"much" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /mʌt͡ʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /mʊt͡ʃ/ [Northern-England], /mʌt͡ʃ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-much.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-much.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ʌtʃ (Southern England, US, Canada) Etymology: From Middle English muche (“much, great”), apocopated variant of muchel (“much, great”), from Old English myċel, miċel (“big, much”), from Proto-West Germanic *mikil, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“big, stour, great”). See also mickle, muckle. cognates Cognate with Scots mickle, mukill, mekil, mikil (“big, large, great, much”), Middle Dutch mēkel (“great, many, much”), Middle High German michel ("great, many, much"; > German michel (“great, big, large”)), Norwegian Bokmål mye (“much”), Norwegian Nynorsk mykje (“much”), Swedish mycket (“much”), Danish meget (“much”), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils, “great, many”), Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large, great”), Modern Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “large, great”). Note that English much is not related to Spanish mucho, and their resemblance in both form and meaning is purely coincidental, as mucho derives from Latin multus and is not related to the Germanic forms. Instead, related to Spanish maño. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|muche|t=much, great}} Middle English muche (“much, great”), {{m|enm|muchel|t=much, great}} muchel (“much, great”), {{inh|en|ang|myċel}} Old English myċel, {{m|ang|miċel|t=big, much}} miċel (“big, much”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*mikil}} Proto-West Germanic *mikil, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*mikilaz|t=great, many, much}} Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many, much”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*meǵh₂-|t=big, stour, great}} Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“big, stour, great”), {{l|en|mickle}} mickle, {{l|en|muckle}} muckle, {{cog|sco|mickle}} Scots mickle, {{m|sco|mukill}} mukill, {{m|sco|mekil}} mekil, {{m|sco|mikil||big, large, great, much}} mikil (“big, large, great, much”), {{cog|dum|mekel|mēkel|great, many, much}} Middle Dutch mēkel (“great, many, much”), {{cog|gmh|michel}} Middle High German michel, {{cog|de|michel||great, big, large}} German michel (“great, big, large”), {{gloss|"great, many, much"; > German <i class="Latn mention" lang="de">michel</i> (“great, big, large”)}} ("great, many, much"; > German michel (“great, big, large”)), {{cog|nb|mye||much}} Norwegian Bokmål mye (“much”), {{cog|nn|mykje||much}} Norwegian Nynorsk mykje (“much”), {{cog|sv|mycket||much}} Swedish mycket (“much”), {{cog|da|meget||much}} Danish meget (“much”), {{cog|got|𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃||great, many}} Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils, “great, many”), {{cog|grc|μέγας||large, great}} Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large, great”), {{cog|el|μεγάλος||large, great}} Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “large, great”), {{cog|en|much}} English much, {{cog|es|mucho}} Spanish mucho, {{m|es|mucho}} mucho, {{cog|la|multus}} Latin multus, {{cog|gem}} Germanic, {{cog|es|maño}} Spanish maño Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} much (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) Large, great. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-much-en-adj-nLIwv-mw Categories (other): English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English pronouns, Middle Dutch links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of English determiners: 17 3 12 0 8 8 14 3 7 1 20 7 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 2 8 1 6 9 14 1 5 0 22 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 20 1 7 2 5 8 23 2 5 1 17 9 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 20 2 10 0 4 5 22 2 4 3 20 9 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch links with redundant target parameters: 28 3 2 0 3 3 25 1 2 0 25 6
  2. (obsolete) Long in duration. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-much-en-adj-DeTsgnA~

Adverb

IPA: /mʌt͡ʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /mʊt͡ʃ/ [Northern-England], /mʌt͡ʃ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-much.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-much.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more [comparative], most [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌtʃ (Southern England, US, Canada) Etymology: From Middle English muche (“much, great”), apocopated variant of muchel (“much, great”), from Old English myċel, miċel (“big, much”), from Proto-West Germanic *mikil, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“big, stour, great”). See also mickle, muckle. cognates Cognate with Scots mickle, mukill, mekil, mikil (“big, large, great, much”), Middle Dutch mēkel (“great, many, much”), Middle High German michel ("great, many, much"; > German michel (“great, big, large”)), Norwegian Bokmål mye (“much”), Norwegian Nynorsk mykje (“much”), Swedish mycket (“much”), Danish meget (“much”), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils, “great, many”), Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large, great”), Modern Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “large, great”). Note that English much is not related to Spanish mucho, and their resemblance in both form and meaning is purely coincidental, as mucho derives from Latin multus and is not related to the Germanic forms. Instead, related to Spanish maño. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|muche|t=much, great}} Middle English muche (“much, great”), {{m|enm|muchel|t=much, great}} muchel (“much, great”), {{inh|en|ang|myċel}} Old English myċel, {{m|ang|miċel|t=big, much}} miċel (“big, much”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*mikil}} Proto-West Germanic *mikil, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*mikilaz|t=great, many, much}} Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many, much”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*meǵh₂-|t=big, stour, great}} Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“big, stour, great”), {{l|en|mickle}} mickle, {{l|en|muckle}} muckle, {{cog|sco|mickle}} Scots mickle, {{m|sco|mukill}} mukill, {{m|sco|mekil}} mekil, {{m|sco|mikil||big, large, great, much}} mikil (“big, large, great, much”), {{cog|dum|mekel|mēkel|great, many, much}} Middle Dutch mēkel (“great, many, much”), {{cog|gmh|michel}} Middle High German michel, {{cog|de|michel||great, big, large}} German michel (“great, big, large”), {{gloss|"great, many, much"; > German <i class="Latn mention" lang="de">michel</i> (“great, big, large”)}} ("great, many, much"; > German michel (“great, big, large”)), {{cog|nb|mye||much}} Norwegian Bokmål mye (“much”), {{cog|nn|mykje||much}} Norwegian Nynorsk mykje (“much”), {{cog|sv|mycket||much}} Swedish mycket (“much”), {{cog|da|meget||much}} Danish meget (“much”), {{cog|got|𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃||great, many}} Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils, “great, many”), {{cog|grc|μέγας||large, great}} Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large, great”), {{cog|el|μεγάλος||large, great}} Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “large, great”), {{cog|en|much}} English much, {{cog|es|mucho}} Spanish mucho, {{m|es|mucho}} mucho, {{cog|la|multus}} Latin multus, {{cog|gem}} Germanic, {{cog|es|maño}} Spanish maño Head templates: {{en-adv|more|sup=most}} much (comparative more, superlative most)
  1. To a great extent. Synonyms (to a great extent): a great deal [informal], a lot [informal], greatly, highly, loads [informal], plenty [US, especially, slang], very much Translations (to a great extent): كَثِيرًا (kaṯīran) (Arabic), շատ (šat) (Armenian), много (mnogo) (Bulgarian), molt (Catalan), ma'sho (Chamicuro), 許多 (Chinese Mandarin), 许多 (xǔduō) (Chinese Mandarin), (duō) (Chinese Mandarin), moc (Czech), mnohem (Czech), veel (Dutch), paljon (Finnish), beaucoup (French), brav'ment (Gallo), viel (German), πολύ (polý) (Greek), heta (Guaraní), nagyon (Hungarian), sokkal (note: with an adjective in the comparative) (Hungarian), jóval (Hungarian), paljo (Ingrian), äijä (Ingrian), molto (Italian), 沢山の (takusan no) (alt: たくさんの) (Japanese), 多い (ōi) (alt: おおい) (Japanese), 많은 (maneun) (Korean), multum (Latin), daudz (Latvian), многу (mnogu) (Macedonian), qatigħ (Maltese), molt (Old French), mult (Old French), mout (Old French), molt (Old Occitan), چوك (çok) (Ottoman Turkish), كلیاً (külliyyen) (Ottoman Turkish), bardzo (Polish), muito (Portuguese), mult (Romanian), о́чень (óčenʹ) (Russian), намно́го (namnógo) (Russian), гора́здо (gorázdo) (Russian), बहु (bahu) (Sanskrit), пуно [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), мно̏го [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), puno [Latin] (Serbo-Croatian), mnȍgo [Latin] (Serbo-Croatian), mucho (Spanish), mycket (Swedish), มาก (mâak) (Thai), набага́то (nabaháto) (Ukrainian), бага́то (baháto) (Ukrainian), mödo (Volapük), qatran [common-gender] (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-much-en-adv-2~6Fuvx7 Categories (other): English determiners Disambiguation of English determiners: 17 3 12 0 8 8 14 3 7 1 20 7 Disambiguation of 'to a great extent': 79 1 15 2 3 Disambiguation of 'to a great extent': 79 1 15 2 3
  2. Often; frequently.
    Sense id: en-much-en-adv-7545amcU
  3. (in combinations such as 'as much', 'this much') Used to indicate or compare extent.
    Sense id: en-much-en-adv-CXkFvmdC
  4. (slang) Combining with an adjective or (occasionally) a noun, used in a rhetorical question to mock someone for having the specified quality. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-much-en-adv-~6ATZQan
  5. (obsolete) Almost. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-much-en-adv-b8QouSMi Categories (other): English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English pronouns, Middle Dutch links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of English determiners: 17 3 12 0 8 8 14 3 7 1 20 7 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 2 8 1 6 9 14 1 5 0 22 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 20 1 7 2 5 8 23 2 5 1 17 9 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 20 2 10 0 4 5 22 2 4 3 20 9 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch links with redundant target parameters: 28 3 2 0 3 3 25 1 2 0 25 6

Determiner

IPA: /mʌt͡ʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /mʊt͡ʃ/ [Northern-England], /mʌt͡ʃ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-much.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-much.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more [comparative], most [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌtʃ (Southern England, US, Canada) Etymology: From Middle English muche (“much, great”), apocopated variant of muchel (“much, great”), from Old English myċel, miċel (“big, much”), from Proto-West Germanic *mikil, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“big, stour, great”). See also mickle, muckle. cognates Cognate with Scots mickle, mukill, mekil, mikil (“big, large, great, much”), Middle Dutch mēkel (“great, many, much”), Middle High German michel ("great, many, much"; > German michel (“great, big, large”)), Norwegian Bokmål mye (“much”), Norwegian Nynorsk mykje (“much”), Swedish mycket (“much”), Danish meget (“much”), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils, “great, many”), Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large, great”), Modern Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “large, great”). Note that English much is not related to Spanish mucho, and their resemblance in both form and meaning is purely coincidental, as mucho derives from Latin multus and is not related to the Germanic forms. Instead, related to Spanish maño. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|muche|t=much, great}} Middle English muche (“much, great”), {{m|enm|muchel|t=much, great}} muchel (“much, great”), {{inh|en|ang|myċel}} Old English myċel, {{m|ang|miċel|t=big, much}} miċel (“big, much”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*mikil}} Proto-West Germanic *mikil, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*mikilaz|t=great, many, much}} Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many, much”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*meǵh₂-|t=big, stour, great}} Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“big, stour, great”), {{l|en|mickle}} mickle, {{l|en|muckle}} muckle, {{cog|sco|mickle}} Scots mickle, {{m|sco|mukill}} mukill, {{m|sco|mekil}} mekil, {{m|sco|mikil||big, large, great, much}} mikil (“big, large, great, much”), {{cog|dum|mekel|mēkel|great, many, much}} Middle Dutch mēkel (“great, many, much”), {{cog|gmh|michel}} Middle High German michel, {{cog|de|michel||great, big, large}} German michel (“great, big, large”), {{gloss|"great, many, much"; > German <i class="Latn mention" lang="de">michel</i> (“great, big, large”)}} ("great, many, much"; > German michel (“great, big, large”)), {{cog|nb|mye||much}} Norwegian Bokmål mye (“much”), {{cog|nn|mykje||much}} Norwegian Nynorsk mykje (“much”), {{cog|sv|mycket||much}} Swedish mycket (“much”), {{cog|da|meget||much}} Danish meget (“much”), {{cog|got|𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃||great, many}} Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils, “great, many”), {{cog|grc|μέγας||large, great}} Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large, great”), {{cog|el|μεγάλος||large, great}} Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “large, great”), {{cog|en|much}} English much, {{cog|es|mucho}} Spanish mucho, {{m|es|mucho}} mucho, {{cog|la|multus}} Latin multus, {{cog|gem}} Germanic, {{cog|es|maño}} Spanish maño Head templates: {{head|en|determiner|comparative|more|superlative|most}} much (comparative more, superlative most)
  1. A large amount of. Translations (a large amount of): shumë (Albanian), πολύς (polús) (Ancient Greek), كَثِير (kaṯīr) (Arabic), كتير (kitīr) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), كثير (katīr) [Hijazi-Arabic] (Arabic), շատ (šat) (Armenian), multu (Aromanian), çox (Azerbaijani), мно́га (mnóha) (Belarusian), шмат (šmat) (Belarusian), бага́та (baháta) (Belarusian), অনেক (onek) (Bengali), বহু (bohu) (Bengali), мно́го (mnógo) (Bulgarian), များ (mya:) (Burmese), molt (Catalan), lawa (Chickasaw), i̠lawa (Chickasaw), (duō) (Chinese Mandarin), 很多 (hěnduō) (Chinese Mandarin), 好多 (hǎoduō) (Chinese Mandarin), mnoho (Czech), meget (Danish), veel (Dutch), multa (Esperanto), palju (Estonian), paljon (Finnish), beaucoup (French), moito (Galician), ბევრი (bevri) (Georgian), viel (German), 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐍃 (manags) (Gothic), הַרבֵּה (harbé) (Hebrew), अधिक (adhik) (Hindi), बहुत (bahut) (Hindi), mekki (Hittite), sok (Hungarian), mikill (Icelandic), multa (Ido), oke (Igbo), banyak (Indonesian), paljo (Ingrian), moni (Ingrian), äijä (Ingrian), ussia (Ingrian), isost (Ingrian), a lán (Irish), mórán [masculine] (Irish), molto (Italian), 沢山 (takusan) (alt: たくさん) (Japanese), 多くの (ōku no) (alt: おおくの) (Japanese), 多い (ōi) (alt: おおい) (Japanese), okeh (Javanese), көп (köp) (Kazakh), ច្រើន (craən) (Khmer), 많은 (maneun) (Korean), 많이 (mani) (Korean), көп (köp) (Kyrgyz), ຫຼາຍ (lāi) (Lao), daudzi (Latgalian), multus (Latin), daudz (Latvian), daug (Lithuanian), мно́гу (mnógu) (Macedonian), banyak (Malay), monney (Manx), олон (olon) (Mongolian), açan (Nahuatl), nu sacco (Neapolitan), mye (Norwegian Bokmål), mykje (Norwegian Nynorsk), چوك (çok) (Ottoman Turkish), كلی مقدار (küllî mikdâr) (Ottoman Turkish), ډېر (ḍer) (Pashto), بسیار (besiyâr) (Persian), xapagí (Pirahã), väl (Plautdietsch), dużo (Polish), wiele (Polish), muito (Portuguese), um monte de (Portuguese), mult (Romanian), bler (Romansch), мно́го (mnógo) (Russian), нема́ло (nemálo) (Russian), बहु (bahu) (Sanskrit), अधिकम् (adhikam) (Sanskrit), muckle (Scots), mickle (Scots), пуно [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), мно̏гӣ [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), мно̏го [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), puno [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), mnȍgī [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), mnȍgo [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), බොහෝ (bohō) (Sinhalese), veľa (Slovak), mnoho (Slovak), veliko (Slovene), mnogo (Slovene), mucho (Spanish), mycket (Swedish), mycken [common-gender] (Swedish), бисёр (bisyor) (Tajik), хеле (xele) (Tajik), நிறைய (niṟaiya) (Tamil), มาก (mâak) (Thai), หลาย (lǎai) (Thai), māk (Tocharian A), māka (Tocharian B), çok (Turkish), köp (Turkmen), бага́то (baháto) (Ukrainian), чима́ло (čymálo) (Ukrainian), بہت (bahut) (Urdu), koʻp (Uzbek), nhiều (Vietnamese), אַ סך (a sakh) (Yiddish), פֿיל (fil) (Yiddish), bol (diq) (Zazaki), zaf (Zazaki), haujlai (Zhuang), lai (Zhuang)
    Sense id: en-much-en-det-8VTM41Fz Disambiguation of 'a large amount of': 95 4 1 0
  2. (in combinations such as 'as much', 'this much') Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something.
    Sense id: en-much-en-det-qbLTJwZ7
  3. (now archaic or nonstandard) A great number of; many (people). Tags: archaic, nonstandard
    Sense id: en-much-en-det-CvvLf2wM
  4. (now Caribbean, African-American, UK regional) many ( + plural countable noun). Tags: Caribbean, UK, regional
    Sense id: en-much-en-det-h5a2atDr Categories (other): African-American English, Caribbean English, American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts, English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English pronouns, Middle Dutch links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts: 25 6 2 0 2 6 10 0 1 0 34 13 Disambiguation of English determiners: 17 3 12 0 8 8 14 3 7 1 20 7 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 2 8 1 6 9 14 1 5 0 22 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 20 1 7 2 5 8 23 2 5 1 17 9 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 20 2 10 0 4 5 22 2 4 3 20 9 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch links with redundant target parameters: 28 3 2 0 3 3 25 1 2 0 25 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: a great deal of, a lot of [informal] Related terms: how much, too much

Pronoun

IPA: /mʌt͡ʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /mʊt͡ʃ/ [Northern-England], /mʌt͡ʃ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-much.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-much.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ʌtʃ (Southern England, US, Canada) Etymology: From Middle English muche (“much, great”), apocopated variant of muchel (“much, great”), from Old English myċel, miċel (“big, much”), from Proto-West Germanic *mikil, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“big, stour, great”). See also mickle, muckle. cognates Cognate with Scots mickle, mukill, mekil, mikil (“big, large, great, much”), Middle Dutch mēkel (“great, many, much”), Middle High German michel ("great, many, much"; > German michel (“great, big, large”)), Norwegian Bokmål mye (“much”), Norwegian Nynorsk mykje (“much”), Swedish mycket (“much”), Danish meget (“much”), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils, “great, many”), Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large, great”), Modern Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “large, great”). Note that English much is not related to Spanish mucho, and their resemblance in both form and meaning is purely coincidental, as mucho derives from Latin multus and is not related to the Germanic forms. Instead, related to Spanish maño. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|muche|t=much, great}} Middle English muche (“much, great”), {{m|enm|muchel|t=much, great}} muchel (“much, great”), {{inh|en|ang|myċel}} Old English myċel, {{m|ang|miċel|t=big, much}} miċel (“big, much”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*mikil}} Proto-West Germanic *mikil, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*mikilaz|t=great, many, much}} Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many, much”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*meǵh₂-|t=big, stour, great}} Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“big, stour, great”), {{l|en|mickle}} mickle, {{l|en|muckle}} muckle, {{cog|sco|mickle}} Scots mickle, {{m|sco|mukill}} mukill, {{m|sco|mekil}} mekil, {{m|sco|mikil||big, large, great, much}} mikil (“big, large, great, much”), {{cog|dum|mekel|mēkel|great, many, much}} Middle Dutch mēkel (“great, many, much”), {{cog|gmh|michel}} Middle High German michel, {{cog|de|michel||great, big, large}} German michel (“great, big, large”), {{gloss|"great, many, much"; > German <i class="Latn mention" lang="de">michel</i> (“great, big, large”)}} ("great, many, much"; > German michel (“great, big, large”)), {{cog|nb|mye||much}} Norwegian Bokmål mye (“much”), {{cog|nn|mykje||much}} Norwegian Nynorsk mykje (“much”), {{cog|sv|mycket||much}} Swedish mycket (“much”), {{cog|da|meget||much}} Danish meget (“much”), {{cog|got|𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃||great, many}} Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils, “great, many”), {{cog|grc|μέγας||large, great}} Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large, great”), {{cog|el|μεγάλος||large, great}} Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “large, great”), {{cog|en|much}} English much, {{cog|es|mucho}} Spanish mucho, {{m|es|mucho}} mucho, {{cog|la|multus}} Latin multus, {{cog|gem}} Germanic, {{cog|es|maño}} Spanish maño Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} much, {{en-pron}} much
  1. A large amount or great extent.

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "1": "ang",
        "2": "miċel",
        "t": "big, much"
      },
      "expansion": "miċel (“big, much”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*mikil"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *mikil",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*mikilaz",
        "t": "great, many, much"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many, much”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*meǵh₂-",
        "t": "big, stour, great"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“big, stour, great”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "mickle"
      },
      "expansion": "mickle",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "muckle"
      },
      "expansion": "muckle",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "mickle"
      },
      "expansion": "Scots mickle",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "mukill"
      },
      "expansion": "mukill",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "mekil"
      },
      "expansion": "mekil",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "mikil",
        "3": "",
        "4": "big, large, great, much"
      },
      "expansion": "mikil (“big, large, great, much”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "mekel",
        "3": "mēkel",
        "4": "great, many, much"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch mēkel (“great, many, much”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "michel"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German michel",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "michel",
        "3": "",
        "4": "great, big, large"
      },
      "expansion": "German michel (“great, big, large”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "\"great, many, much\"; > German <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"de\">michel</i> (“great, big, large”)"
      },
      "expansion": "(\"great, many, much\"; > German michel (“great, big, large”))",
      "name": "gloss"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "mye",
        "3": "",
        "4": "much"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål mye (“much”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "mykje",
        "3": "",
        "4": "much"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk mykje (“much”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "mycket",
        "3": "",
        "4": "much"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish mycket (“much”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "meget",
        "3": "",
        "4": "much"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish meget (“much”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃",
        "3": "",
        "4": "great, many"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils, “great, many”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "μέγας",
        "3": "",
        "4": "large, great"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large, great”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "μεγάλος",
        "3": "",
        "4": "large, great"
      },
      "expansion": "Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “large, great”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "much"
      },
      "expansion": "English much",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "mucho"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish mucho",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "mucho"
      },
      "expansion": "mucho",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "multus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin multus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem"
      },
      "expansion": "Germanic",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "maño"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish maño",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English muche (“much, great”), apocopated variant of muchel (“much, great”), from Old English myċel, miċel (“big, much”), from Proto-West Germanic *mikil, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“big, stour, great”). See also mickle, muckle.\ncognates\nCognate with Scots mickle, mukill, mekil, mikil (“big, large, great, much”), Middle Dutch mēkel (“great, many, much”), Middle High German michel (\"great, many, much\"; > German michel (“great, big, large”)), Norwegian Bokmål mye (“much”), Norwegian Nynorsk mykje (“much”), Swedish mycket (“much”), Danish meget (“much”), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils, “great, many”), Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large, great”), Modern Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “large, great”).\nNote that English much is not related to Spanish mucho, and their resemblance in both form and meaning is purely coincidental, as mucho derives from Latin multus and is not related to the Germanic forms. Instead, related to Spanish maño.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "determiner",
        "3": "comparative",
        "4": "more",
        "5": "superlative",
        "6": "most"
      },
      "expansion": "much (comparative more, superlative most)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "det",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "how much"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "too much"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Hurry! We don't have much time!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "They set about the task with much enthusiasm.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011 February 24, “Wisconsin and wider”, in The Economist",
          "text": "Unless matters take a nastier turn, neither side has much incentive to compromise.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A large amount of."
      ],
      "id": "en-much-en-det-8VTM41Fz",
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "shumë"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "ase",
          "lang": "American Sign Language",
          "note": "Claw5@TipFinger-Claw5@CenterChesthigh Claw5@SideChesthigh-Claw5@SideChesthigh",
          "sense": "a large amount of"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "kaṯīr",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "كَثِير"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "arz",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "kitīr",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "tags": [
            "Egyptian-Arabic"
          ],
          "word": "كتير"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "acw",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "katīr",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "tags": [
            "Hijazi-Arabic"
          ],
          "word": "كثير"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "šat",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "շատ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "rup",
          "lang": "Aromanian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "multu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "çox"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "mnóha",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "мно́га"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "šmat",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "шмат"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "baháta",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "бага́та"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "onek",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "অনেক"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "bohu",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "বহু"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "mnógo",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "мно́го"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "mya:",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "များ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "molt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "cic",
          "lang": "Chickasaw",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "lawa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "cic",
          "lang": "Chickasaw",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "i̠lawa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "duō",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "多"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "hěnduō",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "很多"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "hǎoduō",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "好多"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "mnoho"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "meget"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "veel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "multa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "palju"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "paljon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "beaucoup"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "moito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "bevri",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "ბევრი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "viel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "manags",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐍃"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "polús",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "πολύς"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "harbé",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "הַרבֵּה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "adhik",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "अधिक"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bahut",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "बहुत"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "hit",
          "lang": "Hittite",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "mekki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "sok"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "mikill"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "multa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "ig",
          "lang": "Igbo",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "oke"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "banyak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "paljo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "moni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "äijä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "ussia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "isost"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "a lán"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mórán"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "molto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "alt": "たくさん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "takusan",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "沢山"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "alt": "おおくの",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ōku no",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "多くの"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "alt": "おおい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ōi",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "多い"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "jv",
          "lang": "Javanese",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "okeh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "köp",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "көп"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "craən",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "ច្រើន"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "maneun",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "많은"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "mani",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "많이"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "köp",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "көп"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "lāi",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "ຫຼາຍ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "ltg",
          "lang": "Latgalian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "daudzi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "multus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "daudz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "daug"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "mnógu",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "мно́гу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "banyak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "monney"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "olon",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "олон"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "nah",
          "lang": "Nahuatl",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "açan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "nap",
          "lang": "Neapolitan",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "nu sacco"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "mye"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "mykje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "çok",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "چوك"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
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          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "küllî mikdâr",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
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        {
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          "roman": "ḍer",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "ډېر"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "besiyâr",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "myp",
          "lang": "Pirahã",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "xapagí"
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        {
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          "code": "pdt",
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          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "väl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "dużo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "wiele"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "muito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "um monte de"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "mult"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "bler"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mnógo",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "a large amount of",
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
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          "lang": "Sanskrit",
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          "sense": "a large amount of",
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "sa",
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          "sense": "a large amount of",
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
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          "sense": "a large amount of",
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
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            "Cyrillic"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
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          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "mnȍgo"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "si",
          "lang": "Sinhalese",
          "roman": "bohō",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "බොහෝ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "veľa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "mnoho"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "veliko"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "mnogo"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "mucho"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "mycket"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
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            "common-gender"
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          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "бисёр"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "xele",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "хеле"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "niṟaiya",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "நிறைய"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "mâak",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "มาก"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "lǎai",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "หลาย"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "xto",
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          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "māk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "māka"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "çok"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "köp"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "baháto",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "бага́то"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "čymálo",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "чима́ло"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "bahut",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "بہت"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "koʻp"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "nhiều"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "a sakh",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "אַ סך"
        },
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          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "fil",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "פֿיל"
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          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "bol (diq)"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "zza",
          "lang": "Zazaki",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
          "word": "zaf"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "za",
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          "sense": "a large amount of",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 4 1 0",
          "code": "za",
          "lang": "Zhuang",
          "sense": "a large amount of",
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          "text": "Add this much water and no more.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Take as much time as you like.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something."
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        "(in combinations such as 'as much', 'this much') Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something."
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        "in combinations such as 'as much'",
        "in combinations such as 'as much'"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "A great number of; many (people)."
      ],
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        [
          "number",
          "number"
        ],
        [
          "many",
          "many"
        ]
      ],
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        "(now archaic or nonstandard) A great number of; many (people)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "African-American English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Caribbean English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts",
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            "Terms in nonstandard scripts",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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          "parents": [],
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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            "Entries with language name categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "28 3 2 0 3 3 25 1 2 0 25 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Dutch links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant target parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        {
          "ref": "1977, Bob Marley (lyrics and music), “So Much Things to Say”",
          "text": "They got so much things to say right now, they got so much things to say.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "many ( + plural countable noun)."
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      "id": "en-much-en-det-h5a2atDr",
      "links": [
        [
          "many",
          "many"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "African-American",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(now Caribbean, African-American, UK regional) many ( + plural countable noun)."
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      "tags": [
        "Caribbean",
        "UK",
        "regional"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/mʌt͡ʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mʊt͡ʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mʌt͡ʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌtʃ (Southern England, US, Canada)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-much.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/99/En-us-much.ogg/En-us-much.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/En-us-much.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-much.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6a/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-much.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-much.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6a/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-much.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-much.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "a great deal of"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
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    }
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}

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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "muche",
        "t": "much, great"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English muche (“much, great”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "muchel",
        "t": "much, great"
      },
      "expansion": "muchel (“much, great”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "myċel"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English myċel",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "miċel",
        "t": "big, much"
      },
      "expansion": "miċel (“big, much”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*mikil"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *mikil",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*mikilaz",
        "t": "great, many, much"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many, much”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*meǵh₂-",
        "t": "big, stour, great"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“big, stour, great”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "mickle"
      },
      "expansion": "mickle",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "muckle"
      },
      "expansion": "muckle",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "mickle"
      },
      "expansion": "Scots mickle",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "mukill"
      },
      "expansion": "mukill",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "mekil"
      },
      "expansion": "mekil",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "mikil",
        "3": "",
        "4": "big, large, great, much"
      },
      "expansion": "mikil (“big, large, great, much”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "mekel",
        "3": "mēkel",
        "4": "great, many, much"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch mēkel (“great, many, much”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "michel"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German michel",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "michel",
        "3": "",
        "4": "great, big, large"
      },
      "expansion": "German michel (“great, big, large”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "\"great, many, much\"; > German <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"de\">michel</i> (“great, big, large”)"
      },
      "expansion": "(\"great, many, much\"; > German michel (“great, big, large”))",
      "name": "gloss"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "mye",
        "3": "",
        "4": "much"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål mye (“much”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "mykje",
        "3": "",
        "4": "much"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk mykje (“much”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "mycket",
        "3": "",
        "4": "much"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish mycket (“much”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "meget",
        "3": "",
        "4": "much"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish meget (“much”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃",
        "3": "",
        "4": "great, many"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils, “great, many”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "μέγας",
        "3": "",
        "4": "large, great"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large, great”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "μεγάλος",
        "3": "",
        "4": "large, great"
      },
      "expansion": "Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “large, great”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "much"
      },
      "expansion": "English much",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "mucho"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish mucho",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "mucho"
      },
      "expansion": "mucho",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "multus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin multus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem"
      },
      "expansion": "Germanic",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "maño"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish maño",
      "name": "cog"
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          "type": "example"
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          "text": "He left her, much to the satisfaction of her other suitor.",
          "type": "example"
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          "type": "example"
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          "text": "Honestly, I can't stand much more of this.",
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        {
          "ref": "2008, “Right Now (Na Na Na)” (track 1), in Freedom, performed by Akon",
          "text": "I can’t lie (I miss you much). Watching every day that goes by (I miss you much).",
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          "ref": "2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52",
          "text": "From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.",
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          "word": "շատ"
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          "word": "moc"
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          "_dis1": "79 1 15 2 3",
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          "_dis1": "79 1 15 2 3",
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          "_dis1": "79 1 15 2 3",
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          "_dis1": "79 1 15 2 3",
          "code": "fro",
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 1 15 2 3",
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          "word": "protest too much"
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          "word": "spank you very much"
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    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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    "English terms inherited from Old English",
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    "English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "got",
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      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils, “great, many”)",
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      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "much"
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      "expansion": "English much",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
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      },
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      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "gem"
      },
      "expansion": "Germanic",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "maño"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "form": "more",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "most",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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      "word": "how much"
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      "word": "too much"
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          "text": "Hurry! We don't have much time!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "They set about the task with much enthusiasm.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011 February 24, “Wisconsin and wider”, in The Economist",
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          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "A large amount of."
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        {
          "text": "Add this much water and no more.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "text": "Take as much time as you like.",
          "type": "example"
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        "Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something."
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        "(in combinations such as 'as much', 'this much') Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something."
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        "in combinations such as 'as much'",
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          "many"
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        "(now archaic or nonstandard) A great number of; many (people)."
      ],
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        "archaic",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
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      "categories": [
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        "Caribbean English",
        "English terms with quotations"
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        {
          "ref": "1977, Bob Marley (lyrics and music), “So Much Things to Say”",
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        "many ( + plural countable noun)."
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        "(now Caribbean, African-American, UK regional) many ( + plural countable noun)."
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      "ipa": "/mʊt͡ʃ/",
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      "word": "a great deal of"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "sq",
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      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "shumë"
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      "code": "ase",
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      "note": "Claw5@TipFinger-Claw5@CenterChesthigh Claw5@SideChesthigh-Claw5@SideChesthigh",
      "sense": "a large amount of"
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      "word": "كَثِير"
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      "sense": "a large amount of",
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      "sense": "a large amount of",
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      "code": "hy",
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      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "շատ"
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      "code": "rup",
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      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "multu"
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      "code": "az",
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      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "çox"
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "mnóha",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "мно́га"
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      "code": "be",
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      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "шмат"
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "baháta",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "бага́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "onek",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "অনেক"
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      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "bohu",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "বহু"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mnógo",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "мно́го"
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      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
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      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "များ"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "molt"
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    {
      "code": "cic",
      "lang": "Chickasaw",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "lawa"
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    {
      "code": "cic",
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      "word": "i̠lawa"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "duō",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "多"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "很多"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hǎoduō",
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      "word": "好多"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "word": "mnoho"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "meget"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "veel"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
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      "word": "multa"
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "palju"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "paljon"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "beaucoup"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "moito"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "bevri",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "ბევრი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "viel"
    },
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      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "manags",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "polús",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "πολύς"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "harbé",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "הַרבֵּה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "adhik",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "अधिक"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bahut",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "बहुत"
    },
    {
      "code": "hit",
      "lang": "Hittite",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "mekki"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "sok"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "mikill"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "multa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ig",
      "lang": "Igbo",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "oke"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "banyak"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "paljo"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "moni"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "äijä"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "ussia"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "isost"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "a lán"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mórán"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "molto"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たくさん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "takusan",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "沢山"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おおくの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ōku no",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "多くの"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おおい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ōi",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "多い"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "okeh"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "köp",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "көп"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "craən",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "ច្រើន"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "maneun",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "많은"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "mani",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "많이"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "köp",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "көп"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "lāi",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "ຫຼາຍ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ltg",
      "lang": "Latgalian",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "daudzi"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "multus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "daudz"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "daug"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mnógu",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "мно́гу"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "banyak"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "monney"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "olon",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "олон"
    },
    {
      "code": "nah",
      "lang": "Nahuatl",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "açan"
    },
    {
      "code": "nap",
      "lang": "Neapolitan",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "nu sacco"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "mye"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "mykje"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "çok",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "چوك"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "küllî mikdâr",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "كلی مقدار"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "ḍer",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "ډېر"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "besiyâr",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "بسیار"
    },
    {
      "code": "myp",
      "lang": "Pirahã",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "xapagí"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "väl"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "dużo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "wiele"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "muito"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "um monte de"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "mult"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "bler"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mnógo",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "мно́го"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nemálo",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "нема́ло"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "bahu",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "बहु"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "adhikam",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "अधिकम्"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "muckle"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "mickle"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "пуно"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "мно̏гӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "мно̏го"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "puno"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "mnȍgī"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "mnȍgo"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "bohō",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "බොහෝ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "veľa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "mnoho"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "veliko"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "mnogo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "mucho"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "mycket"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mycken"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "bisyor",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "бисёр"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "xele",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "хеле"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "niṟaiya",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "நிறைய"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mâak",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "มาก"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "lǎai",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "หลาย"
    },
    {
      "code": "xto",
      "lang": "Tocharian A",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "māk"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "māka"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "çok"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "köp"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "baháto",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "бага́то"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "čymálo",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "чима́ло"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "bahut",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "بہت"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "koʻp"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "nhiều"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "a sakh",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "אַ סך"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "fil",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "פֿיל"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "bol (diq)"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "zaf"
    },
    {
      "code": "za",
      "lang": "Zhuang",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "haujlai"
    },
    {
      "code": "za",
      "lang": "Zhuang",
      "sense": "a large amount of",
      "word": "lai"
    }
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}

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    "English 1-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English adverbs",
    "English degree adverbs",
    "English determiners",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English pronouns",
    "English suppletive adjectives",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "English terms with /ʌ~ʊ/ for Old English /y/",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "Middle Dutch links with redundant target parameters",
    "Rhymes:English/ʌtʃ",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "muchel",
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      "expansion": "muchel (“much, great”)",
      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old English myċel",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      "expansion": "mickle",
      "name": "l"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      "expansion": "muckle",
      "name": "l"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
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      "expansion": "Scots mickle",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
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      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "mekil"
      },
      "expansion": "mekil",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
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      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
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        "4": "great, many, much"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "michel"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German michel",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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        "3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "\"great, many, much\"; > German <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"de\">michel</i> (“great, big, large”)"
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      "name": "gloss"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "mye",
        "3": "",
        "4": "much"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
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        "3": "",
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "mycket",
        "3": "",
        "4": "much"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "meget",
        "3": "",
        "4": "much"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish meget (“much”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃",
        "3": "",
        "4": "great, many"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils, “great, many”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "μέγας",
        "3": "",
        "4": "large, great"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large, great”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "μεγάλος",
        "3": "",
        "4": "large, great"
      },
      "expansion": "Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “large, great”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "much"
      },
      "expansion": "English much",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "mucho"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish mucho",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "mucho"
      },
      "expansion": "mucho",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "multus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin multus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem"
      },
      "expansion": "Germanic",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "maño"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish maño",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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        "1": "-"
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      "expansion": "much (not comparable)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Large, great."
      ],
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        [
          "Large",
          "large"
        ],
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          "great",
          "great"
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        "(obsolete) Large, great."
      ],
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        "not-comparable",
        "obsolete"
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Long in duration."
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          "duration"
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        "(obsolete) Long in duration."
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        "not-comparable",
        "obsolete"
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      "ipa": "/mʌt͡ʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mʊt͡ʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mʌt͡ʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
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      "rhymes": "-ʌtʃ (Southern England, US, Canada)"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/En-us-much.ogg",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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}

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    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"to a great extent\"",
      "word": "less"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"to a great extent\"",
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      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"to a great extent\"",
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      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"to a great extent\"",
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      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"to a great extent\"",
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    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English pronouns",
    "English suppletive adjectives",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "English terms with /ʌ~ʊ/ for Old English /y/",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "Middle Dutch links with redundant target parameters",
    "Rhymes:English/ʌtʃ",
    "Rhymes:English/ʌtʃ/1 syllable"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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    {
      "args": {
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        "1": "en",
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    },
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
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      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
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      "expansion": "mekil",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "michel"
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      "expansion": "Middle High German michel",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "\"great, many, much\"; > German <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"de\">michel</i> (“great, big, large”)"
      },
      "expansion": "(\"great, many, much\"; > German michel (“great, big, large”))",
      "name": "gloss"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "mye",
        "3": "",
        "4": "much"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål mye (“much”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "mykje",
        "3": "",
        "4": "much"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk mykje (“much”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "mycket",
        "3": "",
        "4": "much"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish mycket (“much”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "meget",
        "3": "",
        "4": "much"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish meget (“much”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃",
        "3": "",
        "4": "great, many"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils, “great, many”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "μέγας",
        "3": "",
        "4": "large, great"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large, great”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "μεγάλος",
        "3": "",
        "4": "large, great"
      },
      "expansion": "Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “large, great”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "much"
      },
      "expansion": "English much",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "mucho"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish mucho",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "mucho"
      },
      "expansion": "mucho",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "multus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin multus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem"
      },
      "expansion": "Germanic",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "maño"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish maño",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English muche (“much, great”), apocopated variant of muchel (“much, great”), from Old English myċel, miċel (“big, much”), from Proto-West Germanic *mikil, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“big, stour, great”). See also mickle, muckle.\ncognates\nCognate with Scots mickle, mukill, mekil, mikil (“big, large, great, much”), Middle Dutch mēkel (“great, many, much”), Middle High German michel (\"great, many, much\"; > German michel (“great, big, large”)), Norwegian Bokmål mye (“much”), Norwegian Nynorsk mykje (“much”), Swedish mycket (“much”), Danish meget (“much”), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils, “great, many”), Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large, great”), Modern Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “large, great”).\nNote that English much is not related to Spanish mucho, and their resemblance in both form and meaning is purely coincidental, as mucho derives from Latin multus and is not related to the Germanic forms. Instead, related to Spanish maño.",
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    {
      "form": "more",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most",
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        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "more",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "I don't like fish much. I don’t much care for strawberries either.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "He is much fatter than I remember him.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "He left her, much to the satisfaction of her other suitor.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "That boyfriend of yours is much {like - the same as} the others.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "My English was much the worst, and I'm certainly not much good at math either.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Honestly, I can't stand much more of this.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Both candidates, who are much of an age, say much the same thing, but the youngest shows much the commoner behavior of the two.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, “Right Now (Na Na Na)” (track 1), in Freedom, performed by Akon",
          "text": "I can’t lie (I miss you much). Watching every day that goes by (I miss you much).",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011 October 20, Michael da Silva, “Stoke 3-0 Macc Tel-Aviv”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "Tangling with Ziv, Cameron caught him with a flailing elbow, causing the Israeli defender to go down a little easily. However, the referee was in no doubt, much to the displeasure of the home fans.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52",
          "text": "From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To a great extent."
      ]
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        {
          "text": "Does he get drunk much?",
          "type": "example"
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        "Often; frequently."
      ]
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        {
          "text": "I don't like Wagner as much as I like Mozart.",
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        }
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        "Used to indicate or compare extent."
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        "(in combinations such as 'as much', 'this much') Used to indicate or compare extent."
      ],
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        "in combinations such as 'as much'",
        "in combinations such as 'as much'"
      ]
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Jamie's always preaching about how we need to save a planet when she drives literally everywhere she goes. Like, hypocritical much?",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Combining with an adjective or (occasionally) a noun, used in a rhetorical question to mock someone for having the specified quality."
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        [
          "rhetorical question",
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          "mock",
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        "(slang) Combining with an adjective or (occasionally) a noun, used in a rhetorical question to mock someone for having the specified quality."
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        "slang"
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
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      "glosses": [
        "Almost."
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          "Almost",
          "almost"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Almost."
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        "obsolete"
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      "ipa": "/mʌt͡ʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    {
      "ipa": "/mʊt͡ʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England"
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    {
      "ipa": "/mʌt͡ʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "rhymes": "-ʌtʃ (Southern England, US, Canada)"
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "a great deal"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "a lot"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "greatly"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "highly"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
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      "word": "loads"
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    {
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "especially",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "plenty"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "very much"
    }
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kaṯīran",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "كَثِيرًا"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "šat",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "շատ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mnogo",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "много"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "molt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ccc",
      "lang": "Chamicuro",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "ma'sho"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "許多"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xǔduō",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "许多"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "duō",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "多"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "moc"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "mnohem"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "veel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "paljon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "beaucoup"
    },
    {
      "code": "roa-gal",
      "lang": "Gallo",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "brav'ment"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "viel"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "polý",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "πολύ"
    },
    {
      "code": "gn",
      "lang": "Guaraní",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "heta"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "nagyon"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "note": "with an adjective in the comparative",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "sokkal"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "jóval"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "paljo"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "äijä"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "molto"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たくさんの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "takusan no",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "沢山の"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おおい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ōi",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "多い"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "maneun",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "많은"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "multum"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "daudz"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mnogu",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "многу"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "qatigħ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fro",
      "lang": "Old French",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "molt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fro",
      "lang": "Old French",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "mult"
    },
    {
      "code": "fro",
      "lang": "Old French",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "mout"
    },
    {
      "code": "pro",
      "lang": "Old Occitan",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "molt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "çok",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "چوك"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "külliyyen",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "كلیاً"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "bardzo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "muito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "mult"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "óčenʹ",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "о́чень"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "namnógo",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "намно́го"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gorázdo",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "гора́здо"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "bahu",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "बहु"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "пуно"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "мно̏го"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "tags": [
        "Latin"
      ],
      "word": "puno"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "tags": [
        "Latin"
      ],
      "word": "mnȍgo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "mucho"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "mycket"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mâak",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "มาก"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nabaháto",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "набага́то"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "baháto",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "бага́то"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "word": "mödo"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "to a great extent",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "qatran"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "English terms with audio links",
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      "word": "as much"
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      "word": "as much again"
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      "word": "as much as"
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      "word": "as much as possible"
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    {
      "word": "as much sinning as sinned against"
    },
    {
      "word": "as much use as a chocolate fireguard"
    },
    {
      "word": "as much use as a chocolate teapot"
    },
    {
      "word": "enough is too much"
    },
    {
      "word": "fuck you very much"
    },
    {
      "word": "how much does it cost"
    },
    {
      "word": "how much do I owe you"
    },
    {
      "word": "how much do you charge"
    },
    {
      "word": "how much is it"
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    {
      "word": "in as much as"
    },
    {
      "word": "leave much to be desired"
    },
    {
      "word": "make much"
    },
    {
      "word": "methinks the lady doth protest too much"
    },
    {
      "word": "methinks thou dost protest too much"
    },
    {
      "word": "much ado about nothing"
    },
    {
      "word": "much appreciated"
    },
    {
      "word": "much as"
    },
    {
      "word": "Much Birch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Much Dewchurch"
    },
    {
      "word": "much for muchness"
    },
    {
      "word": "much good may it do someone"
    },
    {
      "word": "much grass"
    },
    {
      "word": "Much Hoole"
    },
    {
      "word": "much less"
    },
    {
      "word": "Much Marcle"
    },
    {
      "word": "muchness"
    },
    {
      "word": "much obliged"
    },
    {
      "word": "much of a muchness"
    },
    {
      "word": "much to be said"
    },
    {
      "word": "Much Wenlock"
    },
    {
      "word": "much-what"
    },
    {
      "word": "much what"
    },
    {
      "word": "not give much for someone's chances"
    },
    {
      "word": "not much chop"
    },
    {
      "word": "not much cop"
    },
    {
      "word": "not much of anything"
    },
    {
      "word": "not much to look at"
    },
    {
      "word": "not so much"
    },
    {
      "word": "overmuch"
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    {
      "word": "pretty much"
    },
    {
      "word": "protest too much"
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    {
      "word": "so much"
    },
    {
      "word": "so much as"
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    {
      "word": "so much for"
    },
    {
      "word": "so much so"
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    {
      "word": "so much the better"
    },
    {
      "word": "so much the worse"
    },
    {
      "word": "so much the worse for"
    },
    {
      "word": "spank you very much"
    },
    {
      "word": "thank ye so very much"
    },
    {
      "word": "thank you very much"
    },
    {
      "word": "the lady doth protest too much"
    },
    {
      "word": "the world is too much with someone"
    },
    {
      "word": "think much of"
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    {
      "word": "think too much"
    },
    {
      "word": "this much"
    },
    {
      "word": "too much bed makes a dull head"
    },
    {
      "word": "too much information"
    },
    {
      "word": "too much of a good thing"
    },
    {
      "word": "too much pudding will choke a dog"
    },
    {
      "word": "too much water drowned the miller"
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      "word": "very much"
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    {
      "word": "without so much as a by your leave"
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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    {
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    },
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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        "2": "mye",
        "3": "",
        "4": "much"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
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        "4": "much"
      },
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "mycket",
        "3": "",
        "4": "much"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "much"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish meget (“much”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃",
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        "4": "great, many"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils, “great, many”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
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        "3": "",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "μεγάλος",
        "3": "",
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      "expansion": "Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “large, great”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "much"
      },
      "expansion": "English much",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "mucho"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish mucho",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "mucho"
      },
      "expansion": "mucho",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "multus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin multus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem"
      },
      "expansion": "Germanic",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "maño"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish maño",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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        "11": "",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
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        {
          "text": "We lay awake for much of the night."
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      "ipa": "/mʊt͡ʃ/",
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}

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