adv
more
maw
adv
1
To a greater degree or extent.
"She likes tea more than coffee."
"He worked more carefully the second time."
2
Used with longer adjectives and adverbs to form the comparative.
"This route is more scenic than the motorway."
pron
1
A greater or additional amount or number of something.
"We need more time to finish the project."
"Can I have some more, please?"
How to Use More
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA greater amount, extent, or degree of something.
Common pairings
more than
once more
more and more
Word Forms
mored past tense, mores plural, Mores plural, mores singular
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Etymology
From Old English māra, "more," related to Dutch meer and German mehr.