The Meaning of 'much more'

 

Meaning of “much more”

“Much more” means:

a lot more / far more / jauh lebih

It is used to emphasize a comparison — to show that the difference is big.

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Structure

Usually:

much more + adjective
much more + noun
much more + verb (in some cases)

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1. Much more + adjective

Used to compare qualities.

• This movie is much more interesting than the first one.
  → Film ini jauh lebih menarik daripada yang pertama.
• I’m much more comfortable now.
  → Sekarang aku jauh lebih nyaman.

Without much, it becomes softer:

• more interesting → lebih menarik
• much more interesting → jauh lebih menarik

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2. Much more + noun

• We need much more time.
  → Kita butuh jauh lebih banyak waktu.
• She has much more experience than I do.

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3. Much more (alone at the end)

• He’s smarter than I thought — much more.
• It hurt more than I expected. Much more.

This makes it dramatic or emotional.

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Important note

We use much more mostly with:

• uncountable nouns
• adjectives

For countable nouns, we often use:

• many more

Example:

• many more people
• many more books

But:

• much more money
• much more patience

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Quick comparison

Phrase	Meaning
more	lebih
much more	jauh lebih
far more	jauh lebih (slightly stronger)

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Simple example in emotional tone

• I expected it to hurt. It hurt much more than that.