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more

1.0
A larger amount of something you cannot count
  • adjective
  • /mɔr/
translation icon : más
  • She needs more time to complete her homework.
  • more time
  • more information
  • more attention

Examples

  • I want to cast my vote for more good in this world.

  • We all have to spend more time together as a family.

  • But let me just ask a few more questions.

  • This needs to be more in here like this.

  • Would you say you know more songs from this band?

  • More prep, more research, more shoot days, more travel.

  • I think maybe women are more in tune with it.

  • - We need more nurses at the hospital.

  • So I would say I've grown more hopeful.

  • As we pay attention with greater vigilance, we notice more mismatches between expectations and reality.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

extra
vsmore
1.0

More than is needed or expected

is a neutral increase in quantity without implying surplus or excess
additional
vsmore
858 1.0

More than what is already there or was mentioned

is used for an increase from a previous amount often with mass nouns
further
vsmore
1 1.0

To a greater degree or in more detail

focuses on increase in amount instead of degree or stage

Antonyms

1.0

Of a smaller amount used with numbers and measures

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

How Much

most
1.0
much
1 1.0
more
1.0
some
1.0
little
1 1.0

Surface Forms

more positive
more comparative
most superlative

Etymology

More comes from an old English word māra that meant 'greater', and it is the comparative of common words like much and most. So when more is used before a mass noun it tells you there is an 'increase' or a larger amount.