MUCH as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a great amount or extent
   Usage Example(s)
   • they did much for humanity
   Hypernyms(s) much is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • large indefinite quantity (what does large indefinite quantity mean?)
   • large indefinite amount (what does large indefinite amount mean?)

MUCH as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely
   Synonym(s)
   • practically (what does practically mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • much the same thing happened every time
2. Meaning
   • very
   Usage Example(s)
   • he was much annoyed
3. Meaning
   • to a great degree or extent
   Usage Example(s)
   • she’’s much better now
4. Meaning
   • to a very great degree or extent
   Synonym(s)
   • a good deal (what does a good deal mean?)
   • a great deal (what does a great deal mean?)
   • a lot (what does a lot mean?)
   • very much (what does very much mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • we enjoyed ourselves very much
   • she was very much interested
   • this would help a great deal
5. Meaning
   • frequently or in great quantities
   Synonym(s)
   • a great deal (what does a great deal mean?)
   • often (what does often mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I don”t drink much
   • I don”t travel much