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adjective, compar. of much or many with most as superl.
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in greater quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number: I need more money.
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additional or further: Do you need more time? More discussion seems pointless.
noun
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an additional quantity, amount, or number: I would give you more if I had it. He likes her all the more. When I could take no more of such nonsense, I left.
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a greater quantity, amount, or degree: More is expected of him. The price is more than I thought.
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something of greater importance: His report is more than a survey.
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(used with a plural verb) a greater number of a class specified, or the greater number of persons: More will attend this year than ever before.
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adverb compar. of much with most as superl.
Idioms7.
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in addition; further; longer; again: Let's talk more another time. We couldn't stand it any more.
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more and more, to an increasing extent or degree; gradually more: They became involved more and more in stock speculation.
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more or less,
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to some extent; somewhat: She seemed more or less familiar with the subject.
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about; in substance; approximately: We came to more or less the same conclusion.
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O.E. mara (adj.) "greater, more," used as a comp. of micel "great" (see mickle), from P.Gmc. *maizon (cf. O.S. mera, O.N. meiri, O.Fris. mara, M.Du. mere, O.H.G. mero, Ger. mehr), from PIE *meis (cf. Avestan mazja "greater," O.Ir. mor "great," Gk. -moros "great," Oscan mais
EXPAND"more"). O.E. used related ma "more" as adv., n., from P.Gmc. *mais; this became M.E. mo, but more in this sense began to predominate in later M.E.
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"Take some more tea," the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly.
"I've had nothing yet," Alice replied in an offended tone, "so I can't take more."
"You mean you can't take less," said the Hatter: "it's very easy to take more than nothing."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases
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Approximately, as in The truck will hold nine yards of dirt, more or less. This usage was first recorded in 1589.
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Basically, essentially, as in We more or less agree on the substance of the letter. This usage was first recorded about 1225.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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