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BNC: 164 COCA: 146

much
1 much /ˈmʌtʃ/ adjective
1 much
/ˈmʌtʃ/
adjective
Learner's definition of MUCH
: large in amount or extent : not little大量的；很大程度的
— often used in questions and in negative statements常用于疑问句和否定句

a bit much

— see 1bit

never so much as

— see never

so much

— used for emphasis用于强调

too much

1 
: too difficult to accept or deal with难以接受；难以应付
2 
informal : very unusual in either an enjoyable or annoying way十分有趣；太过分；太不像话
2 much /ˈmʌtʃ/ adverb
2 much
/ˈmʌtʃ/
adverb
Learner's definition of MUCH
1 
a  : to a great degree or extent很大程度上
b  : very, extremely
c  : frequently, often
d  : by a long time长时间地
2 
: very nearly非常接近；差别不大

as much

: the same相同地

as much as

1 
— used to say that two things are equal in amount or degree（数量或程度上）和…相等，与…相同
2 
: almost — used to say that someone came very close to doing something几乎；差不多

much as

: although

much less

— see 2less

pretty much

— see 2pretty

so much as

— see 1so

so much the better

— see 3better

very much

— used for emphasis用于强调
3 much /ˈmʌtʃ/ pronoun
3 much
/ˈmʌtʃ/
pronoun
Learner's definition of MUCH
1 
: a large amount大量
2 
: something that is important or impressive意义重大的事物；令人印象深刻的事物 — used in negative statements用于否定句

as much as

— used to say that an amount is as large as another amount和…一样多

make much of

— see 1make

not much of a

— used to say that someone or something is not very good不太好；不怎么样

not much on

: not known for, good at, or interested in (something)不出名；不擅长；不感兴趣

not think much of

— see 1think

so much

— see 1so
BNC: 164 COCA: 146

much

1 of 3

adjective

ˈməch How to pronounce much (audio)
more ˈmȯr How to pronounce much (audio) ; most ˈmōst How to pronounce much (audio)
1
a
: great in quantity, amount, extent, or degree
there is much truth in what you say
taken too much time
b
: great in importance or significance
nothing much happened
2
obsolete : many in number
3
: more than is expected or acceptable : more than enough
the large pizza is a bit much for one person

much

2 of 3

adverb

more; most
1
a(1)
: to a great degree or extent : considerably
much happier
(2)
: very
much gratified
b(1)
: frequently, often
(2)
: by or for a long time
didn't get to work much before noon
c
: by far
was much the brightest student
2
: nearly, approximately
looks much the way his father did

much

3 of 3

noun

1
: a great quantity, amount, extent, or degree
She gave away much of what she owned
2
: something considerable or impressive
was not much to look at
Phrases
too much
1
: wonderful, exciting
That rock concert was too much!
2
: terrible, awful
as much
1
: the same in quantity
not quite as much money
2
: to the same degree

Synonyms

Adjective

Adverb

Noun

Example Sentences

Adverb The new car is much better on gas mileage. They both talk too much. Thank you so much for your help. He is much interested in the project. They were much pleased by the compliment. She doesn't visit her family much. The town looks much the same. We came to much the same conclusion. We left the house much as we found it. Noun much of what people think they know about words is inaccurate or downright false See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Shaky for much of the game, Brissett completed only 18 of 34 attempts (52.9%) for 147 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions for a 74.0 rating. Tim Bielik, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2022 Gray was nearly unguardable for much of the playoffs. Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022 In addition, supplies for much of the region are hardy, in spite of the lack of diversity. Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Sep. 2022 For much of this year, the president’s approval ratings were languishing with most voters saying the country was headed in the wrong direction and independents siding with Republicans. Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2022 For much of the pandemic, COVID discourse assumed a stark political polarity. Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2022 The data does not include tickets issued in the 2020-2021 school year, when buildings were closed for much of the year because of the pandemic. Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2022 High winds and heavy rain can be expected for much of next week on mainland Alaska, federal forecasters said. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2022 Against the odds, an early and substantial rain event appears likely for much of Northern California later this weekend, Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with UCLA tweeted. Haley Brink, CNN, 17 Sep. 2022
Adverb
Motherhood is still very much on the table for Chrishell Stause. Amethyst Tate, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2022 While crypto was designed to hold value independent of the stock market, the two are still very much entwined. Time, 19 Sep. 2022 But that amount — up to $425 million a year, based on legislative analyst data — isn’t much compared with what the state already is spending: $7.6 billion this fiscal year alone. George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2022 As the protests that greeted Prince William and his wife, Kate, on their tour of the region showed, republican feelings are very much on the rise in the once trusty British West Indies. Kojo Koram, The New Republic, 18 Sep. 2022 This is an operatic staging all right: The full orchestrations, as conducted by Kimberly Grigsby, are very much present as is the Lyric Opera Chorus rising to the dramatic demands of this director. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022 Luckily for them, however, 17 games still remain and two teams ahead are very much within grasping distance. Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2022 But Caroline and Daphne, who works closely with her, were very much into the butterfly concept. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Sep. 2022 His next venture, the collaborative software editing company Figma, very much did. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective, Adverb, and Noun

Middle English muche large, much, from michel, muchel, from Old English micel, mycel; akin to Old High German mihhil great, large, Latin magnus, Greek megas, Sanskrit mahat

First Known Use

Adjective

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adverb

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of much was in the 13th century

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BNC: 164 COCA: 146

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