More is often considered to be the comparative form of much and , many.
1. determiner
You use more to indicate that there is a greater amount of something than before or than average, or than something else. You can use 'a little', 'a lot', 'a bit', 'far', and 'much' in front of more.
More and more people are surviving heart attacks.
He spent more time perfecting his dance moves instead of gym work.
...teaching more children foreign languages other than English.
It's a good idea to give adolescents a little more information than they ask for.
More is also a pronoun.
As the level of work increased from light to heavy, workers ate more.
He had four hundred dollars in his pocket. Billy had more.
More is also a quantifier.
Employees may have to take on more of their own medical costs. [+ of]
The urgent need to bolster the reforms is beginning to demand more of his attention.
2. phrase
You use more than before a number or amount to say that the actual number or amount is even greater.
The Afghan authorities say the airport had been closed for more than a year.
...classy leather and silk jackets at more than £250.
...a survey of more than 1,500 schools.
3. adverb [ADVERB adjective/adverb]
You use more to indicate that something or someone has a greater amount of a quality than theyused to or than is average or usual.
Prison conditions have become more brutal.
We can satisfy our basic wants more easily than in the past.
4. adverb
If you say that something is more one thing than another, you mean that it is like the first thing rather than the second.
The exhibition at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts is more a production than it is amuseum display.
He's more like a film star than a life-guard, really.
She looked more sad than in pain.
Sue screamed, not loudly, more in surprise than terror.
She's more of a social animal than me.
5. adverb [ADVERB with verb]
If you do something more than before or more than someone else, you do it to a greater extent or more often.
When we are tired, tense, depressed or unwell, we feel pain much more.
What impressed me more was that she knew Tennessee Williams.
Synonyms: to a greater extent, longer, better, further More Synonyms of more
6. adverb [ADVERB after verb]
You can use more to indicate that something continues to happen for a further period of time.
Things might have been different if I'd talked a bit more.
See some more
7. adverb [adv ADV, noun ADVERB]
You use more to indicate that something is repeated. For example, if you do something 'once more', you do it again once.
This train would stop twice more in the suburbs before rolling southeast toward Munich.
The breathing exercises should be repeated several times more.
8. determiner
You use more to refer to an additional thing or amount. You can use 'a little', 'a lot', 'a bit', 'far'and 'much' in front of more.
They needed more time to consider whether to hold an inquiry.
More is also an adjective.
We stayed in Danville two more days.
Are you sure you wouldn't like some more coffee?
More is also a pronoun.
Oxfam has appealed to western nations to do more to help the refugees.
'None of them are very nice folks.'—'Tell me more.'
9. pronoun
You can use more in expressions like 'no more, no less' and 'neither more nor less' to indicate that what you aresaying is exactly true or correct.
I told him the truth. No more, no less.
I'm sixty-two. I feel sixty-two, neither more nor less.
10. adverb
You use more in conversations when you want to draw someone's attention to something interesting or important that you are about to say.
The way we dress reflects who we are and, more interestingly, who we wish we couldbe.
More seriously for him, there are members who say he is wrong on this issue.
11.
See more and more
12.
See more or less
13.
See more than
14.
See more than
15.
See no more than/not more than
16.
See nothing more than
17.
See what is more
18. all the more
19. any more
More Synonyms of more
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more in British English
(mɔː)
determiner
1.
a. the comparative of much, many
more joy than you know
more pork sausages
b.
(as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural)
he has more than she has
even more are dying every day
2.
a.
additional; further
no more bananas
b.
(as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural)
I can't take any more
more than expected
3. more of
adverb
4.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
a more believable story
more quickly
5. the comparative of much
people use computers more now
6.
additionally; again
I'll look at it once more
7. more or less
8. more so
9. neither more nor less than
10. think more of
11. what is more
▶ USAGE See note at most
Word origin
Old English māra; compare Old Saxon, Old High German mēro, Gothic maiza. See also most
More in British English
(mɔː)
noun
1.
Hannah. 1745–1833, English writer, noted for her religious tracts, esp The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain
2.
Sir Thomas. 1478–1535, English statesman, humanist, and Roman Catholic Saint; Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII (1529–32). His opposition to the annulment of Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon and his refusal to recognize the Act of Supremacy resulted in his execution on a charge of treason. In Utopia (1516) he set forth his concept of the ideal state. Feast day: June 22 or July 6
More in American English
(mɔr)
1.
Hannah1745-1833; Eng. writer, esp. of religious tracts
2.
Sir Thomas1478-1535; Eng. statesman & writer: executed: canonized in 1935
: also called Saint Thomas More
more in American English
(mɔr)
adjective
1.
greater in amount, degree, or number
often used as the comparative of much, or many
we have more time than we thought
2.
additional; further
take more tea
noun
3.
a greater amount, quantity, or degree
4. [with pl. v.]
a.
a greater number (of persons or things)
more of us are going
b.
a greater number of persons or things
5.
something additional or further
more can be said
6.
something of greater importance
adverb
7.
in or to a greater degree or extent
used with many adjectives and adverbs (regularly with those of three or more syllables)to form the comparative degree
more satisfying, more intensely
8.
in addition; further; again; longer
Idioms:
more and more
more or less
Word origin
ME < OE mara, greater, used as compar. of mycel, big, much (see much): akin to Goth maiza < IE base *mē-, *mō-, big
Examples of 'more' in a sentence
more
They are also three times more likely to consider suicide.
The Sun (2016)
Police think that many more properties were used for that purpose than were discovered.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
We could with more disasters like that.
The Sun (2016)
Tip in the cherries and give it one more stir.
The Sun (2016)
She was released but many more civilians are still missing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They died on the road after not much more than three years.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The record is about much more than that.
The Sun (2017)
Here are some more numbers that explain why.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In my view less is more.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This increases their value to the organisation but also makes them more of a flight risk.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We are interested to learn more about the deal.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Those with darker skins need more time in the sun.
The Sun (2014)
Which is more or less the case.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Thirty two shelters have closed down in the last four years and many more are under threat.
The Sun (2015)
This has given them more confidence that they will get the money that they are owed.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
So when she had thought a little more she wrote a letter.
E. Nesbit The Railway Children (1906)
This is about more than sheer numbers.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Those things happen more readily when you plan your series in advance.
Christianity Today (2000)
They were also more likely to stay at their organisation.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Some employers are much more supportive than others.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Was this an aberration or something more concerning?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This meant they used more food reserves and their overall growth slowed.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The one whose lead role last year suddenly seems more of a cameo.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We would like to have shown a bit more quality on it.
The Sun (2010)
It would need a lot more bottle now.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
To say more would be a giveaway.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But it feels like more of a gamble when your life is on the line.
The Sun (2013)
The research also found more than a fifth attended selective grammar schools.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This is something we need to find out a lot more about.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Quotations
Please, sir, I want some moreCharles DickensOliver Twist
The more, the merrier
In other languages
more
British English: more /mɔː/ DETERMINER
You use more to talk about a greater amount of something.
He has more chips than me.
American English: more
Arabic: أكْثَرُ
Brazilian Portuguese: mais
Chinese: 更多的
Croatian: više
Czech: více
Danish: mere
Dutch: meer
European Spanish: más
Finnish: enemmän
French: plus
German: mehr
Greek: περισσότερος
Italian: più
Japanese: さらに多い
Korean: 더 많은
Norwegian: fler
Polish: więcej
European Portuguese: mais
Romanian: mai mult
Russian: более
Latin American Spanish: más
Swedish: mer
Thai: มากกว่า
Turkish: daha fazla
Ukrainian: більше
Vietnamese: nhiều hơn
British English: more /mɔː/ ADVERB
You can use more when something continues to happen for a further period of time.
We can talk more about this on Thursday.
American English: more
Arabic: أكْثَرُ
Brazilian Portuguese: mais
Chinese: 更多
Croatian: još
Czech: dále pokračovat
Danish: mere
Dutch: meer
European Spanish: más
Finnish: lisää
French: plus
German: mehr
Greek: πλέον
Italian: di più
Japanese: さらに多く
Korean: 더 많이
Norwegian: mer
Polish: bardziej
European Portuguese: mais
Romanian: mai mult
Russian: дольше
Latin American Spanish: más
Swedish: mer
Thai: เพิ่มเติม
Turkish: daha
Ukrainian: знову
Vietnamese: hơn
British English: more /mɔː/ PRONOUN
You use more to refer to an additional thing or amount.
As the amount of work increased, workers ate more.
American English: more
Arabic: أكْثَرُ
Brazilian Portuguese: mais
Chinese: 更多
Croatian: više
Czech: ještě mít chuť
Danish: flere
Dutch: meer
European Spanish: más
Finnish: useampi
French: plus
German: mehr
Greek: περισσότερος
Italian: di più
Japanese: それ以上のこと
Korean: 보다 많은 양
Norwegian: flere
Polish: więcej
European Portuguese: mais
Romanian: mai mult
Russian: больше
Latin American Spanish: más
Swedish: mer
Thai: จำนวนที่มากกว่า
Turkish: daha fazla
Ukrainian: більше
Vietnamese: thêm nữa
Chinese translation of 'more'
more
(mɔːʳ)
adj
(in comparisons with uncount noun, plural noun) 更多的 (gèng duō de)
I get more money/holidays than you do我比你有更多的钱(錢)/假期 (wǒ bǐ nǐ yǒu gèng duō de qián/jiàqī)
there are more problems than solutions问(問)题(題)多于(於)解决(決)方案 (wèntí duō yú jiějué fāngàn)