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much

1 much /ˈmʌtʃ/ adjective
1 much
/ˈmʌtʃ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of MUCH
: large in amount or extent : not little
often used in questions and in negative statements

a bit much

see 1bit

never so much as

see never

so much

used for emphasis

too much

: too difficult to accept or deal with
informal : very unusual in either an enjoyable or annoying way
2 much /ˈmʌtʃ/ adverb
2 much
/ˈmʌtʃ/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of MUCH
: to a great degree or extent
: very, extremely
: frequently, often
: by a long time
: very nearly

as much

: the same

as much as

used to say that two things are equal in amount or degree
: almost used to say that someone came very close to doing something

much as

: although

much less

see 2less

pretty much

see 2pretty

so much as

see 1so

so much the better

see 3better

very much

used for emphasis
3 much /ˈmʌtʃ/ pronoun
3 much
/ˈmʌtʃ/
pronoun
Britannica Dictionary definition of MUCH
: a large amount
: something that is important or impressive used in negative statements

as much as

used to say that an amount is as large as another amount

make much of

see 1make

not much of a

used to say that someone or something is not very good

not much on

: not known for, good at, or interested in (something)

not think much of

see 1think

so much

see 1so