more
Meaning
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- comparative degree of many: in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.)
- comparative degree of much: in greater quantity, amount, or proportion. (Used for a continuous quantity.)
- Additional; further.
- Bigger, stronger, or more valuable.
Synonyms
still more
more than
even more
𐑋𐐬𐑉
much more
to a greater extent
present time
the more
do more
in preference
move further
againe
after this
as before
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mɔː/
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 (“more”), Norwegian Nynorsk meir (“more”), Icelandic meiri, meira (“more”).
many
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- An indefinite large number of.
- Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the number of people or things.
much
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- A large amount of.
- Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something.
- A great number of; many (people).
- many ( + plural countable noun).
mores
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A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than written laws.
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