n.
Function: adverb
Inflected Form: more ; most
Date: 13th century
1 a (1) : to a great degree or extent : CONSIDERABLY < much happier> (2) : VERY < much gratified> b (1) : FREQUENTLY , OFTEN < much away from home> (2) : by or for a long time <didn't get to work much before noon> c : by far <was much the brightest student>
2 : NEARLY , APPROXIMATELY <looks much the way his father did>
– as much
1 : the same in quantity <not quite as much money>
2 : to the same degree <likes baseball almost as much as he likes golf>