Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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much | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
intensifier | Yes | No | No | No |
much (noun) | intensifier (noun) |
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a great amount or extent | a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies |
much (adjective) | intensifier (adjective) |
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(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent |
much (adverb) | intensifier (adverb) |
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to a great degree or extent | |
(degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely | |
incredibly | |
frequently or in great quantities |