MUCH definition: 1. a large amount or to a large degree: 2. a far larger amount of something than you want or need…. Learn more.

1. A large quantity or amount: Much has been written. 2. Something great or remarkable: The campus wasn't much to look at.

Much is used as an adjective or adverb, but it always means a large quantity, extent, or degree. When something hurts very much, it's very painful, and when your friend says your gift is very much appreciated, she's emphasizing how happy it made her.

(in combinations such as 'as much', 'this much') Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something.

Definition of much determiner in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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a great quantity, measure, or degree: not much to do; He owed much of his success to his family. a great, important, or notable thing or matter: He isn't much to look at.

There are 41 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word much, ten of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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