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adv/tuː/[tʰu̟ː]/tu/
  1. 1

    Likewise.focusnot-comparable

    • The preposterous altruism too![…]Resist not evil. It is an insane immolation of self—as bad intrinsically as fakirs stabbing themselves or anchorites warping their spines in caves scarcely large enough for a fair-sized dog.
  2. 2

    Also, in addition marks a statement as equally valid as the preceding one.conjunctivenot-comparable

    • There has been a cutback in federal subsidies. Rates have been increasing too.
    • He's always willing to help. He, too, is generous with his time.
  3. 3

    To an excessive degree, more than enough indicates that the degree of a quality is more than what is needed or wanted.not-comparable

    • Near-synonyms: extremely, unnecessarily, all too
    • I'm still much too young to drive, and my grandpa is already far too old.
  4. 4

    To a high degree, very.colloquialnot-comparable

    • She doesn't talk too much. I'm not too sure about this.
  5. 5

    Used to contradict a negative assertion with present and simple past forms of be, do, and auxiliary verbschildishcolloquialemphatic

    • You're not old enough yet. ― I am too!
    • You can't jump that fence. ― Can too jump it!
  6. 6

    Used for emphasis, without reference to any previous statement.archaiccolloquialnot-comparable

    • The trooper thanks his informant and rides slowly on, looking about him. […] He comes to a gateway in the brick wall, looks in, and sees a great perplexity of iron lying about in every stage and in a vast variety of shapes— […] "This is a p

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