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/mʌtʃ/ 
| comparative | more |
| superlative | most |
It's a small car that doesn't use much fuel.
I don't pretend to know much about art.
It wouldn't cost very much to have your old bike repaired.
Much of the evidence was gathered in 1991.
We can't talk here. There's too much noise.
He spent so much time with Claudia, it seemed as if they were never apart.
Richard's much happier now that he's got a permanent job.
He had married a woman very much younger than himself.
I can't walk much farther.
Advisers were urging the President to act much more aggressively.
Last year BP achieved much improved results.
Things around here are much the same as when you left.
The interior of the house was much like the outside – ugly and dilapidated.
She looks very much like her mother.
The trial proceeded pretty much as he expected it would.
Do you travel much?
People here don't use public transportation very much.
The trouble with Jean is she talks too much.
Aunt Edie laughed so much that her sides ached.
I won't be running around as much as I usually do.
It's amazing how much things have changed since we first came to live here.
He doesn't seem to care much about the children's education.
It's obvious that they love each other very much.
We are very much aware of all the risks involved in genetic engineering.
Usage note: much I thought New York was expensive, but it costs just as much to live here in Paris.
Why are you complaining? You have as much as Sharon.
We didn't spend as much time at the museum as I had hoped.
We've already collected $20,000, but we need to raise as much again to pay for all the equipment.
The United States uses twice as much energy as the whole of Europe.
Not so much as a whisper could be heard.
She left the room without so much as a backward glance.
This is the American English definition of much. View British English definition of much.
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
BuzzWord Articlea substance that scientists think exists out in space, but for which they have no direct proof
Open Dictionary
… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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