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Much   /mətʃ/   Listen
Much

adjective
1.
(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent.  "Much affection" , "Much grain is in storage"
adverb
1.
To a great degree or extent.
2.
Very.
3.
To a very great degree or extent.  Synonyms: a good deal, a great deal, a lot, lots, very much.  "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.  Synonym: practically.  "Practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god"
5.
Frequently or in great quantities.  Synonyms: a great deal, often.  "I don't travel much"
noun
1.
A great amount or extent.



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"Much" Quotes from Famous Books



... Ignatian literature." Now in analysing the references in this note it must be borne in mind that they illustrate the statement that "doubts, more or less definite," continued to be expressed regarding the Ignatian Epistles. I am much obliged to Dr. Lightfoot for drawing my attention to Wotton. His name is the first in the note, and it unfortunately was the last in a list on another point in my note-book, immediately preceding this one, and was by mistake ...
— A Reply to Dr. Lightfoot's Essays • Walter R. Cassels
... much obliged if Harry H. M., of Windsor, Connecticut, or some other correspondent, would send me a pressed trailing arbutus, as I never saw any of that flower. I will exchange some of ...
— Harper's Young People, June 29, 1880 - An Illustrated Weekly • Various
... will make the journey," said the blushing daughter, patting the bronzed cheek of the parent whom she idolized as much as he idolized her. ...
— The Jungle Fugitives • Edward S. Ellis
... culture were subsequently heavily shaped by immigrants from throughout Europe, but most particularly Italy and Spain, which provided the largest percentage of newcomers from 1860 to 1930. Up until about the mid-20th century, much of Argentina's history was dominated by periods of internal political conflict between Federalists and Unitarians and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, an era of Peronist authoritarian rule and interference in ...
— The 2007 CIA World Factbook • United States
... tailleur francais?' And so on. Wherever you find German, replace it with French, leaving the English parts undisturbed. When you come to the long conversation in the second act, turn to any pamphlet of your French Meisterschaft, and shovel in as much French talk on any subject as will fill up the gaps left by the expunged German. Example—page 423, French Meisterschaft: On dirait qu'il va faire chaud. J'ai chaud. J'ai extremement chaud. Ah! qu'il fait chaud! Il fait une chaleur etouffante! L'air est brulant. ...
— Innocents abroad • Mark Twain


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