much

much: I. adjective (more; most) Etymology: 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 Date: 13th century 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
> II. adverb (more; most) Date: 13th century 1. a. (1) to a great degree or extent ; considerably <
much happier
> (2) very <
much gratified
> b. (1) frequently, often <
much away from home
> (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
> III. noun Date: 13th century 1. a great quantity, amount, extent, or degree <
gave away much
> 2. something considerable or impressive <
was not much to look at
>

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Synonyms:

Abundant, plenteous, a great deal of, a great quantity or amount of / Greatly, to a great degree / Often, long, frequently, earnestly, a great deal / Nearly, almost, about the same, Great quantity, great deal

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Much — may refer to: MuchMusic, a cable network in Canada, and its domestic and international spin offs Much (album), an album by Christian band Ten Shekel Shirt Much the Miller s Son, one of Robin Hood s Merry Men from the earliest tales Place name… … Wikipedia
Much — Much, adv. [Cf. Icel. mj[ o]k. See {Much}, a.] To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly. Much suffering heroes. Pope. [1913 Webster] Thou art much mightier than we. Gen. xxvi. 16. [1913 Webster] Excellent speech becometh not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Much — (m[u^]ch), a. [Compar. & superl. wanting, but supplied by {More} (m[=o]r), and {Most} (m[=o]st), from another root.] [OE. moche, muche, miche, prob. the same as mochel, muchel, michel, mikel, fr. AS. micel, mycel; cf. Gr. me gas, fem. mega lh,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Much — Much, n. 1. A great quantity; a great deal; also, an indefinite quantity; as, you have as much as I. [1913 Webster] He that gathered much had nothing over. Ex. xvi. 18. [1913 Webster] Note: Muchin this sense can be regarded as an adjective… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
much — See: AS MUCH AS, FOR AS MUCH AS, MAKE MUCH OF, SO MUCH, SO MUCH FOR, THINK A GREAT DEAL OF or THINK MUCH OF … Dictionary of American idioms
much — See: AS MUCH AS, FOR AS MUCH AS, MAKE MUCH OF, SO MUCH, SO MUCH FOR, THINK A GREAT DEAL OF or THINK MUCH OF … Dictionary of American idioms
Much TV — For the Canadian music channel, see MuchMusic. Much TV Launched 1994 03 15 Network Era Television Country Republic of China (Taiwan) Broadcast area Taiwan Formerly called 歡樂無線台 (1994 03 15 May 1995) TVIS (May 1995 1998 … Wikipedia
much as — See: AS MUCH AS(1) … Dictionary of American idioms
much as — See: AS MUCH AS(1) … Dictionary of American idioms
much as — conjunction Date: circa 1699 however much ; even though … New Collegiate Dictionary

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