"more" meaning in English

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Determiner

IPA: /mɔː/ [UK], /moʊr/ [US] Audio: en-us-more.ogg [US], en-uk-more.ogg [UK] Forms: many, much, more [comparative], most [superlative]
enPR: mô [UK], môr [US] Head templates: {{determiner-comp|many|more|most}} [POS TABLE], {{determiner-comp|much|more|most}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A larger amount. Synonyms: additional, extra, added, other
    Sense id: simple-more-en-det-YNWMr83h Categories (other): Indefinite determiners

Determiner

IPA: /mɔː/ [UK], /moʊr/ [US] Audio: en-us-more.ogg [US], en-uk-more.ogg [UK]
enPR: mô [UK], môr [US]
  1. If something is more likely, common, difficult, etc. than something else, it is likelier, commoner, harder, etc. Synonyms: -er
    Sense id: simple-more-en-det-PV0CGA2a
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      "form": "many",
      "raw_tags": [
        "determiner"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "much",
      "raw_tags": [
        "determiner"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "less"
        },
        {
          "word": "fewer"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Indefinite determiners",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He does more work than I do."
        },
        {
          "text": "A lot more than twenty people came to the meeting."
        },
        {
          "text": "You can have a little more money."
        },
        {
          "text": "More than one glass was broken."
        },
        {
          "text": "I want more soup."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A larger amount."
      ],
      "id": "simple-more-en-det-YNWMr83h",
      "raw_tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "additional"
        },
        {
          "word": "extra"
        },
        {
          "word": "added"
        },
        {
          "word": "other"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "mô",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/mO:/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "môr",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/moʊr/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/mO:r\\/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-more.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-more.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "moor"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "comparative"
  ],
  "word": "more"
}

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  "pos": "det",
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          "word": "less"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It's more likely to cool at night."
        },
        {
          "text": "He runs more quickly than his brother."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is more likely, common, difficult, etc. than something else, it is likelier, commoner, harder, etc."
      ],
      "id": "simple-more-en-det-PV0CGA2a",
      "synonyms": [
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          "word": "-er"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/mO:/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "môr",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/moʊr/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/mO:r\\/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-more.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-more.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "moor"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "more"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "many",
      "raw_tags": [
        "determiner"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "much",
      "raw_tags": [
        "determiner"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "many",
        "2": "more",
        "3": "most"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "much",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "less"
        },
        {
          "word": "fewer"
        }
      ],
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        "Indefinite determiners"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He does more work than I do."
        },
        {
          "text": "A lot more than twenty people came to the meeting."
        },
        {
          "text": "You can have a little more money."
        },
        {
          "text": "More than one glass was broken."
        },
        {
          "text": "I want more soup."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A larger amount."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "additional"
        },
        {
          "word": "extra"
        },
        {
          "word": "added"
        },
        {
          "word": "other"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "mô",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/mO:/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "môr",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/moʊr/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/mO:r\\/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-more.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-more.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "moor"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "comparative"
  ],
  "word": "more"
}

{
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "less"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It's more likely to cool at night."
        },
        {
          "text": "He runs more quickly than his brother."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is more likely, common, difficult, etc. than something else, it is likelier, commoner, harder, etc."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-er"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "mô",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/mO:/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "môr",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/moʊr/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/mO:r\\/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-more.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-more.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "moor"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "more"
}

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