more
∞
1.0
- adjective
- /mɔr/
- She needs more time to complete her homework.
- more time
- more information
- more attention
Examples
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I want to cast my vote for more good in this world.
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We all have to spend more time together as a family.
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But let me just ask a few more questions.
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This needs to be more in here like this.
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Would you say you know more songs from this band?
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More prep, more research, more shoot days, more travel.
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I think maybe women are more in tune with it.
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- We need more nurses at the hospital.
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So I would say I've grown more hopeful.
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As we pay attention with greater vigilance, we notice more mismatches between expectations and reality.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
More than is needed or expected
986
1.0
To a greater degree or in more detail
914
1.0
More than what is already there or was mentioned
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
How Much
Surface Forms
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.