English Explanatory Dictionary

too

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Likewise.
  2. Also, in addition marks a statement as equally valid as the preceding one.
  3. To an excessive degree, more than enough indicates that the degree of a quality is more than what is needed or wanted.
  4. To a high degree, very.
  5. Used to contradict a negative assertion with present and simple past forms of be, do, and auxiliary verbs
  6. Used for emphasis, without reference to any previous statement.

Pronunciation

/tuː/ [tʰu̟ː] to͞o /tu/ [tʰu̟] /tʉː/ [tʰʉː] en-us-too.ogg

Word forms

too

Etymology

From Middle English to (“also, in addition to”), from Old English tō (“furthermore, also, besides”), adverbial use of preposition tō (“to, into”). The sense of "in addition, also" deriving from the original meaning of "apart, separately" (compare Old English prefix tō- (“apart”)). Doublet of to; see there for more.

Synonyms

as well additionally eke unduly over over- overly excessively extremely unnecessarily all too so all that

Related words

too too

Derived words

a bridge too far all too and your little dog too be a hundred years too early can too eat one's cake and have it too enough is too much fly too close to the sun go too far have a few too many have one's cake and eat it too hit too close to home in too deep it's never too late to mend it's too expensive it's too late for sorry life is too short life's too short methinks the lady doth protest too much methinks thou dost protest too much me-too me too me-too-ism me too-ism none too soon not a minute too soon not a moment too soon not to put too fine a point on it not to put too fine a word on it not wrapped too tight one too many only too protest too much speak too soon spread oneself too thin take too far the lady doth protest too much the world is too much with someone think too much this too shall pass this too shall pass away too bad too big for one's boots too big for one's breeches too big for one's britches too big to fail too big to jail too clever by half too close for comfort too close to call too close to the sun too cool for school too far gone too good for this world too good to be true too good to last too-hard basket too hard basket too hot to handle too hot to hold

Translations

French: tres French: très Hungarian: olyan Hungarian: annyira Japanese: …過ぎる Spanish: muy Spanish: asaz
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