No. 624 in Russian
гораздо
"Much" or "far" (used to emphasize a difference).
In a sentence
Этот фильм гораздо интереснее предыдущего.
This movie is much more interesting than the previous one.
In this sentence, 'гораздо' is used as an adverb to emphasize the comparative degree of the adjective 'интереснее' (more interesting).
Я стал гораздо лучше понимать математику после дополнительных занятий.
I have become much better at understanding mathematics after extra lessons.
Here, 'гораздо' intensifies the comparative form of the adverb 'лучше' (better).
Погода сегодня гораздо теплее, чем вчера.
The weather today is much warmer than yesterday.
In this example, 'гораздо' is employed to strengthen the comparative adjective 'теплее' (warmer).
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