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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
this much en · X
Meanings
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(qualifier:To) the stated or indicated amount, degree or extent (of) (something).
(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 determiner)
I don't want this much potato.
(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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