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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The natural world is finally blooming, and spring TV is starting to look pretty vibrant, too.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
If owners are concerned that their dog sleeps too much, PetMD recommends introducing more stimulation to their day.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Focusing too much on weight rather than taking a more holistic approach can be detrimental to the care of all patients.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Intel Foundry’s Success Requires Commitments From Ecosystem Partners In today’s advance semiconductor market, there is no single entity that can be successful on its own – there are simply too many technologies and packaging innovations at play in modern multi-chiplet devices.
—Marco Chiappetta, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
If owners are concerned that their dog sleeps too much, PetMD recommends introducing more stimulation to their day.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Focusing too much on weight rather than taking a more holistic approach can be detrimental to the care of all patients.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Intel Foundry’s Success Requires Commitments From Ecosystem Partners In today’s advance semiconductor market, there is no single entity that can be successful on its own – there are simply too many technologies and packaging innovations at play in modern multi-chiplet devices.
—Marco Chiappetta, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Too.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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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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