нареч.
1. (на брой) many, a lot of, lots of; (подсилено) a great many, very many, ever so many, a large/great number of, plenty of; за ~ години many happy returns (of the day);
2. (за количество) much, a lot of, lots of; (подсилено) very much, a great/good deal of; plenty of, ever so much; ~ нещо съм изтърпял I have stood much; ~ работа lots/stacks of work;
3. (пред прил. и нареч.) very, разг. awfully, mighty, ever so, ever such; sl. not half; ~ възхитен very/highly delighted; ~ забавен/забавно very/highly amusing; ~ мили хора ever so/such nice people; ~ над way above; (със сравн. ст.) much, far (and away), out and away, a lot; ~ начетен widely/well read; ~ по-добре much/far better;
4. (с гл.) (very) much, (quite) a lot; ~ обичам музика I like music very much, I am very fond of music; ~ се говори there was a great deal of talk(ing); ~ се различават they differ widely; ~ съжалявам за грешката I much regret the mistake; сега най-~ се настива this is the worst time for catching cold; страшно ~ се радвам I am ever so glad; • ~ го е грижа much he cares, sl. a fat lot he cares; ~ знаеш ти! ирон. a fat lot you know about it! ~то мина, малкото остана the worst is over; най-~ да те изгонят at the worst/if the worst comes they’ll throw you out; от ~ глава не боли store is no sore.