more

more is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

month - more - morning

• (UK) enPR: mô, IPA ^(key): /mɔː/, SAMPA: /mO:/
• (US) enPR: môr, IPA ^(key): /moʊr/ or /mɔːr/, SAMPA: /mO:r\/

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• Homophone: moor

1. (indefinite) A larger amount.
   • Synonyms: additional, extra, added and other
   • Antonyms: less and fewer

   He does more work than I do.

   A lot more than twenty people came to the meeting.

   You can have a little more money.

   More than one glass was broken.

   I want more soup.

• (larger amount) This usage of more compares two or more things. It always refers to the greater part of the group.

• more or less

1. If something is more likely, common, difficult, etc. than something else, it is likelier, commoner, harder, etc.
   • Synonym: -er
   • Antonym: less

   It's more likely to cool at night.

   He runs more quickly than his brother.

The adverb more or the suffix -er describe the comparative form of all comparable adjectives. For example, with the adjective intelligent, the comparative is more intelligent. A similar form is the superlative (as in most intelligent).

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