much
A1Frequent NGSL-1UK /mʌtʃ/US /mʌtʃ/
Meaning
adverb
to a great degree
“Thank you very much for the flowers.”
determiner
used with uncountable nouns, especially in negative sentences to mean ‘a large amount of something’, or after ‘how’ to ask about the amount of something. It is also used with ‘as’, ‘so’ and ‘too’.
“I don't have much money with me.”
pronoun
used with plural nouns and verbs, especially in negative sentences or in more formal English, to mean ‘a large number of’. Also used in questions to ask about the size of a number, and with ‘as’, ‘so’ and ‘too’.
“We don't have very many copies left.”
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