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–adverb
1.in addition; also; furthermore; moreover: young, clever, and rich too.
2.to an excessive extent or degree; beyond what is desirable, fitting, or right: too sick to travel.
3.more, as specified, than should be: too near the fire.
4.(used as an affirmative to contradict a negative statement): I am too!
5.extremely; very: She wasn't too pleased with his behavior.
6.only too. only (def. 10).

[Origin: bef. 900; ME to, OE, stressed var. of to (adv.); sp. too since the 16th century]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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adv.  
  1. In addition; also: He's coming along too.
  2. More than enough; excessively: She worries too much.
  3. To a regrettable degree: My error was all too apparent.
  4. Very; extremely; immensely: He's only too willing to be of service.
  5. Informal Indeed; so: You will too do it!


[Middle English to, from Old English , to, furthermore; see de- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: Some language critics have objected to the use of not too as an equivalent of not very, as in She was not too pleased with the results. In many contexts this construction is entirely idiomatic and should pass without notice: It wasn't too long ago that deregulation was being hailed as the savior of the savings and loan industry. It was not too bright of them to build in an area where rock slides occur. In these cases not too adds a note of ironic understatement. · Negation of too by can't may sometimes lead to ambiguities, as in You can't check your child's temperature too often, which may mean either that the temperature should be checked only occasionally or that it should be checked as frequently as possible. · Too meaning "in addition" or "also" is sometimes used to introduce a sentence: There has been a cutback in federal subsidies. Too, rates have been increasing. There is nothing grammatically wrong with this usage, but some critics consider it awkward.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
too  (adv.)
"in addition, in excess," late O.E., stressed variant of O.E. prep. to "in the direction of, furthermore" (see to). The spelling with -oo is first recorded 1590. Use after a verb, for emphasis (e.g. did, too!) is attested from 1914. Ger. zu unites the senses of Eng. to and too. Slang too-too "excessive in social elegance" first recorded 1881. Too much "excellent" first recorded 1937 in jazz slang.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
too

adverb
1. to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits; "too big" [syn: excessively
2. in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too" [syn: besides

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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This

too

In addition to the idioms beginning with too, also see carry too far; (too) close to home; eat one's cake and have it, too; go too far; irons in the fire, too many; life is too short; none too; not (too) bad; only too; speak too soon; spread oneself too thin; take on (too much);.


The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
too1 [tuː] adverb
to a greater extent, or more, than is required, desirable or suitable
Example: He's too fat for his clothes; I'm not feeling too well.
Arabic: فَوْقَ الحَد، أكْثَر من اللازِم
Chinese (Simplified): 太,过份
Chinese (Traditional): 太,過份
Czech: příliš
Danish: for
Dutch: te
Estonian: liiga, väga
Finnish: liian, kovin
French: trop
German: (all-)zu
Greek: πάρα πολύ, υπερβολικά
Hungarian: túl(ságosan)
Icelandic: of, meira en hæfilegt er
Indonesian: terlalu
Italian: troppo
Japanese: あまりに
Korean: 너무나, 지나치게
Latvian: pārāk
Lithuanian: per daug
Norwegian: for, så
Polish: za, zbyt
Portuguese (Brazil): demais
Portuguese (Portugal): demasiado
Romanian: prea
Russian: слишком
Slovak: príliš
Slovenian: preveč
Spanish: demasiado
Swedish: för, alltför
Turkish: gereğinden fazla, …-emiyecek kadar
too2 [tuː] adverb
in addition; also; as well
Example: My husband likes cycling, and I do, too.
Arabic: أيْضا
Chinese (Simplified):
Chinese (Traditional):
Czech: též
Danish: også
Dutch: ook
Estonian: ka
Finnish: myös
French: aussi
German: auch
Greek: επίσης
Hungarian: szintén, is
Icelandic: einnig, líka
Indonesian: juga
Italian: anche
Japanese: ~も
Korean: …도 또한
Latvian: arī
Lithuanian: taip pat
Norwegian: også
Polish: też, także
Portuguese (Brazil): também
Portuguese (Portugal): também
Romanian: de asemenea
Russian: тоже
Slovak: tiež
Slovenian: tudi
Spanish: también
Swedish: också, med
Turkish: de, *da, dahi
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Too

Al"so\, adv. & conj. [All + so. OE. al so, AS. ealsw[=a], alsw?, [ae]lsw[ae]; eal, al, [ae]l, all + sw[=a] so. See All, So, As.]

1. In like manner; likewise. [Obs.]

2. In addition; besides; as well; further; too.

Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven . . . for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. --Matt. vi. 20.

3. Even as; as; so. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Syn: Also, Likewise, Too.

Usage: These words are used by way of transition, in leaving one thought and passing to another. Also is the widest term. It denotes that what follows is all so, or entirely like that which preceded, or may be affirmed with the same truth; as, "If you were there, I was there also;" "If our situation has some discomforts, it has also many sources of enjoyment." Too is simply less formal and pointed than also; it marks the transition with a lighter touch; as, "I was there too;" "a courtier yet a patriot too." --Pope. Likewise denotes literally "in like manner," and hence has been thought by some to be more specific than also. "It implies," says Whately, "some connection or agreement between the words it unites. We may say, ` He is a poet, and likewise a musician; ' but we should not say, ` He is a prince, and likewise a musician,' because there is no natural connection between these qualities." This distinction, however, is often disregarded.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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