Adverb: more mor
- Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs, indicates that the adjective or adverb is more of something
"more interesting"; "more beautiful"; "more quickly";
- to a greater extent
- Comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent
"he works more now"; "they eat more than they should"
- (comparative of ‘much’ used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size, amount, extent or degree; above; more than
"more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon";
- more than
- (comparative of ‘many’ used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number
"more than one"; "a hall with more seats"; "we have no more bananas"
- A greater or additional amount or number
"Some people have finished the test, but more are still working"; "I would like more"
- 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
- Thomas More, Sir Thomas More
Sounds like: more, maw, Moor, Moore
See also: beaucoup [US, dialect, informal], many, much, mucho [informal]
Type of: author, national leader, statesperson, writer
Encyclopedia: More, Shropshire