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More has 12 different meanings across 6 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Adverb · Det · Pron · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
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

2

A carrot; a parsnip.

Verb
1

To root up.

Adjective
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"

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"

Adverb
1

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

"more interesting"

"more beautiful"

"more quickly"

2

comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent

"he works more now"

"they eat more than they should"

3

To a greater degree or extent.

Det
1

comparative degree of many: in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.)

Pron
1

A greater number or quantity (of something).

Proper Noun
1

The Volta-Congo language of the Mossi people, mainly spoken in part of Burkina Faso.

2

A surname, from Scottish Gaelic​.

Example Sentences
"more land" adjective
"more support" adjective
"more rain fell" adjective
"more than a gallon" adjective
"a hall with more seats" adjective
"we have no more bananas" adjective
"more than one" adjective
"more interesting" adverb
"more beautiful" adverb
"more quickly" adverb
See Also
many most much more a amount extra quantity additional
Related Terms
Antonyms
less fewer to a lesser extent
Rhyming Words
ore nore yore core tore vore sore fore dore kore wore bore pore gore hore lore rore prore whore afore
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