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Many (determiner)
An indefinite large number of.
“many people enjoy playing chess;”
“there are many different ways to cook a meal”
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Many (pronoun)
A collective mass of people.
“Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the many”
“A great many do not understand this.”
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Many (pronoun)
An indefinite large number of people or things.
“Many are called, but few are chosen.”
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Many (noun)
A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
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Many (noun)
A considerable number.
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Much (determiner)
A large amount of. from 13thc.
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Much (determiner)
A great number of; many (people). from 13thc.
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Much (determiner)
Many ( + plural countable noun). from 13thc.
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Much (adjective)
Large, great. 12th-16thc.
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Much (adverb)
To a great extent.
“I don’t like fish much.”
“He is much fatter than I remember him.”
“He left her, much to the satisfaction of her other suitor.”
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Much (adverb)
Often; frequently.
“Does he get drunk much?”
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Much (pronoun)
A large amount or great extent.
“From those to whom much has been given much is expected.”
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Much (determiner)
a large amount
“I didn’t get much sleep that night”
“they must bear much of the blame”
“I did so much shopping”
“he does not eat much”
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Much (determiner)
used to refer disparagingly to someone or something as being a poor specimen
“I’m not much of a gardener”
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Much (pronoun)
a large amount
“I didn’t get much sleep that night”
“they must bear much of the blame”
“he does not eat much”
“I did so much shopping”
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Much (pronoun)
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Much (pronoun)
used to refer disparagingly to someone or something as being a poor specimen
“I’m not much of a gardener”
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Much (adverb)
to a great extent; a great deal
“thanks very much”
“they look much better”
“did it hurt much?”
“they did not mind, much to my surprise”
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Much (adverb)
for a large part of one’s time; often
“I’m not there much”