Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

much as

/ˈmʌt͡ʃ ˌæz/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.93 in modern English

Syllables: much as
IPA: /ˈmʌt͡ʃ ˌæz/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

conj

As much as; however much; although; even though.

conj

Largely in the same way as.

Example Sentences

"(As) much as I'd like to join you, I'm afraid I can't."
"The Blackfeet knew and marked him as he passed; their eyes glared with vindictive fury; he was within bowshot of their ambuscade; yet, much as they thirsted for his blood, they forbore to launch a shaft; sparing him for the moment, that he might lead them to their prey."
"And then bills were sent in, and the question arose, what could Jude do with his great-aunt's heavy old furniture if he left the town to travel he knew not whither? This, and the necessity of ready money, compelled him to decide on an auction, much as he would have preferred to keep the venerable goods."
"Much as I wish that I had not to write this chapter, I know that I shall have to swallow many such bitter draughts in the course of this narrative. And I cannot do otherwise, if I claim to be a worshipper of Truth."
"You cook it much as you would a potato."
"[H]e disappeared into his house much as a startled weazel makes for its hole."

Etymology

From much (“used to compare, demonstrate, or indicate the quantity of something”) + as.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmʌt͡ʃ ˌæz/
British English: /ˈmʌt͡ʃ ˌæz/

Synonyms

howbeit albeit although as as much as despite that even though much as though thoughbeit while like as

Questions

How do you pronounce much as?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌt͡ʃ ˌæz/.
What does much as mean?: As much as; however much; although; even though.
Where does much as come from?: From much (“used to compare, demonstrate, or indicate the quantity of something”) + as.

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