more
(noun, adjective, verb, adverb, determiner)
adjective
1. (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
- more land
- more support
- more rain fell
Similar word(s): much
2. (comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number
- a hall with more seats
- we have no more bananas
- more than one
adverb
1. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
- more interesting
- more beautiful
- more quickly
2. comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent
- he works more now
- they eat more than they should
Sentences with more as an adverb:
- He walks more in the morning these days.
- You're more beautiful than I ever imagined.
- I was more better at English than you.
determiner
1. Comparative form of many: in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.)
- More people are arriving.
- There are more ways to do this than I can count.
2. Comparative form of much: in greater quantity, amount, or proportion. (Used for a continuous quantity.)
- I want more soup; I need more time
- There's more caffeine in my coffee than in the coffee you get in most places.
noun
1. 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
Definition categories: person
verb
1. (transitive) To root up.