more (det) — A larger number or amount of something

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Also spelled moreso and more’n

US /mɔɹ/ UK /mɔː(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

det
A larger number or amount of something.

There are more people here than I expected.
2

adv
To a greater degree or extent.

I like cake, but I like chocolate more.
3

det
Additional; further.

If you run out, there are more bandages in the cupboard.

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Synonyms

3 det · additional; further. additional further

Opposites

fewer less

Word family

Derived forms anymoreb-moreever-moregrowmoremore-ishmore-or-lessmore-thanmoredommorefold moreishmorenessmoreover

Related forms most

Appears in

Idioms (1)

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bite off more than you can chew
to take on more work than you can handle

Proverbs (1)

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the more the merrier
more people make an event more enjoyable

Etymology

From Middle English more, from Old English māra (“more”), from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *maizô (“more”), from Proto-Indo-European *mē- (“many”). Cognate with Scots mair (“more”), Saterland Frisian moor (“more”), West Frisian mear (“more”), Dutch meer (“more”), Low German mehr (“more”), German mehr (“more”), Danish mere (“more”), Swedish mera (“more”), Norwegian Bokmål mer (“more”), Norwegian Nynorsk meir (“more”), Icelandic meiri, meira (“more”).

more Middle English māra Old English *maiʀō Proto-West Germanic *maizô Proto-Germanic *mē- Proto-Indo-European

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# more

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** det, adv
**IPA (US):** /mɔɹ/
**IPA (UK):** /mɔː(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 104

## Meanings
1. A larger number or amount of something.
2. To a greater degree or extent.
3. Additional; further.

## Examples
- There are more people here than I expected.
- I like cake, but I like chocolate more.
- If you run out, there are more bandages in the cupboard.

## Antonyms
- fewer
- less

## Derived Forms
- anymore
- b-more
- ever-more
- growmore
- more-ish
- more-or-less
- more-than
- moredom
- morefold
- moreish
- moreness
- moreover

## Related Forms
- most

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: more
- Root: māra
- Root: *maiʀō
- Root: *maizô
- Root: *mē-

## Etymology
From Middle English more, from Old English māra (“more”), from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *maizô (“more”), from Proto-Indo-European *mē- (“many”). Cognate with Scots mair (“more”), Saterland Frisian moor (“more”), West Frisian mear (“more”), Dutch meer (“more”), Low German mehr (“more”), German mehr (“more”), Danish mere (“more”), Swedish mera (“more”), Norwegian Bokmål mer (“more”), Norwegian Nynorsk meir (“more”), Icelandic meiri, meira (“more”).

## AI Etymology
More comes from Middle English more, from Old English māra (“more”), from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *maizô (“more”), from Proto-Indo-European *mē- (“many”). Cognate with Scots mair (“more”), Saterland Frisian moor (“more”), West Frisian mear (“more”), Dutch meer (“more”), Low German mehr (“more”), German mehr (“more”), Danish mere (“more”), Swedish mera (“more”), Norwegian Bokmål mer (“more”), Norwegian Nynorsk meir (“more”), Icelandic meiri, meira (“more”). In present-day English its meanings include a larger number or amount of something, to a greater degree or extent, and additional; further. The historical chain runs through more (Middle English), māra (Old English), *maiʀō (Proto-West Germanic), *maizô (Proto-Germanic), and *mē- (Proto-Indo-European).

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