[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/much.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / much [← M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/M/) # much «much» in Mova's school dictionary: **a lot of something you do not count one by one, like much…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech determiner (much, more, most); adverb (much); pronoun (much) ### meaning for a pupil 1) Much means a lot of something you do not count one by one, like much water or much money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#m1) 2) «How much» asks for an amount or a price. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#m2) 3) Much makes a comparison stronger: much bigger, much faster. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#m3) 4) «Not much» means only a little. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#m4) 5) «Too much» means more than you need or want. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#m5) 6) (casual) «Not much» answers «What's up?» and means nothing special; «much?» alone asks the price. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#m6) 7) (sarcastic, casual) «Much?» or «…much?» mocks someone: «Jealous much?» means you are clearly jealous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#m7) 8) (rough) «Too much» can mean someone is being unbearable: «you're too much, mate»; «so much for that» means it failed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#m8) 9) (formal) «The quantity of», «to what extent» and «considerable» are the stiff words: «Determine the quantity of water remaining.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#m9) 10) Much can also mean very greatly, as in "it hurt so much". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#m10) ### sense in the lessons in «how much» questions about money, liquid, weight or time; in comparisons «how much more», «much bigger»; in everyday life «how much is it?» asks the price; in casual talk «how much for 3?», «not much»; in the exam voice «ascertain the sum expended» or «determine the quantity»; phrases «so much», «too much», «as much as», «thank you very much», «not much», «much the same», «much of a muchness» (UK) ### examples - How much money does she have left? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#x1) - How much more does the bike cost than the ball? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#x2) - How much water is in the tank? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#x3) - He did not eat much. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#x4) - How much is this ice cream? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#x5) - A whale is much bigger than a dolphin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#x6) - Thank you very much for the present. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#x7) - Don't eat too much candy before dinner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#x8) - how much for 3 of them? (casual) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#x9) - «What's up?» «Not much, you?» (casual) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#x10) - Ate all 8 cookies? Greedy much? (sarcastic) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#x11) - Ascertain the quantity of water, in litres, remaining in the vessel subsequent to the removal of 4 litres. (formal exam) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#x12) - It has hurt me so much!” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/#x13) ### note «How much» asks for an amount (often money or a measure); «how many» asks for a count. «How much more/less» asks for a difference, so subtract. Trap: «much more» in a sentence is not a number. Much goes with uncountable nouns (much sand), many with countable ones (many shells). In casual talk «how much» is often said wrongly for a count («how much kids») — answer with a count. «Greedy much?» is a jibe, not a question about amount. Formal «the quantity of» = how much. ### In the corpora - [One worker alone has little power, but many together are much harder to ignore.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/11/) - [Burnout means being worn down by too much work and stress for too long, until even small tasks feel huge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/15/) - [Much housework is invisible, like booking appointments and planning meals, so each grown-up may not see what the other does.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/14/) - [Feeling jealous of a new baby is very common, and parents still love the older child just as much.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/19-a-new-baby-in-the-house/9/) - [The flu jab is free for the over-sixty-fives because flu is much more dangerous for older people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/19/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «much» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/much/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.