmake much of , to treat, represent, or consider as of great importance: to make much of trivial matters. to treat with great consideration; show fondness for; flatter. much as , almost the same as: We need exercise, much as we need nourishment. however much: Much as she wanted to stay at the party, she had to leave. not so much , Informal . not (def. 3).
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Origin of much First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English muche, moche, shortened variant of muchel, mochel, Old English mycel; replacing Middle English miche(l), Old English micel “great, much” (cf. mickle), cognate with Old Norse mikill, Gothic mikils, Greek mégal-, expanded stem of mégas “great”
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH much much , veryWords nearby much Mu'awiyah I, Muay Thai, Mubarak, muc-, mucedinous, much , Much Ado About Nothing, much as, much less, muchness, mucho
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“He turned pale, trembled to a great degree, was much agitated, and began to cry,” she told the court.
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It could convey so much , could be so tender and beseeching, so charged with deepest sadness, so musical always.
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I cautioned them of the Consequences of eateing too much &c.
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Certainly he never again found himself so well satisfied, or so much at home.
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But it won't be much use unless you can carry me upstairs and lock me in my room.
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British Dictionary definitions for much determiner (usually used with a negative) a great quantity or degree of there isn't much honey left (as pronoun ) much has been learned from this a bit much informal rather excessive
as much exactly that I suspected as much when I heard
make much of See make of (def. 4)
not much of not to any appreciable degree or extent he's not much of an actor really
not up to much informal of a low standard this beer is not up to much
think much of (used with a negative) to have a high opinion of I don't think much of his behaviour
SEE MORE SEE LESS adverb considerably they're much better now
practically; nearly (esp in the phrase much the same )
(usually used with a negative) often; a great deal it doesn't happen much in this country
much as or as much as even though; although much as I'd like to, I can't come
SEE MORE SEE LESS adjective (predicative; usually used with a negative) impressive or important this car isn't much
Word Origin for 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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Idioms and Phrases with much In addition to the idioms beginning with much
much ado about nothing much as much less much sought after 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 SEE MORE ORIGINS SEE FEWER ORIGINS
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Words related to much enough, regularly, considerably, often, indeed, exceptionally, highly, very, frequently, extremely, plenty, great, full, scads, heaps, loads, breadth, plethora, superabundance, fullness