Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Great in quantity, degree, or extent.
- noun A large quantity or amount.
- noun Something great or remarkable.
- adverb To a great degree or extent.
- adverb Just about; almost.
- adverb Frequently; often.
- idiom (as much) Almost the same.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make much; increase.
- To make much of; coax; stroke gently.
- In a great degree; to a great amount or extent; greatly; far.
- Very.
- In this sense much was formerly often used ironically, implying denial.
- In present use, much or very much corresponds, before a comparative or a superlative with the, to very before a positive: thus, very great, but much or very much greater, much or very much the greatest.
- Nearly: usually emphasizing the sense of indefiniteness.
- [The adverb much is very often prefixed to participial forms, etc., to make compound adjectives: as, much- abused, much -enduring, much -debated.]
- Great in size; big; large.
- Great in quantity or extent; abundant.
- Many in number.
- High in position, rank, or social station; important.
- [Colloq.]
- noun A large quantity; a great deal.
- noun A great, uncommon, or serious thing; something strange, wonderful, or considerable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly.
- adjective Great in quantity; long in duration
- adjective Archaic Many in number.
- adjective obsolete High in rank or position.
- noun A great quantity; a great deal; also, an indefinite quantity.
- noun A thing uncommon, wonderful, or noticeable; something considerable.
- noun to treat as something of especial value or worth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb To a great extent.
- adverb Often; frequently.
- pronoun A large amount or great extent.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb to a great degree or extent
- adverb to a very great degree or extent
- adjective (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent
- adverb (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely
- noun a great amount or extent
- adverb frequently or in great quantities
- adverb very
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He needs to loose the wieght because it will make him feel much *much* better, the vet agrees.
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I don't like how they're just using Harry Potter for money, but if they're gonna do two, at least they can take it much more in-depth and add much more detail than they might have done with one. bird does anyone know what the whole fighting scene is where they show harry ron and hermione running thru a forest? i dont remember that in the books...
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Instead I spent too much time writing notes, making the effort to find just the right words to show how much anyway, the point is that I should have just been sending them all along.
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I would never have thought of this combination Mansi..thanks so much for sharing this beautiful recipe..much better way to have caffeine than drink that regular coffee at work!
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Right now, even the best minds on earth haven't figured out how to supply enough energy to meet demand at * current* levels, much less supply enough energy to meet * growing* demands, a problem which will only get * much* worse as China and India (among many growing economies) continue to grow.
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- Guinevere's party stops along the way for a cup of tea; tea wasn't imported to England until much, * much* later.
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"That will be much _much_ the more pleasurable for me."
A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') Sara Jeannette Duncan
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The solution may be kept always exposed, and much improves by this: if _much_ used, it should be replenished with a simple solution of hypo. three ounces or two ounces to the pint; if little used, it may be filled up as much as evaporates with pure water.
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Oh! could I now but impress upon your minds, how much, how _very much_ of your happiness depends on the way you begin.
A Book for the Young Sarah French
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_ I wish he wouldn't talk so much, and look more where he is going -- we're _much_ too near the hedge!
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 1, 1892 Various
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