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Much

Determiner

Definitions

1.DeterminerA large amount of. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
"Do you think I have much chance of catching the train on time?; After much discussion, we decided to set about the task with much enthusiasm.; Did you do much running last summer?"
2.DeterminerUsed to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something.
"Add this much water and no more.; Take as much time as you like."
3.DeterminerA great number of; many (people).
4.Determinermany ( + plural countable noun).
5.AdjectiveLarge, great.
6.AdjectiveLong in duration.
7.AdverbTo a great extent.
"I don't like melon much, and I don’t much care for milk chocolate either: I find them both much too sweet.; However much I eat, I never get fat.; He left her, much to the satisfaction of her other suitor.; That boyfriend of yours is much {like - the same as} the others.; My English was much the worst, and I'm certainly not much good at math either, of that I'm very much aware.; Both candidates, who are much of an age, say much the same thing, but the youngest shows much the commoner behavior of the two.; He is much fatter than I remember him.; Honestly, I can't stand much more of this."
8.Adverbfor emphasis or to indicate a great difference
"He is much fatter than I remember him.; Honestly, I can't stand much more of this."
9.AdverbOften; frequently.
"Does he get drunk much?"
10.AdverbUsed to indicate or compare extent.
"I don't like Wagner as much as I like Mozart."
11.AdverbCombining with an adjective or (occasionally) a noun, used in a rhetorical question to mock someone for having the specified quality.
"Jamie's always preaching about how we need to save a planet when she drives literally everywhere she goes. Like, hypocritical much?"
12.AdverbAlmost.
13.PronounA large amount or great extent.
"From those to whom much has been given much is expected.; We lay awake for much of the night.; Much of literature is concerned with stylistics.; She was in second place for much of the race."
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