- pronunciation:
- muhch
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, adverb
- features:
- Language Note
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
more, most |
| definition: |
Much means a large amount. If there isn't much food in the refrigerator, there isn't a lot of food in it.
Jamal slept late this morning, and he didn't have much time to eat breakfast. He took a piece of toast with him and ran for the school bus.- synonyms:
- abundant
- antonyms:
- little
- similar words:
- considerable, sufficient
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| related words: |
abundant |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
When you have much to do, it means that you have a lot to do.
I'm bored. There isn't much to do today.Sofia's grandparents didn't have much when they came to America, but they had their family and they had hope.- synonyms:
- lot, plenty
- similar words:
- abundance, heaps, quantity, stacks, tons
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
more, most |
| definition: |
When you feel much better, it means that you feel a lot better. If you need much more sleep, it means that you need a lot more sleep. If you don't go to the movies much, it means that you don't go to the movies often.
My brother is much taller than I am, but he is much older too.I don't see my grandparents much because they live far away.- antonyms:
- little
- similar words:
- far, greatly, highly, particularly, way, well
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| related words: |
often |
Much or
many? Which word is right for your sentence? Use
many with things you can count. The answer to the question "how many?" will include a number.
Many fish are in the aquarium. How many fish? Fourteen fish. Use
much with things that cannot be counted. The answer to the question "how much?" will include an amount.
So much snow fell last night. How much snow? A lot of snow.