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much

Pronunciation: /mʌt͡ʃ/

The English word “much” has 13 meanings listed here.

determiner

  1. A large amount of.
  2. Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something.
  3. A great number of; many (people).
  4. many ( + plural countable noun).

adjective

  1. Large, great.
  2. Long in duration.

adverb

  1. To a great extent.
  2. for emphasis or to indicate a great difference
  3. Often; frequently.
  4. Used to indicate or compare extent.
  5. Combining with an adjective or (occasionally) a noun, used in a rhetorical question to mock someone for having the specified quality.
  6. Almost.

pronoun

  1. A large amount or great extent; a lot.

Etymology

From Middle English muche (“much, great”), apocopated variant of muchel (“much, great”), from Old English myċel, miċel (“big, much”), from Proto-West Germanic *mikil, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“big, stour, great”). See also mickle, muckle. Cognates Cognate with Scots mickle, mukill, mekil, mikil (“big, large, great, much”), Middle Dutch…

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