/ mɔː(r); NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb
■ determiner , pronoun
(used as the comparative of 'much', 'a lot of', 'many') more (sth / of sth) (than ... ) a larger number or amount of :
more bread / cars
Only two more days to go!
people with more money than sense
I can't stand much more of this.
She earns a lot more than I do.
There is room for no more than three cars.
I hope we'll see more of you (= see you again or more often) .
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IDIOMS
- more and more
■ adverb more (than ... )
1.
used to form the comparative of adjectives and adverbs with two or more syllables :
She was far more intelligent than her sister.
He read the letter more carefully the second time.
2.
to a greater degree than sth else; to a greater degree than usual :
I like her more than her husband.
a course for more advanced students
It had more the appearance of a deliberate crime than of an accident.
Could you repeat that once more (= one more time) ?
I had no complaints and no more (= neither) did Tom.
Signing the forms is little more than (= only) a formality.
I'm more than happy (= extremely happy) to take you there in my car.
She was more than a little shaken (= extremely shaken) by the experience.
( formal )
I will torment you no more (= no longer) .
—see also any more
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IDIOMS
- more and more
- more or less
- the more, less, etc. ... , the more, less, etc. ...
- what is more
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English māra , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meer and German mehr .