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    much
    [məCH]
    determiner
    1. a great amount or quantity of:
      "I didn't get much sleep" · "there's so much traffic" · "we should see lots of sun and not much rain over the next few days" · "did you get much time to rehearse?"
    pronoun
    1. a great amount or quantity:
      "he doesn't eat much" · "they must bear much of the blame" · "I still have so much to do" · "the company has already done much to improve security"
      • used to refer disparagingly to someone or something as being a poor specimen:
        "I'm not much of a gardener"
    adverb
    much (adverb) · more (comparative adverb) · most (superlative adverb)
    1. to a great extent; a great deal:
      "did it hurt much?" · "thanks very much" · "they did not mind, much to my surprise" · "they look much better" · "Nicolai's English was much the worst"
      • for a large part of one's time; often:
        "I'm not there much"
    Origin
    Middle English: shortened from muchel, from Old English micel (see mickle).
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    determiner
    1. a great amount or quantity of:
      ample
      copious
      abundant
      plentiful
      considerable
      substantial
      more … than one can shake a stick at
      a lot of
      a great/good deal of
      a great/large amount of
      plenty of
      lots of
      loads of
      heaps of
      masses of
      a pile of
      piles of
      oodles of
      tons of
      lashings of
      a shedload of
      gobs of
      a shitload of
      Opposite:
      little
    pronoun
    1. a great amount or quantity:
      plenty
      lots
      loads
      heaps
      masses
      oodles
      tons
      a lot
      a great/good deal
      adverb
      1. to a great extent; a great deal:
        greatly
        a great deal
        exceedingly
        considerably
        appreciably
        decidedly
        indeed
        to a great extent/degree
        a lot
       
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      What does a great amount mean?
      1. great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake. 2. a great quantity, measure, or degree: There wasn't much to do. 3. a great, important, or notable thing or matter: not much to look at. 4. to a great extent or degree: to talk too much. 5. nearly, approximately, or about: much like the others.

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      What does much mean in English?
      with `so', `too', and `very' to mean a very large amount of something. Master the word "MUCH" in English: definitions, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one complete resource.

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      What does a large amount mean?
      A large amount or great extent. From those to whom much has been given much is expected. Large in quantity; long in time; many in number. Etymology: mycker, Swedish; mucho, Spanish. That else must perish here. William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra.

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      What is the difference between much and many?
      Unlike many determiners, much is frequently modified by intensifying adverbs, as in “too much”, “very much”, “so much”, “not much”, and so on. (The same is true of many.) much (not comparable) (obsolete) Long in duration. much (comparative more, superlative most) To a great extent. I don't like fish much. I don’t much care for strawberries either.

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      Is much a countable noun?
      Much is now generally used with uncountable nouns. The equivalent used with countable nouns is many. In positive contexts, much is widely avoided: I have a lot of money instead of I have much money. There are some exceptions to this, however: I have much hope for the future. A lot of these cases are emotive transitive verbs and nouns.

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      What does so much mean?
      so much for, (used to express the speaker's belief that the next thing mentioned is finished, or has no chance of being successful): Look at this traffic jam; so much for arriving on time! much (much), adj., more, most, n., adv., more, most. great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake. n.

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      You use much to indicate the great intensity, extent, or degree of something such as an action, feeling, or change. Much is usually used with 'so', 'too', and 'very', and in negative clauses with this meaning. She laughs too much. Thank you …

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      You use much to indicate the great intensity, extent, or degree of something such as an action, feeling, or change. Much is usually used with `so,' `too,' and `very,' and in negative clauses with this meaning.

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