Meaning & use
much
A large, unspecified quantity of something, especially something that cannot be counted individually.
See it in a sentence
There isn't much time left before the deadline, so we should hurry.
She doesn't have much patience for people who arrive late.
A note on using this word
Much is generally used with uncountable nouns and in negative or question forms, such as how much money, while many is used with countable nouns.
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