Definition & Meaning of "More"

/mˈɔː/

/ˈmɔɹ/

[determiner] [adverb] [pronoun] [adjective] [noun]

[DETERMINER]

used to refer to a number, amount, or degree that is bigger or larger

[ADVERB]

used for forming the comparative of many adverbs and adjectives

synonyms : to a greater extent

antonyms : less

comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent

antonyms : less

[PRONOUN]

things or people in greater numbers, degrees, or amounts

[ADJECTIVE]

greater in amount, size, extent, or degree (comparative of `much')

synonyms : more than

more(a)

antonyms : less(a)

greater in amount, size, extent, or degree (comparative of `many')

antonyms : fewer

[NOUN]

English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state

synonyms : Sir Thomas More

Thomas More

Examples

1. My dad doesn't play golf any more.

2. More exercise means better health.

3. Violence in the last analysis produces more violence.

4. Teachers should read more poetry to children.

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