2
a
: to an excessive degree : excessively
too large a house for us
b
: to such a degree as to be regrettable
this time he has gone too far
c
: very
didn't seem too interested
3
: so sense 2d
"I didn't do it." "You did too."
Examples of too in a Sentence
Too, Uncle Jake's hair was still a hard, young, brown color whereas Father's was full of pleasant gray streaks.
—
Peter Taylor, The Old Forest and Other Stories, 1985
The widow she cried over me, and called me a poor lost lamb, and she called me a lot of other names, too, but she never meant no harm by it.
—Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn, 1884
"My dear Jane!" exclaimed Elizabeth, "you are too good. Your sweetness and disinterestedness are really angelic; I do not know what to say to you."
—Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, 1813
We are selling the house and the furniture too.
He saw something, and she saw it too.
I want to go too!
The soup is too hot.
The offer was too good to refuse.
This shirt is way too big for me.
She is much too young to be watching this movie.
You gave me too many cards.
I have too much to do.
He works much too hard.
Peter Taylor, The Old Forest and Other Stories, 1985
The widow she cried over me, and called me a poor lost lamb, and she called me a lot of other names, too, but she never meant no harm by it.
—Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn, 1884
"My dear Jane!" exclaimed Elizabeth, "you are too good. Your sweetness and disinterestedness are really angelic; I do not know what to say to you."
—Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, 1813
We are selling the house and the furniture too.
He saw something, and she saw it too.
I want to go too!
The soup is too hot.
The offer was too good to refuse.
This shirt is way too big for me.
She is much too young to be watching this movie.
You gave me too many cards.
I have too much to do.
He works much too hard.
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Today, Ethiopia faces active insurgencies not only in Tigray but Amhara and Oromia too, driven by disputes over autonomy, borders, and ethnic marginalization.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
The left fielder, who had taken over for Brandon Marsh in the top of the sixth, connected on a four-seam fastball that Dodgers reliever Tanner Scott left too far over the plate for a go-ahead home run.
—Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
By Game 4, the mounting injuries and frustration were too much to overcome.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
With all of that in place the Red Sox really shouldn’t be too far from getting back on track.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
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Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
The left fielder, who had taken over for Brandon Marsh in the top of the sixth, connected on a four-seam fastball that Dodgers reliever Tanner Scott left too far over the plate for a go-ahead home run.
—Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
By Game 4, the mounting injuries and frustration were too much to overcome.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
With all of that in place the Red Sox really shouldn’t be too far from getting back on track.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
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“Too.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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too
adverb1
: in addition : also
sell the house and the furniture too
2
: to a degree greater than wanted or needed
the soup is too hot
this has gone on too long
3
: very entry 2 sense 1
the climb was not too hard
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