"much" meaning in All languages combined

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Determiner [English]

IPA: /mʌt͡ʃ/ Audio: en-us-much.ogg [US] Forms: much, more [comparative], most [superlative]
Head templates: {{determiner-comp|much|more|most}} [POS TABLE]
  1. a lot of; a large amount of; a high degree Tags: singular
    Sense id: simple-much-en-det-8Bq5iLXB Categories (other): Indefinite determiners, Non-count determiners, Singular determiners
  2. If someone or something is very much alive, interested, open, etc., they are indeed so, contrary to expectations. Synonyms: certainly, indeed, actually
    Sense id: simple-much-en-det-~huSYa2t
  3. If something is pretty much impossible, useless, perfect, etc. it is roughly so. Synonyms: roughly, almost, more or less
    Sense id: simple-much-en-det-hKG8PTrU
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        {
          "text": "I don't have much money."
        },
        {
          "text": "I don't like the cider very much."
        },
        {
          "text": "I know how much he loves everybody in the house."
        },
        {
          "text": "You're not much better than he is."
        },
        {
          "text": "She was much more fun after a few drinks."
        },
        {
          "text": "This is almost as much fun as last week."
        },
        {
          "text": "We bought another one, but the cost was much greater."
        },
        {
          "text": "I don't think it matters much what you study."
        },
        {
          "text": "Thank you very much!"
        },
        {
          "text": "Much attention has been given to the question of where the money should go."
        },
        {
          "text": "They arrived much sooner than we had expected."
        },
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          "text": "He's very much the Englishman."
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          "text": "I thought the window was closed, but it was very much open."
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        {
          "text": "Your hair looks pretty much perfect the way it is."
        }
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          "word": "almost"
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        },
        {
          "text": "I don't like the cider very much."
        },
        {
          "text": "I know how much he loves everybody in the house."
        },
        {
          "text": "You're not much better than he is."
        },
        {
          "text": "She was much more fun after a few drinks."
        },
        {
          "text": "This is almost as much fun as last week."
        },
        {
          "text": "We bought another one, but the cost was much greater."
        },
        {
          "text": "I don't think it matters much what you study."
        },
        {
          "text": "Thank you very much!"
        },
        {
          "text": "Much attention has been given to the question of where the money should go."
        },
        {
          "text": "They arrived much sooner than we had expected."
        },
        {
          "text": "He's very much the Englishman."
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          "text": "I thought the window was closed, but it was very much open."
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          "word": "indeed"
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          "text": "Your hair looks pretty much perfect the way it is."
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  "tags": [
    "comparative"
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  "word": "much"
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