more

¹more

adj \ˈmȯr\

Definition of MORE

1

: greater <something more than she expected>

2

: additional, further <more guests arrived>

Examples of MORE

1. I felt more pain after the procedure, not less.
2. The new engine has even more power.
3. You like more sugar in your tea than I do.
4. He had done more harm than he had intended.
5. The series will have five more episodes.
6. The company hired a few more employees.
7. I offered him some more coffee.
8. One more thing and then I'm leaving.
9. Can you say that one more time?

Origin of MORE

Middle English, from Old English māra; akin to Old English mā, adverb, more, Old High German mēr, Old Irish mó more

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to MORE

Synonyms: added, another, else, farther, fresh, further, additional, other

Related Words: accessory, adjunct, collateral, extraneous, peripheral, side, supplemental, supplementary; new; excess, extra, plus, spare, supernumerary, supervenient, surplus; complementary, contributory

Near Antonyms: fewer, less

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Rhymes with MORE

boar, Boer, bore, chore, cor, core, corps, crore, door, floor, for, fore, four, frore, gore, Gore, hoar, lore, mor, nor, o'er, oar, or, ore, poor, pore, pour, roar, score, shore, snore, soar, sore, splore, spoor, spore, store, Thor, tor, torr, war, whore, yore, your