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much meaning

EN[mʌtʃ] [-ʌtʃ]
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WMuch
  • Much may refer to:
  • MuchMusic, a cable network in Canada, and its domestic and international spin-offs
  • Much (album), an album by Christian band Ten Shekel Shirt
  • Much the Miller's Son, one of Robin Hood's Merry Men from the earliest tales

    Definition of much in English Dictionary

  • Pronoun
    1. A large amount or great extent.
      1. From those to whom much has been given much is expected.
  • AdverbCOMmoreSUPmost
    1. To a great extent.
      1. I don't like fish much. ‎
      2. He is much fatter than I remember him. ‎
      3. He left her, much to the satisfaction of her other suitor. ‎
    2. Often; frequently.
      1. Does he get drunk much? ‎
  • Determiner
    1. (obsolete) Large, great.
      1. A large amount of.
        1. (now archaic or nonstandard) A great number of; many (people).
          1. (now Caribbean, African-American) Many ( + plural countable noun).
          2. More Examples
            1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
              • It was not the days of drudgery in the rice fields but the hours of off time that most shaped the contours of slave culture.
              • It was unwieldy, included a fatal bombing at Centennial Olympic Park and is largely considered the most overcommercialized Olympics in the history of the modern Games.
              • The Linux kernel operating system is one of the most popular forms of Unix.
            2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
              • Most unigenes in the set are likely to be transcribed from separate genomic loci, however some also represent divergent alleles or homeologs at the same genomic locus.
              • Most neuroresearch vendors now take great pains to emphasize their adherence to scientific and industry standards, transparency and ethics.
              • Most of us didn't plan to be designers; we just fell into the job.
            3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
              • When choosing software, don't have eyes bigger than your stomach. Rather, stick to whatever level of software you need, and no more.
              • I plowed through two helpings, but then I didn't have room for any more.
              • I hope they'll tone it down and stop arguing so much.
          • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
            1. Adverbs
              • Degree adverbs
              • Determiners
                • Pronouns
                Related Links:
                1. en muchness
                2. en muchly
                3. en mucho
                4. en muchee
                5. en muchkin
                Source: Wiktionary

                Meaning of much for the defined word.

                Grammatically, this word "much" is an adverb, more specifically, a degree adverb. It's also a determiner. It's also a pronoun.
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