more
∞
1.0
- adverb
- /mɔr/
- She wanted to learn more about the science behind climate change.
- even more
- much more
- more often
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Watch on YouTubeI couldn't agree with you more on the first date.
- I couldn't agree with you more on the first date.
- This could not be more idyllic right now.
- So we'll do a little bit more, OK?
- Talk to us a little bit more about that.
- But these are all more or less in the same.
- They were being asked to do more and more with less and less.
- Say yes, much more than you say no.
- But in the beginning, does it feel more like nerves?
- But I feel like the past is more like talking about your dreams.
- I think things progressed a lot more than friendship.
- If you want it like more, you can.
Examples
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Talk to us a little bit more about that.
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Today we're going to talk more about cats.
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So we'll do a little bit more, OK?
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That leads me to believe that way more of us have it already.
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Any successful person wants to become more successful, right?
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I now have a little more mature take on it.
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Each knowledge building center is one step toward better and more sophisticated learning through technology.
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I'm interested in a more serious chat at the moment.
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You're going to be even more famous than me.
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I suppose I never thought I had much to contribute, but I feel much more extroverted lately.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To a very great degree
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1.0
In a more successful, healthy, or suitable way
986
1.0
To a greater degree or in more detail
16
3.5
To a large degree
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
23
4.9
To stop talking because more words are not needed or would not be right
- Literature
1
9.9
To try again to face a difficult situation even after failing before
- Informal
1
4.1
To tell someone you understand and will do what they want without more explanation
- Offensive
1
9.9
A person who has many chins because they gained weight
- Offensive
1
9.9
A person who has extra fat under the chin that makes several folds
Compounds
- Jargon
1
9.9
A chess puzzle where White must checkmate Black within a set number of moves greater than three
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Etymology
More came from old English māra meaning 'greater'. So used as an adverb more means 'to a greater degree' and shows that something happens more than before.