American English pronunciation
How to pronounce much
IPA transcription: ['mʌtʃ]
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Noun
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a great amount or extent
“they did much for humanity”
Adjective
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(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent
“not much rain”
“much affection”
“much grain is in storage”
Adverb
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to a great degree or extent
“she's much better now”
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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”
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very
“he was much annoyed”
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(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”
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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.