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comparative degree of many: in greater number.
- There are more ways to do this than I can count.
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comparative degree of much: in greater quantity, amount, or proportion.
- There's more caffeine in my coffee than in the coffee you get in most places.
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Additional; further.
- If you run out, there are more bandages in the first aid cupboard.
- More people are arriving.
- I want more soup.
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Bigger, stronger, or more valuable.
- He is more than the ten years he spent behind bars at our local prison, as he is a changed man and his past does not define him.
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To a greater degree or extent.
- I like cake, but I like chocolate more.
- I could no more climb that than fly!
- More advanced students.
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Used to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs. comparative degree of much
- You're a great deal more beautiful than I ever imagined.
- I am much more eager to help than you.
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In negative constructions: any further, any longer; any more.
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Used in addition to an inflected comparative form.
- I was more better at English than you.
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A greater number or quantity (of something).
- We’re running out of napkins. I should have bought more.
- There isn’t enough salt in this. You need to add more.
- I'd love to see more of Bob and Linda.
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An extra or additional quantity (of something).
- There aren’t many people here yet, but more should be arriving soon.
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comparative degree of many: in greater number.
- Last year’s applications received from new and returning students were more than each of the previous four years.
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comparative degree of much: in greater quantity, amount, or proportion.
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A carrot; a parsnip.
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A root; stock.
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A plant; flower; shrub.
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To root up.
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singular of mores