Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in. Deut. xxviii. 38.

Edom came out against him with much people. Num. xx. 20.

He that gathered much had nothing over. Ex. xvi. 18.

* Muchin this sense can be regarded as an adjective qualifying a word unexpressed, and may, therefore, be modified by as, so, too, very.

And [he] thought not much to clothe his enemies. Milton.

To make much of, to treat as something of especial value or worth.

Thou art much mightier than we. Gen. xxvi. 16.

Excellent speech becometh not a fool, much less do lying lips a prince. Prov. xvii. 7.

Henceforth I fly not death, nor would prolong
Life much. Milton.

All left the world much as they found it. Sir W. Temple.