mair
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A dialect word for more used in Scotland and northern England
- adjective
- Archaic
:
más
- I need mair time to finish this project.
Examples
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She has mair experience than anyone else.
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He wanted mair bread with his soup.
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If you have mair questions, please ask.
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They needed mair time to finish the work.
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He wanted mair bread with his soup.
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If you have mair questions, please ask.
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They needed mair time to finish the work.
Synonyms
more
vsmair
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Put before an adjective or adverb to compare two things
is the older dialectal form mainly used in Scottish or northern speech
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word mair is a Scottish form of the English word more and comes from an old word meaning 'greater'. So mair is used when you want 'more' of something.