det.
&
pron.
a greater or additional amount or degree.
adv.
- forming the comparative of adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than one syllable.
- to a greater extent.
▸
(
more than)
extremely:
she is more than happy to help.
- again.
- moreover.
Phrase
- more and more
at a continually increasing rate. - more or less
- to a certain extent.
- approximately.
- no more
- nothing further.
- no further.
-
(be no more)
exist no longer.
- never again.
- neither.
Usage
It is incorrect to use more with an adjective that is already in a comparative form (more better, more hungrier); the correct usage is simply better or hungrier (or more hungry).
Etymology
OE māra, of Gmc origin.