too

[ too ]

adverb

1. in addition; also; furthermore; moreover:

   young, clever, and rich too.

2. to an excessive extent or degree; beyond what is desirable, fitting, or right:

   too sick to travel.

3. more, as specified, than should be:

   too near the fire.

4. (used as an affirmative to contradict a negative statement):

   I am too!

5. extremely; very:

   She wasn't too pleased with his behavior.

too

/ tuː /

adverb

1. as well; in addition; also

   can I come too?

2. in or to an excessive degree; more than a fitting or desirable amount

   I have too many things to do

3. extremely

   you're too kind

4. informal.
   indeed: used to reinforce a command

   you will too do it!

5. too right!
   certainly; indeed

Usage

See very

Word History and Origins

Origin of too¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English to, Old English, stressed variant of to (for the adverb); spelling too since the 16th century

Word History and Origins

Origin of too¹

Old English tō; related to Old Frisian, Old Saxon to, Old High German zou; see to ¹

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. only too. only ( def 10 ).

More idioms and phrases containing too

• carry too far
• (too) close to home
• eat one's cake and have it, too
• go too far
• irons in the fire, too many
• life is too short
• none too
• not (too) bad
• only too
• speak too soon
• spread oneself too thin
• take on (too much)

Example Sentences

But along with the cartoon funk is an all-too-real story of police brutality embodied by a horde of evil Pigs.

From The Daily Beast

I remember H. Jon Benjamin told me it was a way-too-late apology for Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

From The Daily Beast

In the not-too-distant future, the AMRAAM might also be out-ranged by new weapons that are being developed around the world.

From The Daily Beast

Jennifer Lawrence has long been praised for her authenticity in a Hollywood elite full of all-too-carefully curated personalities.

From The Daily Beast

Sheets of bright-but-not-too-bright blue streaked with thin clouds.

From The Daily Beast

Coppy, in a tone of too-hastily-assumed authority, had told her over night that she must not ride out by the river.

From Project Gutenberg

From time to time Lockhart gave vent to a grim laugh, and Spivin displayed his feelings in a too-amiable smile.

From Project Gutenberg

Sylvan scenes, with a dash of human savagery in the foreground, form the best relief for a too-extended assimilation of books.

From Project Gutenberg

Then she looked more hopeful as her eyes rested on Betty, who was sorting the contents of a too-crowded dresser drawer.

From Project Gutenberg

Characteristically, this weakness seems to have taken the form of a too-generous estimate of his fellows.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• awfully
• ever
• exceptionally
• extremely
• highly
• immensely
• overly
• remarkably
• unduly
• very