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1.0
Put before an adjective or adverb to compare two things
  • particle
  • /mɔr/
translation icon : más
  • She wants to learn more about the history of the city.

Wouldn't it be great to feel more like yourself?

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Examples

  • I've got this much more of my second lunch left.

  • The world needs more of who you really are.

  • it's just going out and taking more new steps, right?

  • So let's do a little more playing here.

  • It needs to be going more like that back and forth.

  • To solve this puzzle, you need to think more creatively.

  • If you practice more regularly, your skills will improve.

Synonyms

a damn sight more
vsmore
  • NSFW
1 9.1

A lot more said in an informal, rude way to show a strong difference

indicates a greater degree or amount without extra emphasis

Antonyms

1.0

Appears with adjectives and adverbs to show a smaller amount or degree

Idioms

479 1.3

Not having more of a quality than someone or something else

348 1.0

Again on another occasion

301 2.1

About a number or idea, not exact but close enough

139 1.0

Another time after something has already happened

To say that something is only what it is and not more important

52 2.6

Happens most of the time

To deal with a larger area or more topics

what is more
  • Formal
5 3.5

Adds more important or surprising information

say no more
  • Informal
5 4.1

To tell someone you understand and will do what they want without more explanation

to say no more
  • Informal
3 4.9

To stop talking because more words are not needed or would not be right

Very different from each other in every way

1 9.1

A lot more said in an informal, rude way to show a strong difference

To show a strong idea with very few words

more at eleven
  • Archaic
9.5

A phrase people say to show that more details will come later

A person who has extra fat under the chin that makes several folds

A person who has many chins because they gained weight

9.7

Something that looks good but has little real value

More complicated than it seems

It increases over time

More than expected, usually causing extra trouble

9.9

To try again to face a difficult situation even after failing before

one more again
  • Informal
9.9

To ask someone to say or do something again

When one thing grows, something becomes easier to do

More information helps you make better choices

Compounds

1.0

A larger number, amount, or degree than the one mentioned

more-mover
  • Jargon
9.9

A chess puzzle where White must checkmate Black within a set number of moves greater than three

Surface Forms

more main

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.