0 a large amount or to a large degree: --
When he saw all the food on my plate, he said "Hungry much?"
She wore an expensive suit and diamonds, which was a bit much for such a casual restaurant.
I think it's a bit much for you to expect me to do all the cleaning.
I can't take care of six children at my age - it's too much.
She is as much a friend to me as a mother (= although she is my mother, she is also a friend).
She's much the best person for the job (= she is certainly better than everyone else).
The repairs to our car cost much more than we were expecting.
I've been feeling much healthier (= a lot more healthy) since I became a vegetarian.
Blake has become a much (= greatly) changed person since his car accident.
I'm not much good at knitting (= do not do it very well).
Much to our surprise, (= we were very surprised that) they accepted our offer.
Things around here are much as always/as usual (= have not changed a lot).
One day I hope I'll be able to do as much (= the same amount) for you as you've done for me.
Because of the rain, we weren't able to spend much of the day on the beach.
I don't have as much time as (= I have less time than) I would like for visiting my friends.
How much (= what amount of) sugar do you take in your coffee?
There's not/nothing much to do around here.
I don't think there's much to be gained by catching an earlier flight.
I like her very much.
You haven't said much, Joan - what do you think?
1 (something) of good quality: --
There's not/nothing much on TV tonight.
I've never been much of a dancer (= good at dancing, or interested in doing it).
He's not much to look at, but he has a wonderful personality.
4 nearly; approximately: --
5 a great amount, degree, or range: --
He’s still recovering, and sleeps much of the time.
There’s not much to do around here.
The past served as a tool for rejecting the present as much as to feed nostalgia.
Quite how much this took him by surprise is hard to tell now but, on the face of it, it should not have done.
The wood serves only as a makeshift refuge, somewhere where they are not so much free as at bay.
On the other hand, the notion of an 'organic community', even though based on history, is itself much closer to pastoral feeling.
At first sight, the suggestion seems not so much a paradox as a bad joke.
Be it said in favour of what follows that it admits as much.
We have seen much by this time of where the tension can arise.
Financial statements today focus on reliability much more than on relevance.