What does “more” mean?
- 1
determinera larger number or amount of something
We need more chairs for the guests.
- 2
adverbused to form the comparative of longer adjectives and adverbs
This book is more interesting than the film.
- 3
adverbto a greater degree or more often
You should exercise more.
More at a glance
- Part of speech
- determiner & adverb
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /mɔr/ · MOR
How to use “more” correctly
Don’t use “more” with short adjectives that take -er: say “bigger,” not “more big.”
Common phrases with “more”
- more and more
- more or less
- once more
- no more
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- less
- fewer
Word family
- most
- moreover
Idioms with “more”
- Bite off more than you can chew: Try to do more than you are able to manage.
- Plenty more fish in the sea: There are many other people or chances available, especially after a relationship ends.
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- all determinerA1the whole number or amount of something
- any determinerA1some; used in questions and negative sentences
- both determinerA1the two people or things together
- enough determinerA1as much or as many as you need
- every determinerA1all the people or things in a group, considered one by one
- few determinerA1a small number of; some
- many determinerA1a large number of
- much determinerA1a large amount of something, used with uncountable nouns