make much of

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyk muhch uhv, ov]
- /meɪk mʌtʃ ʌv, ɒv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyk muhch uhv, ov]
- /meɪk mʌtʃ ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of make much of words

adjective make much of great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake. 1
noun make much of a great quantity, measure, or degree: Much of his research was unreliable. 1
noun make much of a great, important, or notable thing or matter: The house is not much to look at. 1
adverb make much of to a great extent or degree; greatly; far: to talk too much; much heavier. 1
adverb make much of nearly, approximately, or about: This is much like the others. 1
idioms make much of make much of, to treat, represent, or consider as of great importance: to make much of trivial matters. to treat with great consideration; show fondness for; flatter. 1

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Origin of make much of

First appearance:

before 1150

One of the 7% oldest English words

1150-1200; Middle English muche, moche, apocopated variant of muchel, mochel, Old English mycel; replacing Middle English miche(l), Old English micel great, much (cf. mickle), cognate with Old Norse mikill, Gothic mikils, Greek mégal-, suppletive stem of mégas great

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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verb make much of

humor — hacker humour
pet — a fit of peevishness, sulking, or bad mood.
cosset — If someone is cosseted, everything possible is done for them and they are protected from anything unpleasant.
favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
caress — If you caress someone, you stroke them gently and affectionately.

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verb make much of

ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
turn away — move further from sth, sb
blame — If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
censure — If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.

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