much
Adjective:
- (Quantifier for mass nouns) Large in amount, degree, or extent: Used to describe a great quantity of something uncountable or a high degree of a quality.
- Great in importance or significance: Used to emphasize the scale or impact of something.
Adverb:
- To a great degree or extent: Used to modify adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs to indicate a high level.
- Frequently; often: Used to indicate that an action occurs a large number of times or over a long duration.
- Nearly; approximately: Used to indicate something is almost the case.
Pronoun/Noun:
- A large amount, quantity, or part: Refers to a great deal of something uncountable or an abstract concept.
Adjective (used with uncountable nouns):
- There isn't much time left.
- He showed much courage during the crisis.
- We don't have much information.
Adverb:
- Degree: She is much happier now. / I much prefer coffee to tea.
- Frequency/Quantity: He doesn't travel much. / Do you see them much?
- Approximation: The two designs are much the same.
Pronoun/Noun:
- Much of the work is already finished.
- I don't have much to say.
- They accomplished much in a short time.
"much of a [noun]": Used to express that someone or something is not a very good example of something.
- He's not much of a cook. (He is not a very skilled cook.)
"as much": An equal amount.
- I thought as much. (I thought that was the case.)
- Give me as much as you gave him.
"so much for...": Used to suggest that something is finished, useless, or has not been successful.
- So much for our plans to have a picnic. (Our picnic plans are ruined.)
"too much": An excessive amount.
- That joke was too much. (It was excessive or outrageous.)
"how much": Used to ask about the amount, degree, or price of something.
- How much sugar do you need?
- How much is this book?
More: Comparative form of 'much' and 'many'.
- I need more time.
Most: Superlative form of 'much' and 'many'.
- This is the most interesting part.
Muchness (noun, archaic/rare): The state of being great in quantity or degree.
- The muchness of his love was evident.
- A great deal (of): A large amount.
- A lot (of): A large number or amount (informal, used with both countable and uncountable nouns).
- Considerably: To a notably large extent (adverb).
- Substantially: To a great degree; essentially.
- Little: A small amount (used with uncountable nouns).
- Few: A small number (used with countable nouns).
- Slightly: To a small degree (adverb).
Make much of: To treat as very important; to fuss over.
- The media made much of the celebrity's arrival.
Not much of a...: Not a very good example of something.
- It's not much of a day for a walk. (The weather is bad.)
Think much of: To have a high opinion of.
- I don't think much of his latest idea. (I don't think it's very good.)
This much / That much: A specified amount.
- I can promise you this much: I will try.
- I only need that much paper.
Without so much as: Without even (doing something).
- He left without so much as a goodbye.
- (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent
- not much rain
- much affection
- much grain is in storage
- frequently or in great quantities
- I don't drink much
- I don't travel much
- (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely
- much the same thing happened every time
- practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god
- to a very great degree or extent
- I feel a lot better
- we enjoyed ourselves very much
- she was very much interested
- this would help a great deal
- very
- he was much annoyed
- to a great degree or extent
- she's much better now
- a great amount or extent
- they did much for humanity