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plus.

used to express the comparative and superlative of a following adjective or adverb

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Meaning & usage

adv/ply//plys//plyz‿//py/Quebec, informal

  1. used to express the comparative and superlative of a following adjective or adverb more, -er (comparative)

    Elle est plus belle que sa cousine.
    Le tien est beaucoup plus grand que le mien.

  2. used to express the comparative and superlative of a following adjective or adverb most, -est (superlative)

    Elle est la plus belle de la famille.
    Le tien est le plus grand que j'ai jamais vu.

  3. more, most (to a greater / the greatest extent)

    Je travaille plus en ce moment.
    Il m'aime le plus.

  4. more, most (to a greater / the greatest extent) the more ...

    Plus je travaille, plus je suis fatigué.
    Plus j'écoute, moins je comprends.

  5. more (a greater amount)

    Je veux faire plus.
    Plus doit être fait.

  6. more (a greater amount) [with de] more of a following noun

    Je veux faire plus de sport.
    Elle a encore plus de chocolat.

  7. more (a greater amount) [with de or que] more than a following number or fraction

    Il y avait plus de 5000 spectateurs.
    Plus de la moitié reste.

  8. more (a greater amount) more, in addition

    Une heure de plus et il serait mort.
    Un kilo de plus, s'il vous plaît.

  9. plus

    Deux plus cinq font sept.

  10. in negated sentences not ... any more, no more, no longer

    usually
    Elle ne travaille plus.
    Il n’y a plus de travail.

  11. in negated sentences neither, not either

    Tu ne veux pas le faire et moi non plus.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French plus, from Old French plus, from Latin plus.

noun/ply//plys//plyz‿//py/Quebec, informal

  1. plus, the symbol +

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French plus, from Old French plus, from Latin plus.

verb/ply/

  1. first/second-person singular past historic of plaire

    first-person · form-of · historic · past · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb/ply/

  1. masculine plural of plu

    form-of · masculine · nonstandard · participle · plural
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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