much
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1.0
- adverb
- /mʌtʃ/
- So thank you so much for being here.
- much more
- very much
- so much
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Watch on YouTubeI I don't think he's changed much in that way.
- I I don't think he's changed much in that way.
- And thank you so much for being here.
- He was a much, much older white man.
- This next poem is much, much newer, more recent.
- So thank you so much for sharing all that.
- And for me, that thing very much is attention.
- I didn't feel the warmth as much, you know?
- You know, life is so much about luck and timing.
- It's like it was very much him and that was it.
Examples
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Well, thank you so much for for joining us.
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You know, life is so much about luck and timing.
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But the question is how much did we pay for it?
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And then I think about how much I love you guys.
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The question is, how much do we influence that field?
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Everyone said this was gonna be so much fun.
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We're all capable of so much more than we know.
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So thank you so much for sharing all that.
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You don't know how much I love you.
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I enjoyed the movie so much that I want to watch it again.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To a very high degree, often about skill or rank
561
1.6
A large amount of something, for example patience or money
481
1.0
To a large degree or too much
354
2.8
A fairly large amount
312
1.0
By a very large amount
175
1.8
Shows that something is done a lot
140
3.4
By a large amount
21
4.8
In very large amounts, often more than needed
16
3.5
To a large degree
4
7.9
To mean very much or a lot
1
9.9
To mean very much in old or playful English
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
9
8.0
Deny something so strongly it makes others think you have something to hide
Not showing all details so people can think about the missing parts
Compounds
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Much comes from the old English word micel, which meant 'large' or 'great'. So when you say someone is much better, you mean they are better by a 'large' amount.