more1
/mɔː
/determiner & pronoun
A greater or additional amount or degree: [as determiner]: some more people arrived [as pronoun]: tell me more they proved more of a hindrance than a help...
- So the good news for the company is that more customers are positive about the merger than before.
- Baxter spent four more weeks writing another letter.
- We are all positive and there is a lot more of a professional attitude around the whole team.
Synonyms
additional, further, added, extra, increased, fresh, new, other, supplementary, supplemental, spare, alternative
adverb
1Forming the comparative of adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than one syllable: for them enthusiasm is more important than talent...
- The tone of what he said that was far more important, far more significant, than the words he used.
- Think how much more important education is for our children then it was for us.
- You could simply use water, but stock makes the soup richer and more heart-warming.
2To a greater extent: in his experience females liked chocolate more than males did...
- Why are some social groups able to influence the political agenda more than others?
- City more than matched the league leaders for an hour and could count themselves unlucky not to be in front.
- He also accused Labour of privatising public services more than the Tories did.
Synonyms
to a greater extent, further, longer, some more, better
2.1 (more than) Extremely (used before an adjective conveying a positive feeling or attitude): she is more than happy to oblige...
- McNamara was one of several who proved a more than able deputy for an injured colleague.
- We'd be more than happy to come and pick them up.
- At five o'clock the next day, I was more than ready to go home.
3Again: repeat once more...
- Yet here he is once more, looking as ferociously hard as ever albeit with a few more teeth.
- There was silence once more and after a few minutes the pair fell asleep.
- She is gone, and we shall never see her more.
4Moreover: he was rich, and more, he was handsome...
- More, too often, both Strauss and librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal seem to be coasting on automatic pilot.
Synonyms
moreover, furthermore, besides, what's more, in addition, also, as well, too, to boot, additionally, on top of that, over and above that, into the bargain
archaic withal, forbye
Usage
It is incorrect to use more with an adjective that is already in a comparative form (more hungrier, more better); the correct usage is simply hungrier (or more hungry) or better.
Phrases
more and more
more like it
more or less
no more
Origin
Old English māra, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meer and German mehr.
Rhymes
More2
/ˈmɔːri/(also Mooré)
noun [mass noun]
The language of the Mossi people of Burkina Faso, a member of the Gur family of languages with about 4 million speakers.
Origin
The name in More.