too

A1
US /tu/ UK /tuː/
adv Freq #103

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in addition

    They are envious, too.

  2. 2
    adv

    Likewise.

    The preposterous altruism too![…]Resist not evil. It is an insane immolation of self—as bad intrinsically as fakirs stabbing themselves or anchorites warping their spines in caves scarcely large enough for a fair-sized dog.

  3. 3
    adv

    Also, in addition marks a statement as equally valid as the preceding one.

    There has been a cutback in federal subsidies. Rates have been increasing too.

  4. 4
    adv

    To an excessive degree, more than enough indicates that the degree of a quality is more than what is needed or wanted.

    Near-synonyms: extremely, unnecessarily, all too

  5. 5
    adv

    To a high degree, very.

    She doesn't talk too much.  I'm not too sure about this.

  6. 6
    adv

    Used to contradict a negative assertion with present and simple past forms of be, do, and auxiliary verbs

    You're not old enough yet. ― I am too!

  7. 7
    adv

    Used for emphasis, without reference to any previous statement.

    The trooper thanks his informant and rides slowly on, looking about him. […] He comes to a gateway in the brick wall, looks in, and sees a great perplexity of iron lying about in every stage and in a vast variety of shapes— […] "This is a place to make a man's head ache too!" says the trooper, looking about him for a counting-house.

  8. 8
    adv

    to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

Etymology

From Middle English to (“also, in addition to”), from Old English tō (“furthermore, also, besides”), adverbial use of preposition tō (“to, into”). The sense of "in addition, also" deriving from the original meaning of "apart, separately" (compare Old English prefix tō- (“apart”)). Doublet of to; see there for more.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in addition besides
3 adv · also, in addition marks a... additionallyas welleke
4 adv · to an excessive degree,... all tooexcessivelyextremelyoverover-overlyundulyunnecessarily
5 adv · to a high degree, very. all thatso
6 adv · used to contradict a... so
8 adv · to a degree exceeding... excessively
Word family
Derived forms me-toome-too-ismtoo-muchness

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