anymore

American  

[en-ee-mawr, -mohr] / ˌɛn iˈmɔr, -ˈmoʊr /

adverb

1. any longer.

2. nowadays; presently.

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Spelling

The adverb anymore meaning “any longer” or “nowadays” is most commonly spelled as one word. It is used in negative constructions and in some types of questions: Sally doesn't work here anymore. Do you play tennis anymore? In some dialects, chiefly South Midland in origin, it is found in positive statements meaning “nowadays”: Baker's bread is all we eat anymore. Anymore we always take the bus. Its use at the beginning of a sentence is almost exclusive to speech or to representations of speech.

Etymology

Origin of anymore

1350–1400; Middle English ani more any longer

Example Sentences

But watching them I thought: We don’t know how to protest anymore, we’re losing this knowledge.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like many moms stuck in a friend circle that no longer felt good, she decided, “I don’t want to take part in it anymore.”

From The Wall Street Journal

People watch a stock rally for months, not believing it’s real, then they can’t take it anymore and jump in, saying, “I gotta buy this.”

From MarketWatch

Still, it will be nice not to have to clean her up anymore.

From Literature

I don’t have to worry about them anymore.

From Los Angeles Times