too

Meaning

  1. Likewise.
  2. Also; in addition.
  3. To an excessive degree; over; more than enough.
  4. (colloquial) To a high degree, very.
  5. (colloquial) Used to contradict a negative assertion with present and simple past forms of be, do, and auxiliary verbs
  6. (colloquial) Used for emphasis, without reference to any previous statement.

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tuː/
Etymology

From Middle English to (“also, in addition to”), from Old English tō (“furthermore, also, besides”), adverbial use of preposition tō (“to, into”). The sense of "in addition, also" deriving from the original meaning of "apart, separately" (compare Old English prefix tō- (“apart”)). Doublet of to; see there for more.

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