Meanings
- Tothe stated or indicated amount, degree or extent (of) (something).
(as determiner) I don't want this much potato.
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(as noun/pronoun) This much is about right. 2021, Edwards v. Vannoy (U.S. Supreme Court No. 19–5807), Justice Kagan dissenting: At bottom, then, the Court took the unusual step of overruling precedent for the most fundamental of reasons: the need to ensure, in keeping with the Nation's oldest traditions, fair and dependable adjudications of a defendant's guilt. In this much alone, Ramos's reasoning evokes this Court's descriptions of watershed rules.
(as adverb) My arm hurts when I bend it this much. 2012, Benedict Mejilla, A Chosen Destiny: Or when she would playfully say “I love you this much,” showing a small space between her hands
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this much. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20much
“this much.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20much. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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