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[ mawr, mohr ]

/ mɔr, moʊr /

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adjective, comparative of much or many, with most as superlative.

in greater quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number: I need more money.

additional or further: Do you need more time? More discussion seems pointless.

noun

an additional quantity, amount, or number: I would give you more if I had it. He likes her all the more. When I could take no more of such nonsense, I left.

a greater quantity, amount, or degree: More is expected of him. The price is more than I thought.

something of greater importance: His report is more than a survey.

(used with a plural verb) a greater number of a class specified, or the greater number of persons: More will attend this year than ever before.

adverb, comparative of much, with most as superlative.

in or to a greater extent or degree (in this sense often used before adjectives and adverbs, and regularly before those of more than two syllables, to form comparative phrases having the same force and effect as the comparative degree formed by the termination -er): more interesting; more slowly.

in addition; further; longer; again: Let's talk more another time. We couldn't stand it any more.

moreover.

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Idioms about more

more and more, to an increasing extent or degree; gradually more: They became involved more and more in stock speculation.

more or less,

to some extent; somewhat: She seemed more or less familiar with the subject.
about; approximately; in substance: We came to more or less the same conclusion.

Origin of more

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English māra; cognate with Old High German mēro, Old Norse meiri, Gothic maiza; see most

OTHER WORDS FROM more

moreness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH more

moor, more

Words nearby more

mordida, Mordovian Autonomous Republic, Mordred, Mordvin, Mordvinian Republic, more, Morea, more and more, Moreau, more bang for the buck, Morecambe

Other definitions for more (2 of 3)

[ mawr, mohr ]

/ mɔr, moʊr /

noun

Hannah, 1745–1833, English writer on religious subjects.

Paul Elmer, 1864–1937, U.S. essayist, critic, and editor.

Sir Thomas, 1478–1535, English humanist, statesman, and author: canonized in 1935.

Other definitions for more (3 of 3)

Moré

[ muh-rey ]

/ məˈreɪ /

noun

Mossi (def. 2).

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How to use more in a sentence

As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.
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For more than a century, Americans have been fretting about these sorts of ghosts.
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But if Democrats are faced with the reality of a glut of qualified candidates, Republicans are assembling more of a fantasy team.
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But since those rosy scenarios were first floated, the California political scene has grown more crowded.
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If anything the work the two cops and the maintenance guy were doing deserves more respect and probably helped a lot more people.
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Madame Ratignolle, more careful of her complexion, had twined a gauze veil about her head.
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I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
Bernard stood there face to face with Mrs. Vivian, whose eyes seemed to plead with him more than ever.
Confidence|Henry James
He was too drowsy to hold the thought more than a moment in his mind, much less to reflect upon it.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
The vision—it had been an instantaneous flash after all and nothing more—had left his mind completely for the time.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood

British Dictionary definitions for more (1 of 2)

/ (mɔː) /

determiner

the comparative of much, many more joy than you know; more pork sausages
(as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural)he has more than she has; even more are dying every day

additional; furtherno more bananas
(as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural)I can't take any more; more than expected

more of to a greater extent or degreewe see more of Sue these days; more of a nuisance than it should be

adverb

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbsa more believable story; more quickly

the comparative of much people listen to the radio more now

additionally; againI'll look at it once more

more or less

as an estimate; approximately
to an unspecified extent or degreethe party was ruined, more or less

more so to a greater extent or degree

neither more nor less than simply

think more of to have a higher opinion of

what is more moreover

Word Origin for more

Old English māra; compare Old Saxon, Old High German mēro, Gothic maiza. See also most

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British Dictionary definitions for more (2 of 2)

/ (mɔː) /

noun

Hannah. 1745–1833, English writer, noted for her religious tracts, esp The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain

Sir Thomas . 1478–1535, English statesman, humanist, and Roman Catholic Saint; Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII (1529–32). His opposition to the annulment of Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon and his refusal to recognize the Act of Supremacy resulted in his execution on a charge of treason. In Utopia (1516) he set forth his concept of the ideal state. Feast day: June 22 or July 6

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Other Idioms and Phrases with more

In addition to the idioms beginning with more

more and more
more bang for the buck
more dead than alive
more fun than a barrel of monkeys
more in sorrow than in anger
more often than not
more or less
more power to someone
more sinned against than sinning
more than meets the eye
more than one bargained for
more than one can shake a stick at
more than one way to skin a cat
more the merrier, the

also see:

bite off more than one can chew
irons in the fire, more than one
wear another (more than one) hat
what is more

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