anymore

Meanings

1. 1adverbnot comparable

   No longer; used to say that something has stopped or is not true now.

   Grammar: Goes at the end of negative sentences and questions: I don't live there anymore.

   Patterns

   • not do something anymore

   He doesn't call me anymore.

   Do you still play the violin, or not anymore?

   They aren't friends anymore.

2. 2adverbnot comparableregionalinformal

   Nowadays; used in some American regions in positive sentences to say something is common now.

   Grammar: Nonstandard in positive sentences; avoid it in formal writing.

   Anymore, everyone shops online.

   Prices are high anymore.

   It rains a lot anymore.

Common combinations

not anymore

I used to smoke, but not anymore.

don't anymore

They don't live in the city anymore.

isn't anymore

The shop isn't open anymore.

can't anymore

I can't wait anymore.

doesn't matter anymore

It doesn't matter anymore.

Synonyms and how they differ

any longer

Any longer means the same but is a bit more formal and is the usual British form.

no longer

No longer goes before the main verb and sounds more formal: he no longer lives here.

now

Now in a negative sentence is not equivalent; anymore stresses that something used to be true.

Opposites

Word family

any determiner

one or some of something

more adverb

to a greater extent

any more adverb

two-word form meaning additional amount

anyway adverb

in any case

Commonly confused: anymore or any more?

Practice

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