so much adverb 5determiner 4pronoun 2 adverb5 •To a great degree or extent; very much.I love you so much. •To such a degree or extent.Will you please stop complaining so much!It wasn't so much that I don’t want to, but I just didn't have the time. •To a (usually large) extent sufficient to bring about a given consequence.Identical twins are so much alike, it is difficult to identify them. •To a demonstrated or implied degree or extent; this much, that much.Don't over-whisk the mixture – only whisk it so much. •Making a comparison with another situation; as much.I used to like her a lot, but now I don't like her so much. determiner4 •A particular amount of (something), often a large or excessive amount.How could you eat so much ice-cream?There is only so much information you can remember. •An amount of (something) sufficient to bring about a given consequence.There is so much snow, I can't get out of the door. •Making a comparison with another situation; as much.There isn't so much sand on this beach as there used to be. •A demonstrated amount of (something)."Just so much flour," he replied, sprinkling a small pile on the table. pronoun2 •As determiner, above, but with the complement omitted and stated elsewhere or understood from context.How could you eat so much?There used to be a lot of sand on this beach, but now there isn't so much. •With the complement indicated with 'of'.Stop spending so much of my money!
