definitions

much

[ muhch ]
/ mʌtʃ /
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adjective, more, most.

great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.

noun

a great quantity, measure, or degree: Much of his research was unreliable.
a great, important, or notable thing or matter: The house is not much to look at.

adverb, more, most.

to a great extent or degree; greatly; far: to talk too much; much heavier.
nearly, approximately, or about: This is much like the others.

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RELATED WORDS

admire, applaud, advocate, appreciate, laud, honor, commend, compliment, tout, hail, recommend, endorse, proclaim, extol, cite, celebrate, congratulate, cajole, reiterate, repeat

Nearby words

mu-neutrino, muay thai, mubarak, muc-, mucedinous, much, much ado about nothing, much as, much less, much sought after, muchness

Idioms

Origin of much

1150–1200; Middle English muche, moche, apocopated variant of muchel, mochel, Old English mycel; replacing Middle English miche(l), Old English micel great, much (cf. mickle), cognate with Old Norse mikill, Gothic mikils, Greek mégal-, suppletive stem of mégas great

Can be confused

much very (see usage note at very)
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British Dictionary definitions for make much of

much

/ (mʌtʃ) /

determiner

adverb

adjective

(predicative; usually used with a negative) impressive or importantthis car isn't much
See also more, most

Word Origin for much

Old English mycel; related to Old English micel great, Old Saxon mikil, Gothic mikils; compare also Latin magnus, Greek megas
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Idioms and Phrases with make much of (1 of 2)

make much of

Treat or consider as very important; also, pay someone a lot of favorable attention. For example, Bill made much of the fact that he'd been to Europe three times, or Whenever Alice came home for a visit they made much of her. [c. 1300]

Idioms and Phrases with make much of (2 of 2)

much

In addition to the idioms beginning with much

  • much ado about nothing
  • much as
  • much less
  • much sought after

also see:

  • as much
  • as much as
  • make much of
  • not miss a trick (much)
  • not think much of
  • pretty much
  • so much
  • so much for
  • so much the better
  • (much) sought after
  • take it (just so much)
  • take on (too much)
  • too much of a good thing
  • without so much as
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