more

adj. Comparative of many., much.

1. 1. Greater in number: a hall with more seats.
   2. Greater in size, amount, extent, or degree: more land; more support.
2. Additional; extra: She needs some more time.

n.
A greater or additional quantity, number, degree, or amount: The more I see of you the more I like you.

pron.
(used with a pl. verb) A greater or additional number of persons or things: I opened only two bottles but more were in the refrigerator.

adv. Comparative of much.

1. 1. To or in a greater extent or degree: loved him even more.
   2. Used to form the comparative of many adjectives and adverbs: more difficult; more softly. See Usage Note at perfect.
2. In addition: phoned twice more.
3. Moreover; furthermore.

idioms:

more and more

1. To a steadily increasing extent or degree: getting more and more worried.

more or less

1. About; approximately: holds two tons, more or less.
2. To an undetermined degree: were more or less in agreement.

[Middle English, from Old English māra and māre.]

adjective

Being an addition: added, additional, extra, fresh, further, new, other. See increase/decrease.

adverb

1. To a greater extent: better¹. See big/small/amount.
2. In addition: additionally, also, besides, further, furthermore, item, likewise, moreover, still, too, yet. Idioms: as well, to boot. See increase/decrease.

Idioms beginning with more:
more and more
more bang for the buck
more dead than alive
more fun than a barrel of monkeys
more in sorrow than in anger
more power to someone
more sinned against than sinning
more than meets the eye
more than one bargained for
more than one way to skin a cat

See also bite off more than one can chew; irons in the fire, more than one; wear another (more than one) hat; what is more.

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adj

Definition: additional, greater
Antonyms: fewer, less

adv

Definition: to a greater extent
Antonyms: fewer, less

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

adj.

The comparative degree of too much.

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IN BRIEF: A quantifier meaning greater in number.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterward. — Arthur Koestler, (1905-1983), British writer, novelist, journalist born in Hungary.

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Common misspelling(s) of more

• mroe
• omre

Dansk (Danish)
det. - mere, flere
pron. - mere, flere
adv. - mere, desto mere
adj. - mere
n. - rod

idioms:

• far more    langt mere
• more and more    mere og mere
• more of    mere af
• more or less    mere eller mindre
• more than the sum of its parts    større/mere end summen af sine dele
• much more    meget more
• what is more    hvad mere er

Nederlands (Dutch)
meer, sterker, bovendien

Français (French)
det. - plus de, quelques, encore, autres, de plus, autre, d'autre
pron. - plus, davantage, encore de, d'autres
adv. - plus, davantage
adj. - plus, davantage, encore de, d'autres
n. - plus

idioms:

• far more    beaucoup plus de
• more and more    de plus en plus
• more like    d'autres comme
• more of    plus de, plus
• more or less    plus ou moins
• more than the sum of its parts    l'ensemble est plus avantageux
• much more    bien plus
• what is more    qui plus est, en plus

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mehr
pron. - mehr
adv. - mehr
adj. - mehr
det. - mehr

idioms:

• far more    viel mehr
• more and more    mehr und mehr
• more like    eher, beinahe
• more of    mehr von
• more or less    mehr oder weniger, annähernd
• more than the sum of its parts    besser als nach den Einzelteilen zu erwarten
• much more    viel mehr
• what is more    außerdem

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρόσθετη ποσότητα, (το) περισσότερο
pron. - (ο) περισσότερος, (οι) περισσότεροι
adv. - πλέον, πιο, περισσότερο
adj. - περισσότερος

idioms:

• far more    πολύ περισσότερο(ς)
• more and more    όλο/ολοένα και περισσότερο
• more of    μάλλον
• more or less    κατά το μάλλον ή ήττον, πάνω-κάτω, λίγο-πολύ, σχεδόν
• more than the sum of its parts    καλύτερο απ' ό, τι φαίνεται
• much more    πολύ περισσότερο
• what is more    το σπουδαιότερο είναι

Italiano (Italian)
di più, piuttosto, più

idioms:

• far more    molti di più
• more and more    sempre più
• more or less    più o meno
• much more    molto più
• what is more    inoltre

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mais
pron. - mais
adv. - mais
adj. - mais

idioms:

• far more    muito mais
• more and more    mais e mais
• more or less    mais ou menos
• much more    muito mais
• what is more    e além do mais

Русский (Russian)
больше, больший, добавочный, большое количество

idioms:

• far more    намного более
• more and more    все больше и больше
• more or less    более или менее
• much more    гораздо больше
• what is more    более того

Español (Spanish)
det. - más
pron. - más
adv. - más, en mayor grado
adj. - más
n. - cantidad adicional o mayor

idioms:

• far more    mucho más
• more and more    más y más, cada vez más
• more like    esto está mejor, más como , más parecido a
• more of    más de
• more or less    más o menos
• more than the sum of its parts    mayor que la suma de sus partes
• much more    mucho más
• what is more    y además, y lo que es más, y encima de todo esto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mer, fler
pron. - mer, mera
adv. - mer, mera
adj. - mer, mera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
多的, 更大的, 程度较大的, 更多的数量, 额外的数目, 更多的人, 另外的一些, 多, 进一步, 更多

idioms:

• far more    何止
• more and more    越来越
• more of    更大程度地, 更多的
• more or less    或多或少, 有点儿, 大约
• more than the sum of its parts    多于其本身的部份
• much more    更何况, 更不用说更何况, 更不用说
• what is more    更甚者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
det. - 多的, 更大的, 程度較大的
pron. - 更多的數量, 額外的數目, 更多的人, 另外的一些
adv. - 多, 進一步, 更多
adj. - 多的, 更大的, 程度較大的
n. - 更多

idioms:

• far more    何止
• more and more    越來越
• more of    更大程度地, 更多的
• more or less    或多或少, 有點兒, 大約
• more than the sum of its parts    多於其本身的部份
• much more    更何況, 更不用說更何況, 更不用說
• what is more    更甚者

한국어 (Korean)
det. - 더
pron. - 더 많은 양[수]
adv. - 그 위에, 차라리
adj. - 여분의, 더 많은, 더 높은
n. - 더 많은 양[수]

idioms:

• what is more    게다가

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ますます多くの, もっと多くの, それ以上の
n. - ますます多くのもの
adv. - もっと, さらに, むしろ…
pron. - もっと多くのもの, それ以上のもの

idioms:

• all the more    ますます
• more and more    ますます
• more fool    ばかだなあ君は
• more like it    その方がいい
• more of    方がいい
• more often than not    しばしば, むしろ
• more or less    多かれ少なかれ, 多少, 大体
• more than meets the eye    見た目以上のもの
• more than one can shake a stick at    たくさんの
• more than somewhat    大いに
• no more    それ以上…しない, 死んだ
• that's more like it    もっとうまくやれたのに
• what is more    その上
• without more ado    たいして騒ぎ立てずに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المزيد (ضمير) بالاضافه, أيضا (ظرف) بأكثر من (صفه) أكثر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
det. - ‮עוד, יותר‬
pron. - ‮יותר מ-‬
adv. - ‮יותר, יותר מכך, שוב‬
adj. - ‮נוסף‬
n. - ‮כמות נוספת, משהו גדול יותר‬

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