più

American  

[pyoo] / pyu /

adverb

Music.

1. more.

   più allegro.

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più British  

/ pjuː /

adverb

1. music (in combination) more (quickly, softly, etc)

   più allegro

   più mosso

   più lento

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Etymology

Origin of più

1715–25; < Italian < Latin plus; plus

Example Sentences

Michael Piu, head of St Patrick’s Community Support Centre, says they’re seeing people from all walks of life – young and old, working families and individuals alike – come through the doors.

From BBC

The rug will be shown April 18-23 at the exhibition “Stars of Today” at the Superdesign Show at Superstudio Più, Via Tortona 27; nodusrug.it.

From New York Times

"Let's stop describing ourselves as widows, divorcees or unmarried," Sreemoyee Piu Kundu, author and founder of the community, told the gathering.

From BBC

But Sreemoyee Piu Kundu, author and founder of Status Single, India's first and only community for urban single women, questions the rationale behind promoting a show on weddings in India "where women are judged all the time for not getting married".

From BBC

And the existence of a rarely performed mezzo version of the climactic aria “Cessa di più resistere” lets Bartoli trade off verses with the agile young tenor Edgardo Rocha.

From New York Times