- pronunciation:
- muhch
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, adverb
- features:
- Language Note
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
more, most |
| definition: |
great in degree, number, or amount.
You don't have much time to finish your homework.There isn't much time before the sun goes down.- synonyms:
- abundant, ample, plentiful, profuse
- antonyms:
- little
- similar words:
- considerable, sufficient
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| related words: |
abundant |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a great amount or number.
There is always much to do before the holidays.- synonyms:
- lot, plenty
- similar words:
- abundance, heaps, quantity, stacks, tons
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
more, most |
| definition 1: |
to a great degree.
The others don't like him much.Do you go to the movies much?- antonyms:
- little
- similar words:
- far, greatly, highly, particularly, way, well
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| definition 2: |
nearly.
She and I are much the same.- synonyms:
- nearly
- antonyms:
- hardly
- similar words:
- almost, practically
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| related words: |
often |
Much or
many? Which word is right for your sentence? Use
many with things you can count. The answer to the question "how many?" will include a number.
Many fish are in the aquarium. How many fish? Fourteen fish. Use
much with things that cannot be counted. The answer to the question "how much?" will include an amount.
So much snow fell last night. How much snow? A lot of snow.