Much
Much (much) , adjective
[Old English moche, muche, miche, prob. the same as mochel, muchel, michel, mikel, from Anglo-Saxon micel, mycel; compare Greek me`gas, fem. mega`lh, great, and Icelandic mjok, adv., much. r103. 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.
2.
Many in number. [Archaic]
Edom came out against him with much people.
3.
High in rank or position. [Obsolete] — Chaucer
Much , noun
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.
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.
Collocations (1)
To make much of , to treat as something of especial value or worth.
Much , adverb
[Compare Icelandic mjok. See Much, a.]
To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly.
Much suffering heroes.
Thou art much mightier than we.
Excellent speech becometh not a fool, much less do lying lips a prince.
Henceforth I fly not death, nor would prolong
Life much.
All left the world much as they found it.