much

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmʌtʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/mʌtʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(much)

Inflections of 'much' (adj):
more
adj comparative
most
adj superlative

Collocations for "much"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "much" in context.

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much

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adv
  1. she's very much like [you, my sister]
  2. do not [know, care] much about
  3. is much more than
  4. and (much,) much more
  5. is much [higher, more expensive, faster, better] than
  6. feel much [worse, better]
  7. [is, has been] much maligned
  8. can't take much more (of this)
  9. doesn't like it (very) much
  10. thank you very much
  11. have done so much (for)
  12. and much good it did me
  13. (and) that's pretty much [it, all, everything]
  14. much as he wants to, he won't
adj
  1. it isn't much, but
  2. was not much like
  3. [spent, wasted] too much [money, time]
  4. don't remember much [from, about]
  5. do not have much time [to, for]
  6. nothing much
additional examples
  1. it isn't much, but
  2. was not much like
  3. she's very much like [you, my sister]
  4. do not [know, care] much about
  5. had way too much to [eat, drink]
  6. [spent, wasted] too much [money, time]
  7. don't remember much [from, about]
  8. do not have much time [to, for]
  9. as much as possible
  10. is much more than
  11. and (much,) much more
  12. is much [higher, more expensive, faster, better] than
  13. feel much [worse, better]
  14. is as much a part of the [family, class, team] as
  15. UK: are much of a muchness
  16. a much-needed [massage, vacation]
  17. our much-missed [colleague, father, friend]
  18. the much-maligned [leader, traffic warden, vampire bat]
  19. [is, has been] much maligned
  20. much to my [surprise, disgust]
  21. nothing much
  22. I'm not up to much
  23. can't take much more (of this)
  24. do not have much in common (with)
  25. (not) [have, find] much to say [to him, about it]
  26. doesn't like it (very) much
  27. thank you very much
  28. there is much to [admire, like, say] about
  29. there is much to [admire] in
  30. there is (not) much to [do, prepare, finish]
  31. there is not much that [you can do, can be done] about it
  32. have done so much (for)
  33. and much good it did me
  34. (and) that's pretty much [it, all, everything]
  35. much as he wants to, he won't
'much' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Russian - TV - about - academic - again - air - airport - akin - alcohol - alike - almost - altogether - amazed - amount - amusement - anger - anguish - annoyance - anticipation - anxiety - anymore - apologize - appearance - appreciate - arch - as - assistance - astonished - astonishing - athlete - attach - attachment - aware - awe - backlog - backward - baggage - basil - beer - belly - beloved - besides - better - bigot - bill - biology - bit - bleach - bleeding - bloated

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