What is the meaning of More?

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.

adjective

  • A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number.
    • usage: "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people"
  • Comparative of `much' used with mass nouns. ( a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree)
    • usage: "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon"
  • Comparative of `many' used with count nouns. ( quantifier meaning greater in number)
    • usage: "a hall with more seats"; "we have no more bananas"; "more than one"
  • Quantifier used with mass nouns. ( great in quantity or degree or extent)
    • usage: "not much rain"; "much affection"; "much grain is in storage"

adverb

  • Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs.
    • usage: "more interesting"; "more beautiful"; "more quickly"
  • Comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent.
    • usage: "he works more now"; "they eat more than they should"
  • To a great degree or extent.
    • usage: "she's much better now"
  • Very.
    • usage: "he was much annoyed"
  • To a very great degree or extent.
    • usage: "I feel a lot better"; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal"
  • Degree adverb used before a noun phrase. ( for all practical purposes but not completely)
    • usage: "much the same thing happened every time"; "practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god"
  • Frequently or in great quantities.
    • usage: "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much"
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APAWordNet. (2010). more. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/more/definitions/1234487
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