Much Definition & Meaning

much
adverb
  1. to a great degree or extent; "she's much better now"
  2. very; "he was much annoyed"
  3. 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"
  4. (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"
  5. frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much"
adjective
  1. (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent; "not much rain"; "much affection"; "much grain is in storage"
noun
  1. a great amount or extent; "they did much for humanity"

Synonyms for much

often adv

many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee" frequently or in great quantities

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practically adv

almost; nearly; "practically the first thing I saw when I got off the train

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"Much" in song lyrics

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  • "Seven days, seven ways, that's too much..."
    2 Live Crew — My Seven Bizzos
  • "Seven days, seven ways, too much..."
    2 Live Crew — My Seven Bizzos
  • "Gore always asks him why he sexes so much"
    2 Live Crew — Bill So Horny

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Frequently asked questions

What does much mean?
to a great degree or extent; "she's much better now" very; "he was much annoyed" 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" (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
What part of speech is much?
Much is an adverb, an adjective, and a noun.
How many definitions does much have?
Much has 7 definitions across 3 parts of speech (adverb, adjective, noun).

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