Толковый словарь английского языка - much
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I. adjective (more; most) Etymology: Middle English ~e large, ~, from michel, ~el, from Old English micel, mycel; akin to Old High German mihhil great, large, Latin magnus, Greek megas, Sanskrit mahat Date: 13th century 1. great in quantity, amount, extent, or degree , great in importance or significance , many in number, more than is expected or acceptable ; more than enough , II. adverb (more; most) Date: 13th century 1. a. to a great degree or extent ; considerably , very , b. frequently , often , by or for a long time , by far , nearly , approximately , III. noun Date: 13th century a great quantity, amount, extent, or degree , something considerable or impressive
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adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 existing or occurring in a great quantity (much trouble; not much rain; too much noise). 2 (prec. by as, how, that, etc.) with relative rather than distinctive sense (I don't know how much money you want). --n. 1 a great quantity (much of that is true). 2 (prec. by as, how, that, etc.) with relative rather than distinctive sense (we do not need that much). 3 (usu. in neg.) a noteworthy or outstanding example (not much to look at; not much of a party). --adv. 1 a in a great degree (much to my surprise; is much the same). b (qualifying a verb or past participle) greatly (they much regret the mistake; I was much annoyed). Usage Much implies a strong verbal element in the participle, whereas very implies a strong adjectival element: compare the second example above with I was very annoyed. c qualifying a comparative or superlative adjective (much better; much the most likely). 2 for a large part of one's time (is much away from home). Phrases and idioms as much the extent or quantity just specified; the idea just mentioned (I thought as much; as much as that?). a bit much colloq. somewhat excessive or immoderate. make much of see MAKE. much as even though (cannot come, much as I would like to). much less see LESS. much obliged see OBLIGE. not much colloq. 1 iron. very much. 2 certainly not. not much in it see IN. too much colloq. an intolerable situation etc. (that really is too much). too much for 1 more than a match for. 2 beyond what is endurable by. Derivatives muchly adv. joc. Etymology: ME f. muchel MICKLE: for loss of el cf. BAD, WENCH ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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