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From Wiktionary
more is on the Basic English 850 List.
move - more - muscle
more is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
month - more - morning

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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Determiner
many

Comparative
more

Superlative
most

Determiner
much

Comparative
more

Superlative
most

  1. (indefinite) A larger amount.
    He does more work than I do.
    A lot more than twenty people came to the meeting.
    You can have a little more money.
    More than one glass was broken.
    I want more soup.

Usage notes

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  • (larger amount) This usage of more compares two or more things. It always refers to the greater part of the group.
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Determiner

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Plain
none

Comparative
more

Superlative
most

  1. If something is more likely, common, difficult, etc. than something else, it is likelier, commoner, harder, etc.
    It's more likely to cool at night.
    He runs more quickly than his brother.

Usage notes

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The adverb more or the suffix -er describe the comparative form of all comparable adjectives. For example, with the adjective intelligent, the comparative is more intelligent. A similar form is the superlative (as in most intelligent).

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