muchdeterminer
uk/mʌtʃ/us/mʌtʃ/more, mostA1 a large amount or to a large degree:
I don't earn much money.
You haven't said much, Joan - what do you think?
I like her very much.
I don't think there's much to be gained by catching an earlier flight.
The children never eat (very) much, but they seem healthy.
"Is there any wine left?" "Not much."
There's not/nothing much to do around here.
How much (= what amount of) sugar do you take in your coffee?
How much do these shoes cost?
I spend too much on clothes.
I don't have as much time as (= I have less time than) I would like for visiting my friends.
Because of the rain, we weren't able to spend much of the day on the beach.
Have you seen much of Polly (= often seen her) recently?
I'd very much like to visit them sometime.
One day I hope I'll be able to do as much (= the same amount) for you as you've done for me.
Things around here are much as always/as usual (= have not changed a lot).
The two schools are much the same (= very similar).
Much to our surprise, (= we were very surprised that) they accepted our offer.
I'm not much good at knitting (= do not do it very well).
This is a much (= often) discussed issue.
Blake has become a much (= greatly) changed person since his car accident.
I've been feeling much healthier (= a lot more healthy) since I became a vegetarian.
The repairs to our car cost much more than we were expecting.
I'm very much aware of the problem.
She's much the best person for the job (= she is certainly better than everyone else).
I would much rather have my baby at home than in hospital.
She is as much a friend to me as a mother (= although she is my mother, she is also a friend).
much too much
a far larger amount of something than you want or need:
You've drunk much too much to drive.
too much
A2 more than someone can deal with:
I can't take care of six children at my age - it's too much.
a bit much
too extreme or not reasonable:
I think it's a bit much for you to expect me to do all the cleaning.
She wore an expensive suit and diamonds, which was a bit much for such a casual restaurant.
UK informal humorous used at the end of a sentence to emphasize what you have just said:
When he saw all the food on my plate, he said "Hungry much?"
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- If I drink too much coffee, I can't sleep.
- How much liquid do you think this bottle contains?
- She runs much faster than he does.
- She looks much younger with her new hairstyle, don't you think?
- It was much further to the town centre than I remembered.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Large in number or quantity
- a (whole) heap of sth idiom
- a hundred/thousand/million and one idiom
- a whole lot idiom
- amount
- and then some idiom
- bag
- full-on
- half
- heap
- huge
- in buckets idiom
- in spades idiom
- million
- some
- thick on the ground idiom
- thing
- tremendous
- untold
- upward(s) of
- whole
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Too much and unnecessary
Justice and fairness
Denying & contradicting
Idiom(s)
as much
as much again
as much as
as much as you can do
much as
much less
not go much on sth
not/nothing much
not so much
not so much sth as sth
so much
so much for sth
muchpronoun, adverb
uk/mʌtʃ/us/mʌtʃ/C1 (something) of good quality:
He's not much to look at, but he has a wonderful personality.
I've never been much of a dancer (= good at dancing, or interested in doing it).
There's not/nothing much on TV tonight.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Informal words for good
- A-OK
- ace
- amazeballs
- apple pie
- awesomesauce
- badass
- champion
- jim-dandy
- juicy
- killer
- knock
- knock spots off sth idiom
- magic
- rule
- sight
- smashing
- some
- splendiferous
- steal the show/scene idiom
- stupendous
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