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“much” – English explanatory dictionary

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But as of right now, this is very much
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Yeah, really. And thank you very much, Mr. Wolf.
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adj a lot of ○ with much love from Aunt Mary ○ How much sugar do you need? ○ I never take much money with me when I go on holiday. ○ She eats too much meat. □ as much as the same quantity of something as ○ You haven’t eaten as much fruit as she has. □ twice as much two times the quantity ○ He spends twice as much money as I do. ■ adv very; a lot ○ He’s feeling much better today. ○ It’s much less cold in the south of the country. ○ Does it matter very much? ○ Much as I like her, I don’t want to share an office with her. □ as much as the same amount as ○ You haven’t eaten as much as she has. □ much to my surprise to my great surprise ■ pron a lot ○ He didn’t write much in his exam. ○ Much of the work has already been done. □ do you see much of him? do you see him often?
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(much), a. [Compar. & superl. wanting, but supplied by More (mor), and Most (most), from another root.] [OE. moche, muche, miche, prob. the same as mochel, muchel, michel, mikel, fr. AS. micel, mycel; cf. Gr. me•gas, fem. mega•lh, great, and Icel. mjök, adv., much. rad.103. 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.” Deut. xxviii. 38.
2. Many in number. [Archaic] “Edom came out against him with much people.” Num. xx. 20.
3. High in rank or position. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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n. 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.” Ex. xvi. 18. 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.” Milton. To make much of, to treat as something of especial value or worth.
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adv. [Cf. Icel. mjök. See Much, a.] To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly. ´Much suffering heroes.´ Pope. “Thou art much mightier than we.” Gen. xxvi. 16. “Excellent speech becometh not a fool, much less do lying lips a prince.” Prov. xvii. 7. “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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Simba gains much wisdom on his journey to kingship.

The scentence about “The Lion King”.

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