Meaning & use

much

determiner·Everyday

A large, unspecified quantity of something, especially something that cannot be counted individually.

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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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