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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MORE, a. [L. magis; mare for mager; but this is conjecture.]
1. Greater in quality, degree or amount; in a general sense; as more land; more water; more courage; more virtue; more power or wisdom; more love; more praise; more light. It is applicable to every thing, material or immaterial.
2. Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; as more men; more virtues; more years.
The children of Israel are more than we. Exodus 1.
3. Greater.
The more part knew not why they had come together. Acts 19.
4. Added to some former number; additional.
But Montague demands one labor more.
MORE, adv. To a greater degree.
Israel loved Joseph more than all his children. Genesis 37.
1. It is used with the.
They hated him yet the more. Genesis 37.
2. It is used to modify an adjective and form the comparative degree, having the same force and effect as the termination er, in monosyllables; as more wise; more illustrious; more contemptible; more durable. It may be used before all adjectives which admit of comparison, and must be used before polysyllables.
3. A second or another time; again. I expected to hear of him mo more.
The dove returned not to him again any more. Genesis 8.
No more, not continuing; existing no longer; gone; deceased or destroyed. Cassius is no more. Troy is no more.
No more is used in commands, in an elliptical form of address. No more! that is, say no more; let me hear no more. In this use however, more, when the sentence is complete, is a noun or substitute for a noun.
Much more, in a greater degree or with more readiness; more abundantly.
More and more, with continual increase.
Amon trespassed more and more. 2 Chronicles 33.
MORE, a noun or substitute for a noun. A greater quantity, amount or number.
They gathered some more, some less. Exodus 16.
They were more who died by hail-stones, than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword. Josh 10.
God do so to thee and more also. 2 Samuel 3.
There were more than forty who had made this conspiracy. Acts 23.
1. Greater thing; other thing; something further. Here we rest; we can do no more. He conquered his enemies; he did more, he conquered himself.
MORE, v.t. To make more.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon" [syn: more, more than] [ant: less]
2: (comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number; "a hall with more seats"; "we have no more bananas"; "more than one" [ant: fewer] n
1: 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 [syn: More, Thomas More, Sir Thomas More] adv
1: used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "more interesting"; "more beautiful"; "more quickly" [syn: more, to a greater extent] [ant: less, to a lesser extent]
2: comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent; "he works more now"; "they eat more than they should" [ant: less]

Merriam Webster's

I. biographical name Hannah 1745-1833 English religious writer II. biographical name Henry 1614-1687 English philosopher III. biographical name Paul Elmer 1864-1937 American essayist & critic IV. biographical name Sir Thomas 1478-1535 Saint English statesman & author

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English m?ra; akin to Old English m?, adverb, more, Old High German m?r, Old Irish mó more Date: before 12th century 1. greater <something more than she expected> 2. additional, further <more guests arrived> II. adverb Date: before 12th century 1. a. in addition <a couple of times more> b. moreover 2. to a greater or higher degree — often used with an adjective or adverb to form the comparative <more evenly matched> III. noun Date: before 12th century 1. a greater quantity, number, or amount <liked the idea better the more I thought about it> 2. something additional ; an additional amount 3. obsolete persons of higher rank IV. pronoun Usage: singular or plural in construction Date: 13th century additional persons or things or a greater amount <more will arrive shortly> <more was spilled>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 existing in a greater or additional quantity, amount, or degree (more problems than last time; bring some more water). 2 greater in degree (more's the pity; the more fool you). --n. a greater quantity, number, or amount (more than three people; more to it than meets the eye). --adv. 1 in a greater degree (do it more carefully). 2 to a greater extent (people like to walk more these days). 3 forming the comparative of adjectives and adverbs, esp. those of more than one syllable (more absurd; more easily). 4 again (once more; never more). 5 moreover. Phrases and idioms: more and more in an increasing degree. more like it see LIKE(1). more of to a greater extent (more of a poet than a musician). more or less 1 in a greater or less degree. 2 approximately; as an estimate. more so of the same kind to a greater degree. Etymology: OE mara f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

More More, n. 1. A greater quantity, amount, or number; that which exceeds or surpasses in any way what it is compared with. And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. --Ex. xvi. 17. 2. That which is in addition; something other and further; an additional or greater amount. They that would have more and more can never have enough. --L'Estrange. O! That pang where more than madness lies. --Byron. Any more. (a) Anything or something additional or further; as, I do not need any more. (b) Adverbially: Further; beyond a certain time; as, do not think any more about it. No more, not anything more; nothing in addition. The more and less, the high and low. [Obs.] --Shak. ``All cried, both less and more.'' --Chaucer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

More More, n. [AS. m[=o]r. See Moor a waste.] A hill. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

More More, n. [AS. more, moru; akin to G. m["o]hre carrot, OHG. moraha, morha.] A root. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

More More, a., compar. [Positive wanting; superl. Most.] [OE. more, mare, and (orig. neut. and adv.) mo, ma, AS. m[=a]ra, and (as neut. and adv.) m[=a]; akin to D. meer, OS. m[=e]r, G. mehr, OHG. m[=e]ro, m[=e]r, Icel. meiri, meirr, Dan. meere, meer, Sw. mera, mer, Goth. maiza, a., mais, adv., and perh. to L. major greater, compar. of magnus great, and magis, adv., more. [root]103. Cf. Most, uch, Major.] 1. Greater; superior; increased; as: (a) Greater in quality, amount, degree, quality, and the like; with the singular. He gat more money. --Chaucer. If we procure not to ourselves more woe. --Milton. Note: More, in this sense, was formerly used in connection with some other qualifying word, -- a, the, this, their, etc., -- which now requires the substitution of greater, further, or the like, for more. Whilst sisters nine, which dwell on Parnasse height, Do make them music for their more delight. --Spenser. The more part knew not wherefore they were come together. --Acts xix. 32. Wrong not that wrong with a more contempt. --Shak. (b) Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; -- with the plural. The people of the children of Israel are more and mighter than we. --Ex. i. 9. 2. Additional; other; as, he wept because there were no more words to conquer. With open arms received one poet more. --Pope.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

More More, v. t. To make more; to increase. [Obs.] --Gower.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

More More, adv. 1. In a greater quantity; in or to a greater extent or degree. (a) With a verb or participle. Admiring more The riches of Heaven's pavement. --Milton. (b) With an adjective or adverb (instead of the suffix -er) to form the comparative degree; as, more durable; more active; more sweetly. Happy here, and more happy hereafter. --Bacon. Note: Double comparatives were common among writers of the Elizabeth period, and for some time later; as, more brighter; more dearer. The duke of Milan And his more braver daughter. --Shak. 2. In addition; further; besides; again. Yet once more, Oye laurels, and once more, Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere, I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude. --Milton. More and more, with continual increase. ``Amon trespassed more and more.'' --2 Chron. xxxiii. 23. The more, to a greater degree; by an added quantity; for a reason already specified. The more -- the more, by how much more -- by so much more. ``The more he praised in himself, the more he seems to suspect that in very deed it was not in him.'' --Milton. To be no more, to have ceased to be; as, Cassius is no more; Troy is no more. Those oracles which set the world in flames, Nor ceased to burn till kingdoms were no more. --Byron.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Much Much, a. [Compar. & superl. wanting, but supplied by More, and Most, from another root.] [OE. moche, muche, miche, prob. the same as mochel, muchel, michel, mikel, fr. AS. micel, mycel; cf. Gr. ?, fem. ?, great, and Icel. mj["o]k, adv., much. [root]103. See Mickle.] 1. Great in quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has fallen; much time. Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in. --Deut. xxviii. 38. 2. Many in number. [Archaic] Edom came out against him with much people. --Num. xx. 20. 3. High in rank or position. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'More' is often considered to be the comparative form of 'much' and 'many'. 1. You use more to indicate that there is a greater amount of something than before or than average, or than something else. You can use 'a little', 'a lot', 'a bit', 'far', and 'much' in front of more. More and more people are surviving heart attacks... He spent more time perfecting his dance moves instead of gym work. ...teaching more children foreign languages other than English... ? less DET: DET pl-n/n-uncount • More is also a pronoun. As the level of work increased from light to heavy, workers ate more... He had four hundred dollars in his pocket. Billy had more. PRON • More is also a quantifier. Employees may face increasing pressure to take on more of their own medical costs in retirement... QUANT: QUANT of def-n 2. You use more than before a number or amount to say that the actual number or amount is even greater. The Afghan authorities say the airport had been closed for more than a year. ...classy leather and silk jackets at more than £250. = over PREP-PHRASE: PREP amount 3. You use more to indicate that something or someone has a greater amount of a quality than they used to or than is average or usual. Prison conditions have become more brutal... We can satisfy our basic wants more easily than in the past. ? less ADV: ADV adj/adv 4. If you say that something is more one thing than another, you mean that it is like the first thing rather than the second. The exhibition at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts is more a production than it is a museum display... He's more like a film star than a life-guard, really... She looked more sad than in pain... Sue screamed, not loudly, more in surprise than terror... She's more of a social animal than me. ? less ADV: ADV group than group/cl, ADV of a n 5. If you do something more than before or more than someone else, you do it to a greater extent or more often. When we are tired, tense, depressed or unwell, we feel pain much more... What impressed me more was that she knew Tennessee Williams. ? less ADV: ADV with v 6. You can use more to indicate that something continues to happen for a further period of time. Things might have been different if I'd talked a bit more. ADV: ADV after v • You can use some more to indicate that something continues to happen for a further period of time. We walked some more. PHRASE: PHR after v 7. You use more to indicate that something is repeated. For example, if you do something 'once more', you do it again once. This train would stop twice more in the suburbs before rolling southeast toward Munich... The breathing exercises should be repeated several times more. ADV: adv ADV, n ADV 8. You use more to refer to an additional thing or amount. You can use 'a little', 'a lot', 'a bit', 'far' and 'much' in front of more. They needed more time to consider whether to hold an inquiry. DET: DET pl-n/n-uncount • More is also an adjective. We stayed in Danville two more days... Are you sure you wouldn't like some more wine? ADJ: ADJ n • More is also a pronoun. Oxfam has appealed to western nations to do more to help the refugees... 'None of them are very nice folks.'—'Tell me more.' PRON 9. You use more in conversations when you want to draw someone's attention to something interesting or important that you are about to say. Europe's economies have converged in several areas. More interestingly, there has been convergence in economic growth rates... More seriously for him, there are members who say he is wrong on this issue. ? less ADV: ADV adv/adj 10. You can use more and more to indicate that something is becoming greater in amount, extent, or degree all the time. Her life was heading more and more where she wanted it to go... PHRASE: usu PHR with v, PHR group/cl 11. If something is more or less true, it is true in a general way, but is not completely true. The Conference is more or less over... He more or less started the firm... PHRASE: PHR with group/cl, PHR before v [vagueness] 12. If something is more than a particular thing, it has greater value or importance than this thing. He's more than a coach, he's a friend. PHRASE: v-link PHR n 13. You use more than to say that something is true to a greater degree than is necessary or than average. Lithuania produces more than enough food to feed itself. PHRASE: PHR n, PHR adj 14. You use no more than or not more than when you want to emphasize how small a number or amount is. He was a kid really, not more than eighteen or nineteen. ? no less than PHRASE: PHR amount [emphasis] 15. If you say that someone or something is nothing more than a particular thing, you are emphasizing that they are only that thing, and nothing more interesting or important. The newly discovered notes are nothing more than Lang's personal journal. PHRASE: v-link PHR n [emphasis] 16. You can use what is more or what's more to introduce an extra piece of information which supports or emphasizes the point you are making. You should remember it, and what's more, you should get it right. = moreover, furthermore PHRASE: V inflects, PHR cl [emphasis] 17. all the more: see all any more: see any

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. 1. Greater degree of, greater amount of. 2. In greater numbers. 3. Added, additional, other, besides. II. ad. 1. To a greater degree. 2. Again, further, besides, in addition. III. n. 1. Greater degree, greater quantity. 2. Else, other thing.

Moby Thesaurus

a certain number, a few, above, accessory, added, additional, additionally, again, all included, along, also, altogether, among other things, ancillary, and all, and also, and so, another, as well, au reste, auxiliary, beside, besides, better, beyond, certain, collateral, composite, contributory, else, en plus, ever more, extra, farther, for lagniappe, fresh, further, furthermore, greater and greater, growingly, in addition, increasingly, inter alia, into the bargain, item, likewise, more and more, more than one, moreover, new, nonuniqueness, not singular, numerous, numerousness, on and on, on the side, on top of, other, over, plural, pluralism, pluralistic, plurality, pluralness, plurative, plus, several, similarly, some, spare, supernumerary, supplemental, supplementary, surplus, then, therewith, to boot, too, ulterior, variety, various, yet