much

1. 1

   A large amount of.

   • Do you think I have much chance of catching the train on time?
   • After much discussion, we decided to set about the task with much enthusiasm.
2. 2

   Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something.

   • Add this much water and no more.
   • Take as much time as you like.
3. 3

   A great number of; many (people).archaicnonstandard

   • ye shall not nede to seke hym soo ferre sayd the Kynge / for as I here saye sir Launcelot will abyde me and yow in the Ioyous gard / and moche peple draweth vnto hym as I here saye
   • When Jesus was come downe from the mountayne, moch people folowed him.
4. 4

   many ( + plural countable noun).CaribbeanUKregional

   • They got so much things to say right now, they got so much things to say.

syn. a great deal of · a lot of

ant. little

1. 1

   Large, great.not-comparableobsolete

   • Thenne launcelot vnbarred the dore / and with his lyfte hand he held it open a lytel / so that but one man myghte come in attones / and soo there came strydyng a good knyghte a moche man and large / and his name was Colgreuaunce / of Gore /
2. 2

   Long in duration.not-comparableobsolete

1. 1

   To a great extent.

   • I don't like melon much, and I don’t much care for milk chocolate either: I find them both much too sweet.
   • However much I eat, I never get fat.
2. 2

   To a great extent.; for emphasis or to indicate a great difference

   • He is much fatter than I remember him.
   • Honestly, I can't stand much more of this.
3. 3

   Often; frequently.

   • Does he get drunk much?
4. 4

   Used to indicate or compare extent.

   • I don't like Wagner as much as I like Mozart.
5. 5

   Combining with an adjective or (occasionally) a noun, used in a rhetorical question to mock someone for having the specified quality.slang

   • Jamie's always preaching about how we need to save a planet when she drives literally everywhere she goes. Like, hypocritical much?
6. 6

   Almost.obsolete

syn. a great deal · a lot · greatly · highly · loads · plenty · very much

ant. less · little · few · almost · nearly

1. 1

   A large amount or great extent; a lot.

   • I don't have much to do.
   • From those to whom much has been given much is expected.