[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/more.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / more [← M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/M/) # more «more» in Mova's school dictionary: **a bigger number or amount: more apples, more water** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech determiner, pronoun, adverb (more; most) ### meaning for a pupil 1) More means a bigger number or amount: more apples, more water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#m1) 2) More means extra, in addition: three more. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#m2) 3) «More than» compares: 8 is more than 5 (8 > 5). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#m3) 4) More makes longer adjectives compare: more beautiful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#m4) 5) Most means the biggest number or amount of all. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#m5) 6) «More or less» means about; «once more» means one more time; «no more» means none left or not any longer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#m6) 7) (casual) «Any more?», «more pls», «moar» (joking spelling online) ask for extra; «what's more» adds a point. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#m7) 8) (formal) The exam voice says «additional», «further», «a further 4», «in excess of», «exceeding», «surplus», «by how many does … exceed …». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#m8) ### sense in the lessons extra things coming («gets N more», «found N more» = add); or in «how many more … than» a comparison (= subtract); the sign > means «more than»; in everyday life «once more», «no more», «more or less» (about), «any more»; in casual talk «got any more?», «more pls»; in the exam voice «a further 4», «additional», «by how many does A exceed B» (= the difference) ### examples - Zoe gets 8 more cards. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#x1) - How many more books does Tom have than Ben? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#x2) - Ann has 3 apples. She picks 4 more. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#x3) - Can I have some more pasta? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#x4) - 10 is more than 7. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#x5) - Read it once more, please. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#x6) - This puzzle is more difficult than the last one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#x7) - Who has the most stickers? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#x8) - There is no more milk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#x9) - can i have 2 more?? pleeease [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#x10) - You've got 3 more than me, that's not fair! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#x11) - By how many does the quantity held by Tom exceed that held by Ben, given that Tom holds 12 and Ben holds 7? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#x12) - He mustn't have that any more!" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/#x13) ### note «gets/found N more», «a further N» or «N additional» means adding. Trap: «how many more … than» or «by how many does A exceed B» asks for a difference: subtract. «Tom has 3 more than Ali» with Ali's amount given asks you to add 3 to Ali's. Use «more» with long adjectives (more careful) and -er with short ones (bigger), not both («more bigger» is wrong). «no more» means zero left. ### In the corpora - [A promotion is a move up to a more senior job in the same organisation, usually with more responsibility and more pay.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/10/) - [Borrowing always has a price called interest, so the total paid back is more than the price tag.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/2/) - [Debt becomes a problem when the repayments are more than the family can afford.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/3/) - [Inflation means prices rise over time, so the same pound buys less; if pay rises more slowly, families are worse off.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/11/) - [Families move house for many reasons: a new job, more room, a cheaper rent, or because a tenancy ends.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/0/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «more» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/more/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.