ANYMORE


Meaning of ANYMORE in English

/en'ee mawr", -mohr"/ , adv.

1. any longer.

2. nowadays; presently.

[ 1350-1400; ME ani more any longer ]

Usage . The adverb ANYMORE meaning "any longer" or "nowadays" is most commonly spelled as one word. It is used in negative constructions and in some types of questions: Sally doesn't work here anymore. Do you play tennis anymore? In some dialects, chiefly South Midland in origin, it is found in positive statements meaning "nowadays": Baker's bread is all we eat anymore. Anymore we always take the bus. Its use at the beginning of a sentence is almost exclusive to speech or to representations of speech.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .