Meaning & Definition of More in English

1. English statesman who opposed henry viii's divorce from catherine of aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded

• Recalled for his concept of utopia, the ideal state

1. (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

• "More land"

• "More support"

• "More rain fell"

• "More than a gallon"

2. (comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number

• "A hall with more seats"

• "We have no more bananas"

• "More than one"

1. Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

• "More interesting"

• "More beautiful"

• "More quickly"

2. Comparative of much

• To a greater degree or extent

• "He works more now"

• "They eat more than they should"