Much (?), a. [Compar. & superl. wanting, but supplied by More (?), and Most (), from another root.] [OE. moche, muche, miche, prob. the same as mochel, muchel, michel, mikel, fr. AS. micel, mycel; cf. Gr. , fem. , great, and Icel. mjok, adv., much. 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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Much, 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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Much, adv. [Cf. Icel. mjok. 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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