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Pronunciation: /mɔː/

The English word “more” has 12 meanings listed here.

determiner

  1. Additional; further.
  2. Bigger, stronger, or more valuable.

adverb

  1. To a greater degree or extent.
  2. Used to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs.
  3. In negative constructions: any further, any longer; any more.
  4. Used in addition to an inflected comparative form.

pronoun

  1. A greater number or quantity (of something).
  2. An extra or additional quantity (of something).

noun

  1. A carrot; a parsnip.
  2. A root; stock.
  3. A plant; flower; shrub.

verb

  1. To root up.

Etymology

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…

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