INDEX:
more/another
1. more of the same thing, or another one of the same things
more than a number or amount
2. more than a number, amount, age etc
3. to be more than a particular number or amount
more than before
4. more than before
5. to become stronger, angrier etc than before
more than somebody/something else
6. more than someone or something else
RELATED WORDS
opposite
↑ LESS
see also
↑ INCREASE
↑ ADD
↑ MOST
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1. more of the same thing, or another one of the same things
▷ more /mɔːʳ/ [quantifier]
more of the same thing :
▪ I gave him $200 last week, and he’s already asking for more.
▪ There were more riots in the capital last night when protestors clashed with police.
more of
▪ Those interested in seeing more of the sculptor’s work can visit the Sacre Monte museum.
three more/100 more etc
▪ Some of the students arrived today, and about 20 more will be here tomorrow.
▪ I might buy a couple more of those scarves.
some more/any more/no more
▪ Is there any more beer in the fridge?
▪ Why don’t you go upstairs and do some more homework?
▪ Officials are satisfied that no more bodies are buried in the ruins.
a few more
▪ Can you give me a few more minutes?
one more
the last of several
▪ I’ll just have one more drink before I go.
a bit more British /a little (bit) more American
▪ Sally read a bit more of her book to keep her mind off things.
▷ another /əˈnʌðəʳ/ [determiner/pronoun]
one more thing, person, or amount of the same kind :
▪ Would you like another drink?
▪ Look, your glass is cracked. I’ll get you another.
another of
▪ Still to come on Channel West, another of our special reports from Florida.
another ten minutes/five miles/two gallons etc
▪ Add the pasta and heat the soup for another ten minutes.
▪ For another 80 bucks, you could have a wide-screen TV with Internet access.
another one
▪ Pass me another one of those folders.
▷ extra /ˈekstrə/ [adjective/adverb]
more of something, in addition to the usual or standard amount or number :
▪ Residents may use the hotel swimming pool at no extra charge.
extra ten minutes/three pounds/four gallons etc
▪ You get an extra 5% discount if you buy your software on-line.
▪ The voting booths stayed open for an extra two hours in some states.
be/cost/charge etc extra
to be, cost, charge etc extra money
▪ Dinner costs $15, but wine is extra.
▪ Most small providers offer their customers free Web space, but larger providers often charge extra.
▷ additional /əˈdɪʃ ə nəl/ [adjective only before noun]
more than the amount or number that was agreed or expected at the beginning of something :
▪ Our own car broke down, so we had the additional expense of renting a car.
an additional £10/10 miles/10 minutes etc
▪ Judge Mathes sentenced her first to a year and later to an additional three months in jail for contempt.
▷ further /ˈfɜːʳðəʳ/ [adjective only before noun] formal
more, in addition to what there is already or what has happened already :
▪ The doctors are keeping her in hospital to do further tests.
▪ For further information, contact the help line.
a further £10/10 miles/10 minutes etc
▪ Strike action will continue for a further 24 hours.
▷ added /ˈædɪd, ˈædəd/ [adjective only before noun]
added advantage/benefit/protection etc
another advantage or more of something that makes something better or more effective :
▪ The new computer is as good as the old one, with the added advantage of being smaller.
▪ Buy a high-factor sun lotion, and wear a hat for added protection.
▷ spare /speəʳ/ [adjective only before noun]
a spare tyre, key, room etc is one that you have in addition to the ones you normally use, so that it is available if another one is needed :
▪ We carried Ros upstairs and laid her on the spare bed.
▪ Pauline keeps a spare key hanging in the closet upstairs.
▷ supplementary /ˌsʌplɪˈment ə ri◂, ˌsʌpləˈment ə ri◂/ [adjective]
provided in addition to what already exists, in order to help people or improve something :
▪ Some supplementary finance is available in the form of grants or loans.
▪ The Investment Business Gazettes offer very useful supplementary information.
2. more than a number, amount, age etc
▷ more /mɔːʳ/ [quantifier]
more than a number or amount :
more than
▪ I’ve been working here for more than fifteen years.
▪ More than 50,000 people attended the concert, which was held in Central Park.
much more/far more/a lot more/even more
▪ Rented accommodation costs much more in New York.
▪ Sales executives earn about $200,000 a year, and those higher up the ladder can earn a lot more.
no more than/not more than
▪ The discussion lasted no more than 30 minutes.
10/100/$50 etc more
▪ It’s a better hotel, but it costs about £50 more than the other one.
or more
▪ He could receive a prison sentence of five years or more.
▷ over /ˈəʊvəʳ/ [preposition/adverb]
more than that number or amount - use this especially when it is not important to say exactly how much more :
▪ I had to wait over half an hour for the train this morning.
▪ We receive over 2,000 applications a year.
▪ It’s hot out there - I’d say it’s over 90.
just over
slightly over
▪ She weighs just over 180 pounds.
well over/way over
a lot more informal
▪ Well over 30 schools took part in the fund-raising walk.
▪ She was driving way over the speed limit.
3/10/12 etc and over
including and over a particular age
▪ NCI recommends that women aged 40 years and over are checked every two years.
▷ above /əˈbʌv/ [preposition/adverb]
more than a number or level on a scale that can be exactly measured :
▪ The temperature is about 2 degrees above zero.
just above
slightly above
▪ High speed trains average just above 150 mph.
well/way above
a lot more informal
▪ The government promised to increase teachers’ pay well above the rate of inflation.
above average
more than usual
▪ All the students in the group were found to have above average IQ scores.
3/10/12 etc and above
including and above a particular figure
▪ A score of 70 and above indicates good spatial and map-reading skills.
▷ greater than /ˈgreɪtəʳ ð ə n/ [preposition] formal
more than a particular number or amount, especially a number :
▪ Scientists have discovered eight craters on Venus with diameters greater than 100 km.
▪ Imagine a device that could send a signal at a speed greater than the speed of light.
be greater than
▪ Economic growth this year is predicted to be greater than 1.5%.
be much/far/even greater than
▪ By the 1940s, the volume of domestic trade was much greater than trade with other countries.
▷ beyond /bɪˈjɒndǁbɪˈjɑːnd/ [preposition/adverb]
more than another number, amount, age etc - use this especially when the other number etc is a particular level or limit :
▪ Inflation has now risen beyond the acceptable level of 5%.
▪ In a number of professions, it is possible to continue working beyond retirement age.
▷ in excess of /ɪn ɪkˈses ɒv/ [preposition] formal
more than an amount or number - used especially in official documents, instructions, or reports :
▪ The cyclone was travelling at speeds in excess of 21 mph.
be in excess of
▪ The population is now estimated to be in excess of 40 million.
well in excess of
a lot more informal
▪ The fire has caused well in excess of $500,000 worth of damage.
▷ upwards of also upward of American /ˈʌpwəʳd(z) ɒv/ [preposition]
use this when the number or amount you mention is the lower limit, and there is possibly even more than that :
▪ The Reynolds collection is valued at upward of $20 million.
10/$300/5 years etc and upwards
▪ The performance is suitable for children of 7 years and upwards.
▷ plus /plʌs/ []
10/100/1,500 etc plus
at least 10, 100 etc and more than that :
▪ The drugs have a street value of $30,000 plus.
▪ It took me three hours to back up the computer’s 400-plus megabyte memory.
3. to be more than a particular number or amount
▷ be more than /biː ˈmɔːʳ ð ə n/ [verb phrase]
▪ The annual revenue is more than $15 billion.
▪ New Haven’s school drop-out rate is more than double the statewide average.
much/many more than
▪ a young woman who didn’t look to be much more than 20
▪ Many cases still go undetected -- many more than are treated.
▷ exceed /ɪkˈsiːd/ [transitive verb] formal
to be more than a number or amount, especially a fixed number or limit - used especially in official reports or documents :
▪ Legal requirements state that working hours must not exceed 42 hours a week.
▪ In the Far East, home computer ownership is expected to exceed that of the US and Europe combined.
exceed something by something
▪ Births exceeded deaths by a ratio of 3 to 1.
far exceed
▪ Metcalf has achieved 49 touchdowns, far exceeding even those of his famous father.
▷ outnumber /aʊtˈnʌmbəʳ/ [transitive verb]
if one type of person or thing outnumbers another, there are more of the first type than of the second :
▪ Women teachers outnumber their male colleagues by two to one. there are twice as many women
greatly/far outnumber
▪ a city where bicycles greatly outnumber cars
▷ be up /biː ˈʌp/ [verb phrase]
if profits, sales, income etc are up they are larger than at a time in the past :
▪ Most retailers expect sales to be up slightly compared with last year.
▪ The American Stock Exchange was up 0.6% at 551.63.
be up by
▪ Support for the president was up by an astonishing 15% in the South.
be 10%/12 points etc up
▪ Germany’s steel output was 3% up at 11.7 million tons.
▷ pass /pɑːsǁpæs/ [transitive verb]
if a number or total passes an amount, especially one that you have been trying to reach, it is more than that amount and will probably continue to increase :
▪ If he stays injury-free, Stumpel should pass his personal best of 76 points.
pass the £100/1million etc mark
▪ Visits to our website passed the 100,000 mark in April.
4. more than before
▷ more /mɔːʳ/ [quantifier]
▪ The new airport will just mean more noise, more traffic problems and higher land prices.
more than
▪ I’m sure I weigh more than last year.
more something than
▪ There are far more game shows on TV than there used to be.
much more/a lot more/a little more etc
▪ Derek earns a lot more now than he did in his previous job.
more and more
in a number or degree that steadily increases
▪ More and more people are retiring early.
▪ It became more and more obvious that the boy was using drugs.
▷ more /mɔːʳ/ [adverb]
▪ People are using mobile phones more because they are cheaper.
more than
▪ Visitors to the centre complained about the service more than last year.
more than ever before
▪ Our future competitiveness and prosperity depend more than ever before on technology and industry.
more and more
continuously increasing
▪ More and more, we are finding that students lack basic skills when they enter college.
▷ a growing number/an increasing number /ə ˌgrəʊɪŋ ˈnʌmbəʳ, ən ɪnˌkriːsɪŋ ˈnʌmbəʳ/ [quantifier]
use this when the number of people that are doing something is not yet very large, but is increasing all the time :
a growing number/an increasing number of
▪ Hong Kong was having to provide for a growing number of refugees.
▪ Milo is one of a growing number of politicians who have become dissatisfied with the current government.
an ever-increasing/ever-growing number of
a number that is increasing all the time
▪ The islanders are trying to protect their environment from the ever-increasing number of Australian tourists.
in growing/increasing numbers
▪ ‘Suite’ hotels -- with full kitchens and sitting rooms -- are dotting the roadside in increasing numbers.
▷ increasingly /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/ [adverb]
continuing to happen more often than before - use this when something is becoming more common but still does not happen all the time :
▪ As the years passed, Celia became increasingly lonely and withdrawn.
▪ Increasingly, people are relying on interactive media for a variety of services.
▷ greater /ˈgreɪtəʳ/ [adjective] formal
use this about a feeling or condition that is stronger or more noticeable than it was before :
▪ After the war, the country began to enjoy greater prosperity.
▪ The new legislation gave girls greater access to sports in schools.
greater than
▪ The need for people with computing skills is greater than ever before.
▷ higher /ˈhaɪəʳ/ [adjective]
use this about prices, speeds, or amounts that are bigger than they were before :
▪ There is now a higher proportion of women in management jobs.
▪ By focusing on quality rather than price, Bangalore’s firms hope to secure higher profit margins.
higher than
▪ The cost of student accommodation is higher than it was a year ago.
▷ increased /ɪnˈkriːst/ [adjective only before noun]
greater than in the past :
▪ After childbirth there is always an increased risk of back trouble.
▪ Increased interest in healthy foods and the environment has led to greater consumer influence.
▷ gain ground /ˌgeɪn ˈgraʊnd/ [verb phrase]
if a belief, idea etc is gaining ground, more and more people believe it, do it etc :
▪ an approach which is gaining ground in schools
▪ Evangelical Christianity has been gaining ground since the Second World War.
▪ Laurent died in 1853, but his ideas slowly gained ground over the next ten years.
5. to become stronger, angrier etc than before
▷ get/become /get, bɪˈkʌm/ [verb]
▪ As the days passed, Martha became more worried.
▪ As you get older, your joints and muscles tend to get weaker.
▪ I knew that if I resisted, he would get even angrier.
▪ The mysterious phone calls were becoming more frequent.
▷ grow in/gain in /ˈgrəʊ ɪn, ˈgeɪn ɪn/ [verb phrase]
to gradually get more of a useful or valuable quality :
▪ The festival has been growing in popularity.
▪ The business has continued to grow in productivity and profitability.
▪ She gradually gained in self-confidence and ability.
▷ more /mɔːʳ/ []
use this to show that there is more of a quality or feeling than at another time :
▪ It will gradually become more cloudy later in the day.
more ... than
▪ I guess Marlene is more neurotic than she used to be.
a lot/much/far more
▪ Everything was much more difficult than it is these days.
more and more
▪ The train went more and more slowly, and finally stopped completely.
▪ We became more and more determined to succeed.
▷ increasingly /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/ [adverb]
if someone or something is becoming increasingly difficult, important etc, they are continuing to become more difficult, more important etc as time passes :
▪ As she watched him, Jody felt increasingly sure that she had made the right choice.
become/get increasingly
▪ It is getting increasingly difficult for the US to remain competitive in consumer products.
▷ heightened /ˈhaɪtnd/ [adjective only before noun]
heightened feelings are felt more strongly :
▪ heightened concerns about crime and violence in schools
▪ A heightened awareness of healthy eating may lead to considerable benefits.
6. more than someone or something else
▷ more /mɔːʳ/ [adverb]
having a particular quality or characteristic to a greater degree than someone or something else :
▪ You can see the buildings from the ground, of course, but they look more dramatic from the air.
more than
▪ Anthony needs to practise more than the other students, but he gets it right in the end.
more ... than
▪ She’s more intelligent than her brothers.
▪ Most women felt that female bosses were ‘more involved’ than their male counterparts.
much/far/a little/a lot more
▪ People here are far more friendly than they are in England.
▪ The old version of Tomb Raider was a lot more limited in scope than this one.
more like
▪ I think you look more like your aunt Margaret than your sister does.
▷ more /mɔːʳ/ [quantifier]
more than another person, thing, or place :
▪ The students with more experience help the newcomers get to grips with the course.
more than
▪ So Claire earns more than you?
▪ In the study, men showed more concern than the women who took part.
▷ greater /ˈgreɪtəʳ/ [adjective]
use this about a feeling, quality, or amount that is larger than someone or something else’s :
greater than
▪ His understanding of Chinese philosophy is greater than any Westerner’s I’ve met.
greater something than
▪ We enjoy greater freedom than women in many other countries.
▷ higher /ˈhaɪəʳ/ [adjective]
use this about prices, speeds, or amounts that are bigger than someone else’s :
▪ We tried to calculate the effect of a higher minimum wage on employment and hours worked.
▪ Janette’s SAT scores were higher than anyone elses.
higher something than
▪ In the 1960s, Japan achieved a higher rate of economic growth than most other countries.
▷ to a greater extent/degree /tʊ ə ˌgreɪtər ɪkˈstent, dɪˈgriː/ [adverb]
happening more in one situation than in another - used in literary and scientific contexts :
▪ This theme is developed in the novels of D.H. Lawrence, and to a greater extent E.M. Forster.
to a greater extent/degree than
▪ Women, to a greater degree than men, tend to start abusing alcohol when they are under pressure at work.