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anymore

anymore

1.1
No longer true or happening, used after a sentence with not
  • adverb
  • /ˌɛniˈmɔr/
translation icon : ya no
  • I told you... I'm not a kid anymore.
  • don't see anymore
  • don't want anymore
  • don't like anymore

If someone doesn't want you anymore, you shouldn't want them.

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Examples

Synonyms

no longer
vsanymore
1.9

Not happening now although it happened before

is used mainly in negatives to state not at present
any longer
vsanymore
225 1.4

Shows that something is not true now or from this time on

is the single-word form with the same meaning

Idioms

1 9.9

You are in a situation that feels strange and very different from what is usual

Surface Forms

anymore positive

Morphology

anymore = any + more (transparent) = any + more

The adverb is a direct fusion of 'any' + 'more' with the meaning 'any longer/any further', which is obvious to learners familiar with the components.

Etymology

Anymore comes from the simple parts any and more, which once meant 'any extra time' or 'any longer'. Over time people used it mainly in negative sentences to mean 'not now' or 'no longer', which is why today anymore is used to say something does not happen any longer.