as much
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as much
determiner
- Such an amount of. I didn't realise he'd lost as much money.
- The same amount of; no less. I have as much right to park here as you do.
- Used with a modifier to indicate a relative amount. I have twice as much money as my sister, but only half as much as my brother.
pronoun
- As determiner, above, but with the complement omitted and stated elsewhere or understood from context. There used to be a lot of sand on this beach, but now there isn't as much.
- With the complement indicated with 'of'. I devote as much of my life as I can to my family.
- That same thing (or something amounting to it), referring to something previously mentioned. I think she's overweight, but when I said as much to her, she got very upset.
adverb
- To the same extent. I like Katie a lot, but I don't like Hannah as much.
- Used with a modifier to indicate a relative extent. I like you twice as much as I like Lucy.
- Precisely that. I think she's overweight, but when I said as much to her, she got very upset.
Similar: so much
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adverb
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Talk about this word "as much." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/as%20much. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. as much. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/as%20much "as much." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/as%20much.
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@misc{as_much_2026,
title = {as much},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/as%20much},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}