much

Значение (Английский)

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.

Произносится как (IPA)

/mʌt͡ʃ/

Этимология (Английский)

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.

Предложения

Maybe it was because they moved around so much .

Может быть, это было потому, что они так сильно двигались.

The pleasant hours fly by much too soon .

Приятные часы летят слишком рано.

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

Летающий корпус обязан этому человеку гораздо больше, чем они знают или думают.

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

Он сделал так много писателей призраков, что тоже начинает чувствовать себя призраком.

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

Большая часть экономической активности в районе сосредоточена на открытом воздухе.

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

Если он совершает ошибку покупки, это не сильно влияет на него.

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

Большая часть музыки Уильяма Шмидта находилась под влиянием джаза и народной музыки.

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

Delonge приписал большую часть своего успеха с простотой правил.