muches

much

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muhch]
- /mʌtʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muhch]
- /mʌtʃ/

Definitions of muches word

adjective muches great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake. 1
noun muches a great quantity, measure, or degree: Much of his research was unreliable. 1
noun muches a great, important, or notable thing or matter: The house is not much to look at. 1
adverb muches to a great extent or degree; greatly; far: to talk too much; much heavier. 1
adverb muches nearly, approximately, or about: This is much like the others. 1
idioms muches 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 muches

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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Parts of speech for Muches

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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muches popularity

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".

muches usage trend in Literature

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