More definitions
More means a larger amount or greater number of things.
An example of more is when you have two cats and you get a third cat.
pronoun
Additional; extra.
She needs some more time.
adjective
A greater or additional quantity, number, degree, or amount.
The more I see of you the more I like you.
noun
A greater or additional number of persons or things.
I opened only two bottles but more were in the refrigerator.
pronoun
More is defined as something done again, or something that is done or felt to a larger extent.
An example of more means you go down the slide once again.
An example of more means that you prefer dogs to cats.
adverb
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In addition.
Phoned twice more.
adverb
Moreover; furthermore.
adverb
To or in a greater extent or degree.
Loved him even more.
adverb
Used to form the comparative of many adjectives and adverbs.
More difficult; more softly.
adverb
Greater in amount, degree, or number.
We have more time than we thought.
adjective
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Additional; further.
Take more tea.
adjective
A greater amount, quantity, or degree.
noun
Something additional or further.
More can be said.
noun
Something of greater importance.
noun
A greater number (of persons or things)
More of us are going.
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A greater number of persons or things.
noun
In or to a greater degree or extent.
More satisfying, more intensely.
adverb
In addition; further; again; longer.
adverb
1745-1833; Eng. writer, esp. of religious tracts.
proper name
1478-1535; Eng. statesman & writer: executed: canonized in 1935
proper name
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Comparative form of much: in greater quantity, amount, or proportion. (Used for a continuous quantity.)
I want more soup; I need more time.
There's more caffeine in my coffee than in the coffee you get in most places.
determiner
Used alone to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs. [from 13th c.]
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 5, The Celebrity.Then we relapsed into a discomfited silence, and wished we were anywhere else. But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, and with such a hearty enjoyment that instead of getting angry and more mortified we began to laugh ourselves, and instantly felt better.
- 2013 July-August, Henry Petroski, “Geothermal Energy", American Scientist, volume 101, number 4:"Š.Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame. With more settled people, animals were harnessed to capstans or caged in treadmills to turn grist into meal.
You're more beautiful than I ever imagined.
adverb
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(now dialectal or humorous) Used in addition to an inflected comparative form. (Standard until the 18th century.) [from 13th c.]
No more than a disagreement from a friend.
adverb
The Volta-Congo language of the Mossi people, mainly spoken in part of Burkina Faso.
pronoun
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(archaic) Used to form a comparative of certain adjectives and adverbs, usually ending in -er.
suffix
Used for placenames.
suffix
Greater in number.
A hall with more seats.
adjective
Greater in size, amount, extent, or degree.
More land; more support.
adjective
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Origin of more
From Middle English more, from Old English mÄra (“more"), from Proto-Germanic *maizô (“more"), from Proto-Indo-European *mÄ“- (“many"). Cognate with Scots mair (“more"), West Frisian mear (“more"), Dutch meer (“more"), Low German mehr (“more"), German mehr (“more"), Danish mere (“more"), Swedish mera (“more"), Icelandic meiri, meira (“more").