mais

Meaning

Adv

1. (not-comparable) used to form the comparative of adjectives and adverbs; more; -er
2. (not-comparable) preceded by the definitive article, used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs; most; -est
3. (not-comparable) more (to a greater degree or extent)
4. (not-comparable) most (superlative degree of muito)
5. (not-comparable) else
6. (not-comparable, with-negation) any more, any longer

Conj

1. plus (sum of the previous one and the following one)
2. (colloquial) and; with; together with

Noun

plus sign (name of the character +)

Conj

misspelling of mas

Concepts

more

plus

more

-er

rather

most

𐑋𐐬𐑉

more

-est

else

furthermore

both

and

moreover

preferably

ideally

over

pretty

also

sufficiently

supremely

what is more

willingly

at that

the more

permanent tissue shortening

to boot

👢

mairatour

heavy plus sign

heavy plus sign

quite

any

anymore

any more

beyond

contracture

dramatically

drastically

enough

extremely

further

gladly

grossly

much

no more

on

🔛

Synonyms

além disso

aliás

e

demais

ademais

mais adiante

em continuação

de bom grado

contratura

assaz

extremamente

ou

voluntariamente

sinal de adição

basta

bastante

chega

de boa vontade

Translations

más

plus

più

més

mehr

meer

plus

plus

en

eer

liever

davantage

langer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmajs/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: magis

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese mais, from Latin magis (“more”). Doublet of mas. Displaced collateral form chus.

Sentences

O que mais poderia ser ?

What else could it be?

Eu não sabia mais , então não fui mais longe .

I didn't know any more, so I didn't go any further.

Todo lugar é lindo , mas em casa é o mais bonito .

Every place is beautiful, but at home it is the most beautiful.

Pode haver mais chuva no futuro .

There may be more rain in the future.

Três homens mais velhos que estão na chuva com as folhas em sua cabeça .

Three older men standing in the rain with the leaves on their heads.

O estado de Nova York é o mais avançado dessa maneira .

The state of New York is the most advanced in this way.