so much

pron, adv, adj — 4 senses

so much

pron

1

A particular amount, often a large or excessive amount.

How could you eat so much?
There is only so much you can remember.

2 more examples

I've got so much to do, but so little time.
We tiptoed into the house, up the stairs and along the hall into the room where the Professor had been spending so much of his time.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter XIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:

2

A demonstrated amount.

"So much," he replied, sprinkling a small pile of the powder on the table.

so much

adv

1

To a certain degree or extent

Identical twins are so much alike, it is difficult to identify them.
I feel so much better.

1 more example

It wasn't so much that I don’t want to, but I just didn't have the time.

so much

adj

1

To such a quantity, degree etc.

There has been so much snow, I can't open the door.

Derived terms: like so much, only so much, so much as, so much for, so much so, so much the better
Related terms: so many

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