much
to a great degree or extent
How often you will meet it
Rank 99 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 253,404 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.120% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adverb
- to a great degree or extent she's much better now
- very he was much annoyed
- to a very great degree or extent also: a lot, lots, a good deal, a great deal, very much I feel a lot betterwe enjoyed ourselves very much
- (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely also: practically much the same thing happened every timepractically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god
- frequently or in great quantities also: a great deal, often I don't drink muchI don't travel much
noun
- a great amount or extent they did much for humanity
adjective
- (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent not much rainmuch affection
much in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It means so much to them, and only forty-five can go away happy.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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My wife is very good at it—much better, in fact, than I am.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Thar don't seem to be much the feller didn't tell Jason an' nothin' that Jason don't seem to remember.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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He was a silent, modest man, who never spoke much of what he knew, or of himself in any wise.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Long waits between the acts, tardiness in beginning the performance, and all delays do much to destroy an otherwise happy impression.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1