Far vs Much - What's the difference?
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Remote in space.
Remote in time.
Long.
More remote or longer of two.
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, title= Extreme.
Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character.
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(computing, not comparable) Outside the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.
Distant in space, time or degree.
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*:It was not far from the house; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick. As one sat on the sward behind the elm, with the back turned on the rick and nothing in front but the tall elms and the oaks in the other hedge, it was quite easy to fancy it the verge of the prairie with the backwoods close by.
To or from a great distance, time, or degree.
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(lb) Very much.
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, title= (label) Large, great.
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*:Thenne launcelot vnbarred the dore / and with his lyfte hand he held it open a lytel / so that but one man myghte come in attones / and soo there came strydyng a good knyghte a moche man and large / and his name was Colgreuaunce / of Gore / and he with a swerd strake at syr launcelot my?tely and he put asyde the stroke
A large amount of.
*1816 , (Jane Austen), :
*:As it was, he did nothing with much zeal, but sport; and his time was otherwise trifled away, without benefit from books or anything else.
*2011 , "Wisconsin and wider", The Economist , 24 February:
*:Unless matters take a nastier turn, neither side has much incentive to compromise.
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*:ye shall not nede to seke hym soo ferre sayd the Kynge / for as I here saye sir Launcelot will abyde me and yow in the Ioyous gard / and moche peple draweth vnto hym as I here saye
*1526 , Bible , tr. (William Tyndale), Matthew VI:
*:When Jesus was come downe from the mountayne, moch people folowed him.
*1897 , (Bram Stoker), (Dracula) :
*:There wasn't much people about that day.
*1977 , (Bob Marley), So Much Things to Say :
*:They got so much' things to say right now, they got so ' much things to say.
To a great extent.
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, title= Often; frequently.
A large amount or great extent.
As a noun far
is accident, anger, calamity or far can be sheep.As a verb much is
.far
English
(wikipedia far)Adjective
(en-adj)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=At the far end of the houses the head gardener stood waiting for his mistress, and he gave her strips of bass to tie up her nosegay. This she did slowly and laboriously, with knuckly old fingers that shook.}}
- He was far from ill looking, though he thought himself still farther.
Antonyms
* (remote in space) close, nearDerived terms
* afar * as far as * by far * faraway * far from * far off * how far * so far * thus farAdverb
(en-adv)Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool, passage=The Reds were on the back foot early on when a catalogue of defensive errors led to Ramires giving Chelsea the lead. Jay Spearing conceded possession in midfield and Ramires escaped Jose Enrique far too easily before scoring at the near post with a shot Reina should have saved.}}
Statistics
*much
English
(wikipedia much)Determiner
Usage notes
* is now generally used with uncountable nouns. The equivalent used with countable nouns is many. In positive contexts, much'' is widely avoided: ''I have a lot of''' money'' instead of ''I have '''much''' money''. There are some exceptions to this, however: ''I have '''much hope for the future. * Unlike many determiners, .)Synonyms
* (informal) a great deal of, (informal) a lot ofAntonyms
* littleDerived terms
* how much * overmuchAdverb
- They stayed together during three dances, went out on to the terrace, explored wherever they were permitted to explore, paid two visits to the buffet, and enjoyed themselves much in the same way as if they had been school-children surreptitiously breaking loose from an assembly of grown-ups.
Stoke 3-0 Macc Tel-Aviv, passage=Tangling with Ziv, Cameron caught him with a flailing elbow, causing the Israeli defender to go down a little easily. However, the referee was in no doubt, much to the displeasure of the home fans.}}
The new masters and commanders, passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much . Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}
Usage notes
* As a verb modifier in positive contexts, must be modified by another adverb: I like fish very much''''', ''I like fish '''so much''''', etc. but not *''I like fish '''much . * As a comparative intensifier, many'' can be used instead of ''much'' if it modifies the comparative form of ''many'', i.e. ''more'' with a countable noun: ''many''' more people'' but '''''much more snow .Synonyms
* (to a great extent) (informal) a great deal, (informal) a lot, greatly, highly, (informal) loads, plenty , very muchAntonyms
* (to a great extent) less, little, fewPronoun
(English Pronouns)- From those to whom much''' has been given '''much is expected.