much

Signification

Det

1. A large amount of.
2. Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something.
3. A great number of; many (people).
4. many ( + plural countable noun).

Adj

1. (obsolete) Large, great.
2. (obsolete) Long in duration.

Adv

1. To a great extent.
2. Often; frequently.
3. Used to indicate or compare extent.
4. (slang) Combining with an adjective or (occasionally) a noun, used in a rhetorical question to mock someone for having the specified quality.
5. (obsolete) Almost.

Pron

A large amount or great extent.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/mʌt͡ʃ/

Étymologie

From Middle English muche (“much, great”), apocopated variant of muchel (“much, great”), from Old English myċel, miċel (“big, much”), from Proto-West Germanic *mikil, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“big, stour, great”). See also mickle, muckle.
cognates
Cognate with Scots mickle, mukill, mekil, mikil (“big, large, great, much”), Middle Dutch mēkel (“great, many, much”), Middle High German michel ("great, many, much"; > German michel (“great, big, large”)), Norwegian Bokmål mye (“much”), Norwegian Nynorsk mykje (“much”), Swedish mycket (“much”), Danish meget (“much”), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils, “great, many”), Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large, great”), Modern Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “large, great”).
Note that English much is not related to Spanish mucho, and their resemblance in both form and meaning is purely coincidental, as mucho derives from Latin multus and is not related to the Germanic forms. Instead, related to Spanish maño.

Phrases

Maybe it was because they moved around so much .

C'était peut-être parce qu'ils ont tellement bougé.

The pleasant hours fly by much too soon .

Les heures agréables volent beaucoup trop tôt.

The Flying Corps owed to this man much more than they know or think .

Le Flying Corps devait à cet homme beaucoup plus qu'ils ne le savent ou ne le pensent.

He has done so much ghostwriting that he starts to feel like a ghost , too .

Il a fait tellement de fantômes qu'il commence à se sentir aussi comme un fantôme.

Much of the economic activity in the area centers around the outdoors .

Une grande partie de l'activité économique dans la région se concentre sur le plein air.

If he makes a buying mistake , it doesn't affect him much .

S'il fait une erreur d'achat, cela ne l'affecte pas beaucoup.

Much of William Schmidt's music was influenced by jazz and folk music .

Une grande partie de la musique de William Schmidt a été influencée par le jazz et la musique folklorique.

Delonge attributed much of its success to the simplicity of the rules .

Delonge a attribué une grande partie de son succès à la simplicité des règles.