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more.

comparative degree of many: in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.)

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

det/mɔː/Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales/moː/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/moɹ/General-American/moɾ/Scotland

  1. comparative degree of many: in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.)

    comparative · form-of
    There are more ways to do this than I can count.

  2. comparative degree of much: in greater quantity, amount, or proportion. (Used for a continuous quantity.)

    comparative · form-of
    There's more caffeine in my coffee than in the coffee you get in most places.

  3. Additional; further.

    If you run out, there are more bandages in the first aid cupboard.
    More people are arriving.

  4. Bigger, stronger, or more valuable.

    He is more than the ten years he spent behind bars at our local prison, as he is a changed man and his past does not define him.
Where this word comes from

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”), Faroese and Icelandic meira (“more”).

adv/mɔː/Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales/moː/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/moɹ/General-American/moɾ/Scotland

  1. To a greater degree or extent.

    I like cake, but I like chocolate more.
    I could no more climb that than fly!

  2. Used to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs.

    You're a great deal more beautiful than I ever imagined.
    I am much more eager to help than you.

  3. In negative constructions: any further, any longer; any more.

    poetic

  4. Used in addition to an inflected comparative form.

    dialectal · humorous · proscribed
    I was more better at English than you.
Where this word comes from

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”), Faroese and Icelandic meira (“more”).

pron/mɔː/Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales/moː/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/moɹ/General-American/moɾ/Scotland

  1. A greater number or quantity (of something).

    We’re running out of napkins. I should have bought more.
    There isn’t enough salt in this. You need to add more.

  2. An extra or additional quantity (of something).

    There aren’t many people here yet, but more should be arriving soon.
Where this word comes from

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”), Faroese and Icelandic meira (“more”).

noun

  1. A carrot; a parsnip.

    obsolete

  2. A root; stock.

    dialectal

  3. A plant; flower; shrub.

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English more, moore (“root”), from Old English more, moru (“carrot, parsnip”) from Proto-West Germanic *morhā, from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ (“carrot”), from Proto-Indo-European *merk- (“edible herb, tuber”). Akin to Old Saxon moraha (“carrot”), Old High German morha, moraha (“root of a plant or tree”) (German Möhre (“carrot”), Morchel (“mushroom, morel”)). More at morel.

verb

  1. To root up.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English moren, from the noun. See above.

adj/mɔː/Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales/moː/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/moɹ/General-American/moɾ/Scotland

  1. comparative degree of many: in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.)

    comparative · form-of
    Last year’s applications received from new and returning students were more than each of the previous four years.

  2. comparative degree of much: in greater quantity, amount, or proportion. (Used for a continuous quantity.)

    comparative · form-of
Where this word comes from

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”), Faroese and Icelandic meira (“more”).

noun/ˈmɔː.ɹeɪ/

  1. singular of mores

    form-of · nonstandard · singular
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from mores.

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