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moredeterminer

American /mɔr/ British /mɔː/

very commondefining vocabulary

a greater amountused before a noun to mean a greater amount or number than before, or than another amount already mentioned
More goes before either a plural noun or an uncountable noun, unlike many and much, which each go with only one kind: more books, more money. It is often followed by than: more time than I expected.
- We need more chairs for the meeting.
- Could I have more time to finish?
- She has more experience than I do.
- There are more people here than I expected.
Antonyms less
Compare most (more compares two amounts; most compares three or more and picks the greatest)

Phrases

more or less

nearly or about; not exactly, but close to it

The trip took an hour, more or less.
We're more or less finished with the project.

Usage

More is the comparative form shared by both many and much: it goes with a plural countable noun or an uncountable noun alike, where those two words each go with only one kind. The superlative, shared the same way, is most. More used alone, without a following noun (I want more), or as an adverb before an adjective to form a comparative (more expensive), belongs to separate entries.

Common mistakes

I need more informations. I need more information.
Information is uncountable and has no plural; more already works with it as it is.

See also most; many; much; more (more used alone, without a following noun: I want more); more (more used before an adjective or adverb to form a comparative: more expensive)

For translators

Grammar trap More is the one comparative determiner that goes with both a plural countable noun and an uncountable noun, unlike many and much, which are each restricted to one kind.