how much

English

Pronunciation

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Determiner

how much

  1. (interrogative) what quantity; what quantity of
    How much bread do you have left?

Translations

Adverb

how much (comparative more how much, superlative most how much)

  1. (interrogative) what is the cost/price
    How much is it?

Usage notes

  • For quantity, it is used with uncountable nouns only. The form used with countable nouns is how many.
  • For cost/price, it can be used for both singular and plural, countable or uncountable.

Translations

Pronoun

how much

  1. unspecified amount, what amount
  2. unspecified number, what number (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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