Meaning & use
more
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Meanings
determiner
A greater amount, number, or degree of something.
Grammar: Used before nouns, often with 'than' to compare: more money than before.
Patterns
- more + noun
- more + noun + than
We need more time to finish the project.
She has more friends than I do.
There are more chairs in the other room.
adverb
To a greater degree or extent.
Grammar: Often used before adjectives or adverbs to form comparatives: more beautiful, more quickly.
Patterns
- more + adjective
- more + adverb
This book is more interesting than the last one.
Please speak more slowly.
He works more efficiently now.
pronoun
An additional or greater amount or number.
Grammar: Stands alone when the noun is understood: I want more.
Patterns
- more of something
- more than
Would you like some more?
I've had enough; I don't want any more.
More than half the class passed.
Common combinations
- more or less
- The project is more or less finished.
- more than ever
- She needs support more than ever.
- no more
- There is no more milk in the fridge.
- more and more
- More and more people are working from home.
Synonyms and how they differ
- additional
- Used before nouns to mean extra; 'more' is more common in everyday speech.
- extra
- Emphasizes something added beyond what is usual; 'more' is more general.
Opposites
Commonly confused: more or most?
more vs most
Most means the greatest amount or degree, while more means a greater amount than before or than something else.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'more' correctly?
Choose one answer.
With one-syllable adjectives like 'tall', we add '-er' to form the comparative, not 'more'. 'More' is used with longer adjectives, as in 'more beautiful'.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “more”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.