more — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms

B1adverb · frequent

ще, більше, більш

больше, более, ещё

mehr

To a greater degree or extentTo a greater degree or extent.

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UK/mɔː/US/moɹ/

» I want to be more independent.

Ich will unabhängiger sein. — MUIRIEL

Я хочу быть более независимым. — paul_lingvo

Я хочу быть более независимой. — paul_lingvo

Я хочу бути більш незалежним. — deniko

Я хочу бути більш незалежною. — deniko

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Meaning

4 senses

To a greater degree or extent.
I like cake, but I like chocolate more.
I could no more climb that than fly!
comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent
Used to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs.
You're a great deal more beautiful than I ever imagined.
I am much more eager to help than you.
mehr
бо́лееbóleje, бо́льшеbólʹše, ещёješčó
більшbilʹš, бі́льшеbílʹše, щеšče
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs, indicates that the adjective or adverb is more of something
(poetic)In negative constructions: any further, any longer; any more.
(dialectal, humorous, proscribed)Used in addition to an inflected comparative form.
I was more better at English than you.

Examples

21931 sentences

I want to be more independent.
Я хочу бути більш незалежним. — deniko
ruЯ хочу быть более независимым. — paul_lingvo
deIch will unabhängiger sein. — MUIRIEL
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It's more difficult than you think.
Це важче, ніж ти думаєш. — aandrusiak
ruЭто труднее, чем ты думаешь. — shanghainese
deEs ist schwieriger, als du glaubst. — MUIRIEL
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I wish we had more time.
Я хотів би, щоб у нас було більше часу. — deniko
ruХотел бы я, чтобы у нас было больше времени. — Gruzilkin
deIch wünschte, wir hätten mehr Zeit. — MUIRIEL
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I wish I earned more money.
Я б хотів заробляти більше. — deniko
ruЯ бы хотел больше зарабатывать. — marafon
deSchön wär’s, wenn ich mehr Geld verdiente. — raggione
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Take things a little more seriously.
Сприймай речі трохи серйозніше. — deniko
ruВоспринимай вещи немного серьёзнее. — Lenin_1917
deNimm die Dinge etwas ernster. — Espi
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

word to form a comparative:

comparative of much:

Русский

By meaning 2

word to form a comparative:

comparative of much:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

comparative of much:

Origin

From Middle English more, from Old English māra (“more”), from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō,

From Middle English more, from Old English māra (“more”), from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *maizô (“more”), from Proto-Indo-European *mē- (“many”).

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