much (m ch)adj. more (môr, m  r), most (mst) Great in quantity, degree, or extent: not much rain; much affection. n. 1. A large quantity or amount: Much has been written. 2. Something great or remarkable: The campus wasn't much to look at. adv. more, most Idiom: 1. To a great degree or extent: much smarter. 2. Just about; almost: much the same. 3. Frequently; often: doesn't get out much. as much Almost the same: I thought as much. She said as much. [Middle English muche, short for muchel, from Old English mycel; see meg- in Indo-European roots.] |
much
Adjective
[more, most]
a large amount or degree of: there isn't much wine left
Noun
1. a large amount or degree
2. a bit much Informal rather excessive
3. make much of
a. to make sense of: he couldn't make much of her letter
b. to give importance to: the press made much of the story
4. not much of not to any appreciable degree or extent: he's not much of a cook
5. not up to much Informal of a low standard: this beer is not up to much
Adverb
1. considerably: I'm much better now
2. practically or nearly: it's much the same
3. often or a great deal: that doesn't happen much these days
4. (as) much as even though; although: much as I'd like to, I can't come
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  much - a great amount or extent; "they did much for humanity"large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude |
| Adj. | 1. | much - (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent; "not much rain"; "much affection"; "much grain is in storage" more, more than - (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon" slight, little - (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "there's slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will work" |
| Adv. | 1. | much - to a great degree or extent; "she's much better now" |
| 2. | much - very; "he was much annoyed" | |
| 3. |  much - to a very great degree or extent; "I feel a lot better"; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal" | |
| 4. | much - (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely; "much the same thing happened every time"; "practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god" | |
| 5. |  much - frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much" |
much
adverb 2. often, a lot, regularly, routinely, a great deal, frequently, many times, habitually, on many occasions, customarily
adjective 3. great, a lot of, plenty of, considerable, substantial, piles of (informal) ample, abundant, copious, oodles of (informal) plenteous, sizable or sizeable amount, shedful (slang) << OPPOSITE little
Translations
much [mʌtʃ] adj → mucho
adv, n, pron → mucho;
(before pp) → muy;
too much → demasiado;
so much → tanto;
it's not much → no es mucho;
thank you very much → muchas gracias, muy agradecido
much [mʌtʃ] adj → beaucoup de
adv, n or pron → beaucoup;
too much → trop (de);
so much → tant (de);
as much as → autant de;
much to my amazement ... → à mon grand étonnement ...
much [mʌtʃ] adj [time, money, effort] → viel;
he's done so much work for us → er hat so viel für uns gearbeitet;
I have as much money/intelligence as you → ich besitze genauso viel Geld/Intelligenz wie du pron → viel;
1. (= greatly, a great deal) → sehr;
2. (= by far) → viel;
3. (= almost) → fast;
much [mʌtʃ] adj, pron → molto/a: he's done so much work → ha lavorato così tanto;
how much is it? → quant'è?;
I like it very/so much → mi piace moltissimo/così tanto;
he's very much the gentleman → è il vero gentiluomo;
2. (= by far) → molto;
3. (= almost) → grossomodo, praticamente;
they're much the same → sono praticamente uguali
adj much [matʃ]
a (great) amount or quantity of This job won't take much effort; I found it without much difficulty; How much sugar is there left?; There's far too much salt in my soup; He ate so much ice-cream that he was sick; Take as much money as you need; After much discussion they decided to go. baie, veel كثير в голямо количество mnoho megen; meget; mange viel πολύς mucho palju زیاد paljon beaucoup (de) כָּמה שֶׁצָרִיך बहुत mnogo sok banyak mikill, mikið molto, tanto たくさんの 많은 daug, daugelis, didelis daudz banyak vee;l mye dużo muito mult; mare много veľa mnogo mnogo mycket, mycken มากกว่า çok 大量，許多 багато جو بہت مقدار یا تعداد میں ہو nhiều 大量的
pron
a large amount; a great deal He didn't say much about it; Much of this trouble could have been prevented; Did you eat much?; not much; too much; as much as I wanted; How much did you eat?; Only this/that / so much; How much is (= What is the price of) that fish?; Please tidy your room – it isn't much to ask. veel كثير: تُسْتَعْمَل مع الإسْم غَيْر المَعْدود много mnoho meget viel πολύς mucho palju بسیار بزرگ paljon beaucoup הָרבֵּה बड़ी मात्रा mnogo sok, sok(at), ennyi, annyi, mennyi? banyak mikill, mikið molto たくさん 다수, 다량, 많음 daug daudz; cik daudz banyak veel mye dużo, wiele muito mult много(е) veľa mnogo mnogo mycket จำนวนมาก büyük miktar şey 許多，大量 багато بڑی تعداد nhiều 许多，大量
adv
1 (by) a great deal; (by) far She's much prettier than I am; He isn't much older than you; How much further must we walk?; much more easily; He's much the best person to ask. veel كثيراً، جِدا с много mnohem, zdaleka meget; langt viel πολύ mucho palju, kindlalt بسیار paljon, ehdottomasti beaucoup (plus) הָרבֵּה יוֹתֵר ज्यादा mnogo sokkal; mennyivel? jauh lebih lang-, langsamlega; miklu- molto ずっと 많이, 더 daug, žymiai, tikrai daudz jauh lebih veel, verreweg mye; absolutt, langt znacznie, o wiele muito mult; de la distanţă гораздо, (на)много oveľa; zďaleka mnogo mnogo mycket, absolut อย่างมาก büyük ölçüde, çok 多 значно کہیں زیادہ nhiều; lắm 多
2 to a great extent or degree He will be much missed; We don't see her much; I thanked her very much; much too late; I've much too much to do; The accident was as much my fault as his. Much to my dismay, she began to cry. baie, hartlik, veel إلى درجَةٍ كبيرَه много velmi, příliš, tak meget; alt for meget; lige så meget sehr πολύ mucho palju زیاد paljon, kovasti beaucoup, très כָּל כָּך बहुत हद तक previše nagyon sangat mjög (mikið), afskaplega molto, tanto とても 대단히, 매우 dideliu mastu, labai ļoti daudz; tikpat daudz; lielā mērā sangat veel, zeer mye, stort; til min store... w dużym stopniu, często, bardzo muito mult; foarte очень veľmi; tak zelo, mnogo mnogo mycket, storligen, [] stora [] บ่อย çok çok geç; çok, pek 好久，常常 дуже زیادہ مقدار یا تعداد میں phần lớn 好久，常常
be not much of a
to be not a very good thing of a particular kind I'm not much of a photographer; That wasn't much of a lecture. nie veel van 'n لَيْسَ بارِعا في не съм добър като nebýt nějak zvláštní (v) ikke (være) nogen særlig kein(e) besonders gute(r) ... sein όχι και σπουδαίος no ser muy bueno en mitte kuigi hea olema نه چندان خوب ei nimeksikään ne pas être extraordinaire comme לא הָכִי טוֹב ב- बहुत अच्छा नहीं ne previše nem sokat ér, nem valami nagy... tidak begitu baik ekki mikill, ekkert sérstakur (non essere un gran che come) たいした～ではない 대단한 ...이 아니다 būti ne kažin kokiam nebūt īpaši labam; nebūt kam sevišķam tidak begitu baik niet veel voorstellen als ikke være mye til..., skryte av ikke være stort å być nie najlepszym, kiepskim não ser muito de a nu fi cine ştie ce быть весьма посредственным nebyť príliš dobrý ne biti kaj prida bogznašta inte vara ngn (ngt) vidare เป็่นสิ่งที่ไม่ดีสำหรับสิ่งที่เป็นเรื่องเฉพาะ pek iyi olmamak 不是什么了不起的, 稱不上... бути не Бог вість яким (ким) کسی چیز میں مہارت نہ ہونا không hoàn toàn 是个不太好的
be not up to much
to be not very good The dinner wasn't up to much. nie baie goed nie ليس جيدا جِدا не съм добър nestát za moc ikke (være) noget særligt nicht besonders sein δε λέει πολλά πράγματα no valer gran cosa mitte kuigi hea olema تعریفی نداشتن ei paljon mistään kotoisin ne pas valoir grand-chose לא הָכִי अच्छा नहीं nedovoljan nem sokat ér tidak begitu baik vera ekki merkilegur, ekkert sérstakur (non essere gran che) たいしたことはない 그렇게 좋지는 않다 būti menkam, prastam nebūt kam īpašam betul-betul niet veel voorstellen ikke være noe særlig/noe større być niczym szczególnym não ser grande coisa так себе nestáť za veľa ne biti kaj prida ne tako dobra inte vara ngt vidare ไม่ดีมาก çok iyi olmamak 不怎麼好 так собі زیادہ اچھا نہیں ہونا không tốt lắm 不怎么好
be too much for
to overwhelm; to be too difficult etc for Is the job too much for you? te moeilik أكْثَر من طاقَة затруднявам být přespříliš pro (være) for meget for zu viel sein für ξεπερνώ την αντοχή ή τις ικανότητες κπ. ser demasiado para liiga raske olema بسیار سخت olla liian vaikeaa dépasser לא טוֹב के लिए अत्यधिक कठिन previše túl sok vkinek terlalu sulit vera (e-m) ofviða essere troppo per ～には過ぎる 힘겹다, 감당하기 어렵다 būti pernelyg sunkiam, ne pagal jėgas nebūt pa spēkam terlalu sulit te veel zijn voor være/bli for mye for być ponad siły ser demasiado para a fi prea mult/greu оказаться не по силам byť priveľa na biti pretežko suviše vara för mycket för มากเกินไป çok zor 非...力所能及 бути не по силам بہت مشکل ہونا rất khó khăn 非...力所能及
make much of
1 to make a fuss of (a person) or about (a thing). verknies يُعْطي أهميَّة أكثر من اللازِم لِ، يُثيرُ ضَجَّةً حَول вдигам шум около příliš toho nadělat z gøre meget ud af viel Wesens machen um δίνω μεγάλη σημασία σε κπ. ή σε κτ. dar mucha importancia a algo (liialdatult) hoolt kandma حساب بردن از hössöttää faire grand cas de לְעוֹרֵר מְהוּמָה सम्मान करना, उत्सुकता दिखाते हुए लोगों से मिलना smatrati važnim nagy dolgot csinál vmiből merepotkan gera mikið úr fare grande caso a ちやほやする 잘 대해주다, 추어올리다, 중시하다 pernelyg pabrėžti/aukštinti būt augstās domās; noņemties (ar...) menyulitkan veel werk maken van gjøre mye ut av, gjøre stas på robić wiele hałasu o, przesadzać z fazer sentido de a face (mare) caz de носиться с кем/чем-л. robiť si príliš veľa z pretiravati dići prašinu fjäska för, göra stor sak av จู้จี้ abartmak, büyütmek 悉心照顧 носитися з بات کا بتنگڑ بنانا làm rối rít lên 悉心照顾
2 to make sense of; to understand I couldn't make much of the film. verstaan, begryp يَفْهَم разбирам pochopit mnoho z få meget ud af viel anfangen mit καταλαβαίνω comprender, entender sotti saama دانستن saada tolkkua comprendre לְהָבִין समझ में आना posvećivati pažnju (meg)ért memahami skilja comprendere 理解する 잘 이해하다 suprasti saprast memahami begrijpen få noe/mye ut av pojąć fazer sentido de a înţelege, a pricepe понимать pochopiť veľa z razumeti razumeti få ut mycket av เข้าใจ anlamak 理解 високо цінувати زیادہ اچھی طرح سے سمجھ نہیں آنا hiểu 理解
much as
although Much as I should like to come, I can't. hoewel, nieteenstaande مع أن، بالرَّغْمِ مِن въпреки че ačkoli hvor meget end so gern wie όσο κι αν, μολονότι por mucho que kuidas ka گر چه vaikka kuinka bien que אָף עַל פִּי हालांकि kao da bármennyire ... is walaupun jafnvel þó .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. þá per quanto ～だが ...임에도 불구하고 kad ir labai, nors lai gan walaupun hoe graag... ook selv om... chociaż por mais que chiar dacă хотя akokoľvek čeprav iako hur mycket [] än ถึงแม้ว่า iyice ...-meme rağmen 雖然 незважаючи на те, що حالانکہ mặc dù 虽然很
much the same
not very different The patient's condition is still much the same. dieselfde, onverbeterd نَفْس الشَّيء تَقْريبا почти същия skoro stejný stort set det samme ungefähr gleich σχεδόν ίδιος más o menos igual peaaegu sama کم تنوع olla ennallaan presque le même בְּעֶרֶך אוֹתוֹ הַדָבָר ज्यादा भिन्न नहीं isto kao körülbelül ugyanaz tidak banyak berbeda svo til óbreyttur lo stesso pressappoco, più o meno lo stesso ほとんど同じ 거의 같은 beveik toks pats, nepasikeitęs ļoti līdzīgs, gandrīz tas pats tidak banyak berbeza vrijwel hetzelfde ikke særlig forandret bez większych zmian na mesma cam la fel почти такой же skoro rovnaký skoraj enak isto ungefär detsamma เหมือนกัน aşağı yukarı aynı 差不多 مشابہ không khác lắm 差不多
nothing much
nothing important, impressive etc What are you doing?' `Nothing much.' niks juis nie لا شَيء مُهِم нищо важно nic zvláštního ikke noget særligt 'nichts Besonderes τίποτα σημαντικό nada en especial ei midagi erilist چیز مهمی نیست ei mitään erityistä pas grand-chose לא הָרבֵּה कुछ विशेष नहीं ništa važno semmi különös tidak penting ekkert mikilvægt/sérstakt (niente di importante) たいしたものではない 별것 아니다, 아무것도 아니다 nieko svarbaus, nieko ypatinga nekas sevišķs tidak penting niets bijzonders ikke noe særlig nic szczególnego nada de especial nimic deosebit ничего особенного nič zvláštneho nič posebnega ništa posebno inget särskilt ไม่มีอะไรสำคัญ hemen hemen hiçbir şey 不重要﹐沒什麼 нічого особливого غیر اہم، کچھ زیادہ نہیں không có gì quan trọng 很少
not much
nothing important, impressive etc My car isn't much to look at but it's fast. nie veel nie ليس مُهِما أو مُثيرا нищо особено nepříliš ikke noget særligt nichts Besonderes τίποτα σπουδαίο poco mitte suurem asi چیز مهمی نیست ei erityinen pas très לא מַשֶהוּ... महत्वपूर्ण या प्रभावशाली नहीं ne previše nem különösebben (szép stb.) tidak hebat ekki merkilegur non tanto たいしたことはない 별것 아니다 menkas, neįspūdingas necils, vienkāršs tidak hebat niets bijzonders ikke stort/noe særlig nic specjalnego não muito nu cine ştie ce ничего особенного nie príliš nič posebnega ništa posebno inte mycket ไม่มีอะไรสำคัญ ahım şahım bir şey değil 不足道﹐沒什麼 нема чого بہت اچھا نہیں không có gì quan trọng 不足道
so much for
that's all that can be said about So much for that – let's talk about something else; He arrived half an hour late – so much for his punctuality! nie juis nie هذا كُل ما يُمْكِن أن يُقال عن ذلك стига толкова tolik o; tak je to s så meget for so viel zu αρκετά για, δεν αξίζει να μιλάμε για se acabó, no es para tanto niipaljukest زیاد هم هست se siitä voilà pour, voilà ce qu'on appelle עַד כָּאן... बात समाप्त करो previše za erről ennyit hanya itu þá er það útrætt (alla faccia di) そこまで ...에 대해서는 그 정도면 됐다 tai tiek apie ko nu par to! hanya itu dat is dan ferdig med (det), det var det to by było `na tyle` w kwestii que dizer de atât despre; iată ce înseamnă хватит об этом toľko o toliko o toliko o tome det om detta, så var det med [] มากพอสำหรับ bu kadar (yeter) 那麼多 досить, хватить کسی چیز کے متعلق بات نہ ہی کریں تو اچھا ہے đó là tất cả những gì có thể nói 那么多
think too much of
to have too high an opinion of He thinks too much of himself. dink te veel van homself يُثَمِّنُ نَفْسَه عاليا имам прекалено високо мнение за mít příliš vysoké mínění o tro for meget om zuviel halten von έχω υπερβολικά μεγάλη ιδέα για tener una gran opinión de liiga heal arvamusel olema خیلی زیاد olla suuret luulot avoir une trop haute idée de חוֹשֵׁב יוֹתֵר מָדי על... बहुत ज्यादा mnogo držati do túlbecsül terlalu menghargai hafa of mikið álit á (avere un'opinione troppo alta di) 過大視する 과대 평가하다 būti pernelyg geros nuomonės apie būt augstās domās (par) terlalu memikirkan te hoog aanslaan ha høye tanker om mieć wysokie mniemanie o ter grande opinião de a supraaprecia быть слишком высокого мнения о... mať príliš vysokú mienku o precenjevati imati visoko mišljenje ha för höga tankar om กังวล çok beğenmek 對...估價太高 занадто багато думати про кого اپنے آپ کو حد سے زیادہ اھمیت دینا đánh giá quá cao 对...估价太高
without so much as
without even He took my umbrella without so much as asking. sonder om te حتّى بِدون без дори aniž, bez toho, že uden så meget som ohne überhaupt... χωρίς καν sin siquiera isegi (midagi tege)mata با اينکه edes tekemättä sans même מִבְּלִי उसके बिना भी bez mnogo és még csak nem is tanpa án þess svo mikið að{{TH}}.{{TH}}.{{TH}}. senza neanche ～さえしないで ...조차 없이 net ne- pat ne- tanpa zonder zelfs maar en gang uten å (nawet) bez sem sequer fără măcar даже не bez toho, aby kar brez a da nije ni utan att så mycket som โดยที่ไม่ได้ทำสิ่งนั้น ๆ ... bile gerek duymadan 甚至於不 навіть не یہاں تک کہ بغیر کچھ کیے thậm chí không 甚至于不
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