1. (

• much

) a great amount or extent; "they did much for humanity" ;

1. (

• much

) (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent; "not much rain"; "much affection"; "much grain is in storage" ;

1. (

• much

) to a great degree or extent; "she's much better now" ;

2. (

• much ,

) very; "he was much annoyed" ;

3. (

• a_lot ,
• lots ,
• a_good_deal ,
• a_great_deal ,
• much ,
• very_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 ,
• practically ,

) (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 ,
• a_great_deal ,
• often ,

) frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much" ;