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US /ˈplɜs/ UK /ˈplʌs/ See IPA manual

adj prep conj noun 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.

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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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”).

*pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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Grammar & Function Words

# plus

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj, prep, conj, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈplɜs
**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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