Added 9 October 2026

much

/mʌt͡ʃ/ determiner

In Latin: multus Wiktionary

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Do you think I have much chance of catching the train on time?
Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something.
Add this much water and no more.
A great number of; many (people).

adjective

Large, great.
Long in duration.

adverb

To a great extent.
I don't like melon much, and I don’t much care for milk chocolate either: I find them both much too sweet.
for emphasis or to indicate a great difference
He is much fatter than I remember him.
Often; frequently.
Does he get drunk much?

pronoun

A large amount or great extent; a lot.
I don't have much to do.

Origin

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.

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