American English pronunciation

How to pronounce much

IPA transcription: ['mʌtʃ]

Hear “much” pronounced

['mʌtʃ]

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Noun

  • a great amount or extent

    “they did much for humanity”

Adjective

  • (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent

    “not much rain”

    “much affection”

    “much grain is in storage”

Adverb

  • to a great degree or extent

    “she's much better now”

  • 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”

  • (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”

  • frequently or in great quantities

    “I don't drink much”

    “I don't travel much”

Usage examples

  • And he wasn't faring much better.
  • Good playgrounds have much more to offer than swings and slides.
  • However, he much prefers it to the Christian slave-morality.
  • It is widespread across much of North America, Europe and Asia.
  • Drinfeld has also done much work in mathematical physics.
  • With Conroy's consent and help, she trimmed it into a much shorter version.
  • I sucked at it, but it was much more fun than most normal chess games.
  • Meanwhile, the Union turned its growing potential advantage into a much stronger military force.
  • When you are traveling with a big group, you need to have pretty much everything prearranged.
  • They liked the place so much they named their son after it.