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English Idioms :: much
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much - See: AS MUCH AS, FOR AS MUCH AS, MAKE MUCH OF, SO MUCH, SO MUCH FOR, THINK A GREAT DEAL OF or THINK MUCH OF. |
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Traditional English :: much
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much - adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 existing or occurring in a great quantity (much trouble; not much rain; too much noise).
2 (prec. by as, how, that, etc.) with relative rather than distinctive sense (I don't know how much money you want). --n. 1 a great quantity (much of that is true).
2 (prec. by as, how, that, etc.) with relative rather than distinctive sense (we do not need that much).
3 (usu. in neg.) a noteworthy or outstanding example (not much to look at; not much of a party). --adv. 1 a in a great degree (much to my surprise; is much the same). b (qualifying a verb or past participle) greatly (they much regret the mistake; I was much annoyed). Much implies a strong verbal element in the participle, whereas very implies a strong adjectival element: compare the second example above with I was very annoyed. c qualifying a comparative or superlative adjective (much better; much the most likely).
2 for a large part of one's time (is much away from home). as much the extent or quantity just specified; the idea just mentioned (I thought as much; as much as that?). a bit much colloq. somewhat excessive or immoderate. make much of see MAKE . much as even though (cannot come, much as I would like to). much less see LESS . much obliged see OBLIGE . not much colloq.
1 iron. very much.
2 certainly not. not much in it see IN . too much colloq. an intolerable situation etc. (that really is too much). too much for 1 more than a match for.
2 beyond what is endurable by. muchly adv. joc. [ME f. muchel MICKLE: for loss of el cf. BAD, WENCH] |
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Related Words
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santander
buying
abbey
does
abortion
cost
an
acre
ado
about
nothing
home
can
afford
car
mortgage
house
you
are
beanie
baby
worth
borrow
too
calcium
matlock
charge
per
case
music
countdown
that
doggie
window
don
t
impress
me
so
my
happy
ending
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Most Often Usage
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for how much is santander buying abbey
how much does abortion cost
how much is an acre
much ado
much ado about nothing
how much home can i afford
how much car can i afford
how much mortgage can i afford
how much house can you afford
how much house can i afford
how much can i afford
how much are beanie baby worth
how much can i borrow
too much calcium
how much does matlock charge per case
much music countdown
how much is that doggie in the window
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