Much , adv. [Cf. Icel. mjök. See Much, a.]
To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly. "Much suffering heroes."
Pope.
Thou art much mightier than we.
Gen. xxvi.
16. Excellent speech becometh not a fool, much less do lying lips a
prince.
Prov. xvii. 7.
Henceforth I
fly not death, nor would prolong
Life much.
Milton. All left the world much as they found
it.
Sir W. Temple.
Much , n.
1. A great
quantity; a great deal; also, an indefinite quantity; as, you have as much as I.
He that gathered much had nothing over.
Ex. xvi. 18. &fist;
Muchin this sense can be regarded as an adjective qualifying a word unexpressed, and may, therefore, be modified by as, so, too, very.
2. A thing uncommon, wonderful, or noticeable; something
considerable.
And [he] thought not much to clothe his enemies.
Milton. To make
much of, to treat as something of especial value or worth.
Much (mŭch), a. [Compar. & superl. wanting, but supplied by More (mōr), and
Most (mōst), from another root.]
[OE. moche,
muche, miche, prob. the same as mochel, muchel,
michel, mikel, fr. AS. micel,
mycel; cf. Gr. me`gas, fem. mega`lh, great, and Icel. mjök, adv., much. √103. See Mickle.]
1. Great in
quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has fallen; much time.
Thou shalt carry much seed out into
the field, and shalt gather but little in.
Deut.
xxviii. 38. 2. Many
in number. [Archaic]
Edom came out against him with much people.
Num. xx. 20.
3. High in rank or position. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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