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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
How often you will meet it
Rank 62 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 438,308 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.208% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- (comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree also: more than more landmore support
- (comparative of “many” used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number a hall with more seatswe have no more bananas
adverb
- used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs also: to a greater extent more interestingmore beautiful
- comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent he works more nowthey eat more than they should
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 also: Thomas More, Sir Thomas More
more in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Tell me more about Mr. Dorian Gray.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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They gave me more brandy, and then I spoke.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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You were a more uncertain quantity than Ted and Harry.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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All this the dreamy stranger had taught him, and much more.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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These broken sentences were repeated more than once, and then she stood silent as though in a dream still.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1