Word Direct Answers

What does "much" mean?

Much: 2. Many in number. [Archaic] Edom came out against him with much people. Num. xx.

Additional senses

  1. 2.3. High in rank or position. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  2. 3.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.
  3. 4.Note: Muchin this sense can be regarded as an adjective qualifying a word unexpressed, and may, therefore, be modified by as, so, too, very.
  4. 5.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.
  5. 6.To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly. "Much suffering heroes." Pope. Thou art much mightier than we. Gen. xxvi.
  6. 7.Excellent speech becometh not a fool, much less do lying lips a prince. Prov. xvii.
  7. 8.Henceforth I fly not death, nor would prolong Life much. Milton. All left the world much as they found it. Sir W. Temple.

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