meer

Noun

1. (neuter) lake
2. (literary, neuter, obsolete) sea

Det

comparative degree of veel; more

Adv

anymore, any longer

veel

• Det
• Pron
• Adv
• Verb
• Noun

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/meːr/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: mēre

Inherited from Old Dutch: meri

Inherited from Middle Dutch: mêre

Inherited from Old Dutch: *mēro

Inherited from Middle Dutch: mêer

Inherited from Old Dutch: mēr

Cognate with Middle Dutch: mêe

Cognate with Old Dutch: *mē

In summary

From Middle Dutch mēre, from Old Dutch meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari, from Proto-Germanic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.

Concepts

lake

more

loch

mere

further

on

🔛

lough

pond

additional

one more

most

supplementary

hydronym

accidental

the more

another

anymore

any more

beyond

else

extra

no more

pool

rather

subsidiary

Synonyms

waterplas

plas

verder

langer

vijver

supplementair

vaker

ven

groter

aanvullend

watervlakte

additioneel

extra

meest

nog een

Sentences

Er valt niets meer te redden .

There's nothing left to save.

Meer en meer mensen betalen met de kaart in plaats van contant .

More and more people are paying by card instead of cash.

Ze zouden eens wat meer liedjes moeten draaien op de radio in plaats van altijd die commentaar .

They should play some more songs on the radio instead of always commenting.

Er moet daarom meer transparantie komen .

We need more transparency, therefore.

Er is geen tijd meer voor vrome wensen en op de lange baan schuiven !

There is no more room for wishful thinking and other delays.

Zo'n beleid leidt nergens meer toe .

This policy is no longer an effective means to an end.