more
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1.0
- particle
- /mɔr/
- She wants to learn more about the history of the city.
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Watch on YouTubeWouldn't it be great to feel more like yourself?
- Wouldn't it be great to feel more like yourself?
- And I think Nancy was much more on alert.
- So I will ask the the more revealing question.
- If you're so peaceful, who knows more about Palestinians?
- And you, you start to become more of, of who you can be.
- Negative people share much more frequently than positive people.
- But I was alive and more myself when destroyed.
- So I I was much more benefited.
- I'm going to give you MRI, more reliable intercourse.
Examples
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I've got this much more of my second lunch left.
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The world needs more of who you really are.
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it's just going out and taking more new steps, right?
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So let's do a little more playing here.
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It needs to be going more like that back and forth.
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To solve this puzzle, you need to think more creatively.
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If you practice more regularly, your skills will improve.
Synonyms
1
9.1
A lot more said in an informal, rude way to show a strong difference
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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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
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4.1
To tell someone you understand and will do what they want without more explanation
- Offensive
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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
Surface Forms
Etymology
More began as the comparative of much, from old English māra, and so it is the word we use with adjectives and adverbs to show a 'greater' degree. That's why we say 'more beautiful' or 'more quickly' to compare.