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- UK [mʌtʃ] / US
prefix
a lot: used with the past participles of many verbs for emphasis
a much-needed rest
a much-used phrase
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Much — may refer to: MuchMusic, a cable network in Canada, and its domestic and international spin offs Much (album), an album by Christian band Ten Shekel Shirt Much the Miller s Son, one of Robin Hood s Merry Men from the earliest tales Place name… … Wikipedia
Much — Much, adv. [Cf. Icel. mj[ o]k. See {Much}, a.] To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly. Much suffering heroes. Pope. [1913 Webster] Thou art much mightier than we. Gen. xxvi. 16. [1913 Webster] Excellent speech becometh not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Much — (m[u^]ch), a. [Compar. & superl. wanting, but supplied by {More} (m[=o]r), and {Most} (m[=o]st), from another root.] [OE. moche, muche, miche, prob. the same as mochel, muchel, michel, mikel, fr. AS. micel, mycel; cf. Gr. me gas, fem. mega lh,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Much — Much, n. 1. A great quantity; a great deal; also, an indefinite quantity; as, you have as much as I. [1913 Webster] He that gathered much had nothing over. Ex. xvi. 18. [1913 Webster] Note: Muchin this sense can be regarded as an adjective… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
much — I. adjective (more; most) Etymology: Middle English muche large, much, from michel, muchel, from Old English micel, mycel; akin to Old High German mihhil great, large, Latin magnus, Greek megas, Sanskrit mahat Date: 13th century 1. a. great in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
much — See: AS MUCH AS, FOR AS MUCH AS, MAKE MUCH OF, SO MUCH, SO MUCH FOR, THINK A GREAT DEAL OF or THINK MUCH OF … Dictionary of American idioms
much — See: AS MUCH AS, FOR AS MUCH AS, MAKE MUCH OF, SO MUCH, SO MUCH FOR, THINK A GREAT DEAL OF or THINK MUCH OF … Dictionary of American idioms
much as — See: AS MUCH AS(1) … Dictionary of American idioms
much as — See: AS MUCH AS(1) … Dictionary of American idioms
much as — conjunction Date: circa 1699 however much ; even though … New Collegiate Dictionary
Much the Miller's Son — was, in the tales of Robin Hood, one of his Merry Men. He appears in some of the oldest ballads, A Gest of Robyn Hode and Robin Hood and the Monk, as one of the company.[1] Generally he becomes an outlaw when he is caught poaching. This leads to… … Wikipedia
