plus

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US /ˈplʌs/ UK /ˈplʌs/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like plush /s/ vs /ʃ/

Freq #1477

Meanings

1

prep
Added to; with the addition of.

Two plus two equals four.
2

conj
And also; in addition.

Let's go home now. It's late, plus I'm not feeling too well.
3

noun
An advantage or a good point about something.

He is a real plus to the team.
4

adj
Slightly above a given grade or amount.

She got a B plus on her essay.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 noun · an advantage or a good... asset

4 adj · slightly above a given... positive

More and zero

Opposites

bad disadvantageous liability minus negative

Word family

Forms plusesplusses

Related forms add addition times

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Phrases (1)

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plus sign
the symbol used to indicate addition or a positive quantity

Noun + noun

Proverbs (1)

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Nothing plus nothing equals nothing

Simplified etymology

Plus is the English use of Latin plus, literally meaning “more.” The related word plural comes from Latin pluralis, “relating to more than one,” which was formed from plus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”).

*pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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# plus

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** prep, conj, noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈplʌs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈplʌs/
**Frequency rank:** 1477

## Meanings
1. Added to; with the addition of.
2. And also; in addition.
3. An advantage or a good point about something.
4. Slightly above a given grade or amount.

## Examples
- Two plus two equals four.
- Let's go home now. It's late, plus I'm not feeling too well.
- He is a real plus to the team.
- She got a B plus on her essay.

## Synonyms
- and
- zero

## Antonyms
- bad
- disadvantageous
- liability
- minus
- negative

## Related Forms
- add
- addition
- times

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *pleh₁-

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”).

## AI Etymology
Plus was borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”). The historical chain includes *pleh₁- (Proto-Indo-European). In present-day English it covers added to; with the addition of, and also; in addition, and an advantage or a good point about something. The wider family includes related forms such as add, addition, times.

## Topics
- Grammar & Function Words

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