Inflected forms: more ( môr, mr), most ( mst) Great in quantity, degree, or extent: not much rain; much affection.
NOUN:
1. A large quantity or amount: Much has been written.2. Something great or remarkable: The campus wasn't much to look at.
ADVERB:
Inflected forms: more, most 1. To a great degree or extent: much smarter.2. Just about; almost: much the same.3. Frequently; often: doesn't get out much.
IDIOM:
as much Almost the same: I thought as much. She said as much.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English muche, short for muchel, from Old English mycel. See meg- in Appendix I.