Much vs Several - What's the difference?
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(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.
Separate, distinct; particular.
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*, II.i.4.2:
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* Alexander Pope
A number of different; various. (Now merged into later senses, below)
* 1610 , , act 3 sc.1
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* Francis Bacon
* Dryden
Consisting of a number more than two or three but not very many; diverse.
* 1784 , William Jones, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery, &c. ,
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=14 * 2004 , The Guardian , 6 November:
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, title= By itself; severally.
* Robynson (More's Utopia)
(obsolete) An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).
Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual. (rfex)
(archaic) An enclosed or separate place; enclosure. (rfex)
In obsolete terms the difference between much and several
is that much is large, great while several is an area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).As a pronoun much
is a large amount or great extent.As a noun several is
an area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).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.
Statistics
*several
English
Alternative forms
* severall (obsolete)Determiner
(en determiner)- He had a religion apart: a God severall unto himselfe, whom his subjects might no waies adore.
- So one thing may be good and bad to several parties, upon diverse occasions.
Ideas coming down the track, passage=A “moving platform” scheme
- Each several ship a victory did gain.
- Each might his several province well command, / Would all but stoop to what they understand.
- habits and faculties, several , and to be distinguished
- Four several armies to the field are led.
preface:
- The favourable reception the Orrery has met with from Per?ons of the fir?t di?tinction, and from Gentlemen and Ladies in general, has induced me to add to it ?everal new improvements in order to give it a degree of Perfection; and di?tingui?h it from others ; which by Piracy, or Imitation, may be introduced to the Public.
citation, passage=Just under the ceiling there were three lunette windows, heavily barred and blacked out in the normal way by centuries of grime. Their bases were on a level with the pavement outside, a narrow way which was several feet lower than the road behind the house.}}
- Several people were killed and around 150 injured after a high-speed train hit a car on a level crossing and derailed tonight.
Obama goes troll-hunting, passage=The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.}}
Derived terms
* several states * severallySee also
* severAdverb
(-)- Every kind of thing is laid up several in barns or storehouses.