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much
English
Etymology
From Middle English muche (“much, great”), apocopated variant of muchel (“much, great”), from Old English micel (“big, much”), from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *me?h?- (“big, stour, great”). See also mickle, muckle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?t??/
- Rhymes: -?t?
Determiner
much (comparative more, superlative most)
- A large amount of. [from 13thc.]
- Hurry! We don't have much time!
- They set about the task with much enthusiasm.
- 1816, Jane Austen, Persuasion:
- As it was, he did nothing with much zeal, but sport; and his time was otherwise trifled away, without benefit from books or anything else.
- 2011, "Wisconsin and wider", The Economist, 24 February:
- Unless matters take a nastier turn, neither side has much incentive to compromise.
- (in combinations such as 'as much', 'this much') Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something.
- Add this much water and no more.
- Take as much time as you like.
- (now archaic or nonstandard) A great number of; many (people). [from 13thc.]
- 1526, Bible, tr. William Tyndale, Matthew VI:
- When Jesus was come downe from the mountayne, moch people folowed him.
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula:
- There wasn't much people about that day.
- 1526, Bible, tr. William Tyndale, Matthew VI:
- (now Caribbean, African-American) Many ( + plural countable noun). [from 13thc.]
- 1977, Bob Marley, So Much Things to Say:
- They got so much things to say right now, they got so much things to say.
- 1977, Bob Marley, So Much Things to Say:
Usage notes
- Much is now generally used with uncountable nouns. The equivalent used with countable nouns is many. In positive contexts, much is widely avoided: I have a lot of money instead of I have much money. There are some exceptions to this, however: I have much hope for the future.
- Unlike many determiners, much is frequently modified by intensifying adverbs, as in “too much”, “very much”, “so much”, “not much”, and so on. (The same is true of many.)
Synonyms
- a great deal of, (informal) a lot of
Antonyms
- little
Related terms
- how much
- too much
Translations
Adjective
much (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Large, great. [12th-16thc.]
- (obsolete) Long in duration.
Adverb
much (comparative more, superlative most)
- To a great extent.
- Often; frequently.
- (in combinations such as 'as much', 'this much') Used to indicate or compare extent.
- I don't like Wagner as much as I like Mozart.
- (obsolete) Almost.
Usage notes
- As a verb modifier in positive contexts, much must be modified by another adverb: I like fish very much, I like fish so much, etc. but not *I like fish much.
- As a comparative intensifier, many can be used instead of much if it modifies the comparative form of many, i.e. more with a countable noun: many more people but much more snow.
- May be used in humorous questions to draw attention to somebody's undesirable behaviour: "desperate much?", "cherry-picking much?", etc.
Synonyms
- (to a great extent): (informal) a great deal, (informal) a lot, greatly, highly, (informal) loads, plenty (slang, especially US), very much
Antonyms
- (to a great extent): less, little, few, almost, nearly,
Derived terms
Translations
Pronoun
much
- A large amount or great extent.
- From those to whom much has been given much is expected.
- We lay awake for much of the night.
Anagrams
- Chum, chum
Chuukese
Verb
much
- to end
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mux/
Noun
much
- genitive plural of moucha
Old Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mut??]
Adverb
much
- Apocopic form of mucho; very, greatly
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 36r.
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 36r.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mux/
Noun
much
- genitive plural of mucha
Yucatec Maya
Noun
much
- Obsolete spelling of muuch
much From the web:
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mach
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /max/
- Homophone: mag (only according to a regional pronunciation of this word)
- Rhymes: -ax
Verb
mach
- second-person singular imperative of machen
Middle Dutch
Verb
mach
- first/third-person singular present indicative of m?gen
Pennsylvania German
Verb
mach
- first-person singular of mache
- second-person singular imperative of mache
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /max/
Etymology 1
From macha?.
Noun
mach m inan
- waving, flapping
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
mach m inan
- (Lublin) A type of folk dance.
- Synonym: wiater
Declension
Interjection
mach
- An exclamation used when some action is performed swiftly.
Etymology 3
From Ernst Mach.
Noun
mach m inan
- (physics) Mach number
Declension
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
mach f
- genitive plural of macha
Further reading
- mach in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- S?ownik etymologiczny j?zyka polskiego/mach on the Polish Wikisource.pl.Wikisource:S?ownik etymologiczny j?zyka polskiego/mach
Romani
Etymology
From Sanskrit ????? (mak??, “fly”).
Noun
mach f
- fly (insect)
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
mach m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- Obsolete spelling of mah
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *m?x?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?max/
Noun
mach m (genitive singular machu, nominative plural machy, genitive plural machov, declension pattern of dub)
- moss
Declension
Derived terms
- machový
Further reading
- mach in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma??/
Adjective
mach
- Nasal mutation of bach (“small”).
Mutation
mach From the web:
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- what mach is the speed of sound
- what machines are at planet fitness
- what machines to use at the gym
- what machine burns the most calories
- what mach can the flash run
- what machine makes shirts
- what mach breaks the sound barrier
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