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| 1. | [ adjective ] (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent | |
| Examples: | "not much rain" "much affection" "much grain is in storage" |
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| Related terms: | little overmuch untold some such more | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] to a great degree or extent | |
| Examples: | "she's much better now" |
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| 3. | [ noun ] a great amount or extent | |
| Examples: | "they did much for humanity" |
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| Related terms: | large_indefinite_quantity | |
| 4. | [ adverb ] very | |
| Examples: | "he was much annoyed" |
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| 5. | [ adverb ] to a very great degree or extent | |
| Synonyms: | a_lot very_much a_great_deal a_good_deal | |
| Examples: | "we enjoyed ourselves very much" "she was very much interested" "this would help a great deal" |
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| 6. | [ adverb ] (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely | |
| Synonyms: | practically | |
| Examples: | "much the same thing happened every time" |
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| 7. | [ adverb ] frequently or in great quantities | |
| Synonyms: | often a_great_deal | |
| Examples: | "I don't drink much" "I don't travel much" |
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| Similar spelling: |
Mucha mush mushy Musci musca Mucci Mus mug muss musk muse Musa muck Mauch |
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