MORE, adjective [Latin magis; mare for mager; but this is conjecture.] 1. Greater in quality, degree or amount; in a general sense; as more land; more water; more courage; more virtue; more power or wisdom; more love; more praise; more light. It is applicable to every thing, material or immaterial. 2. Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; as more men; more virtues; more years. The children of Israel are more than we. Exodus 1:9. 3. Greater. The more part knew not why they had come together. Acts 19:32. 4. Added to some former number; additional. But Montague demands one labor more MORE, adverb To a greater degree. Israel loved Joseph more than all his children. Genesis 37:3. 1. It is used with the. They hated him yet the more Genesis 37:3. 2. It is used to modify an adjective and form the comparative degree, having the same force and effect as the termination er, in monosyllables; as more wise; more illustrious; more contemptible; more durable. It may be used before all adjectives which admit of comparison, and must be used before polysyllables. 3. A second or another time; again. I expected to hear of him mo more The dove returned not to him again any more Genesis 8:12. No more not continuing; existing no longer; gone; deceased or destroyed. Cassius is no more Troy is no more No more is used in commands, in an elliptical form of address. No more! that is, say no more; let me hear no more In this use however, more when the sentence is complete, is a noun or substitute for a noun. Much more in a greater degree or with more readiness; more abundantly. MORE and more with continual increase. Amon trespassed more and more 2 Chronicles 33:8. MORE, a noun or substitute for a noun. A greater quantity, amount or number. They gathered some more some less. Exodus 1:96. They were more who died by hail-stones, than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword. Joshua 10:11. God do so to thee and more also. 1 Samuel 3:17. There were more than forty who had made this conspiracy. Acts 23:13. 1. Greater thing; other thing; something further. Here we rest; we can do no more He conquered his enemies; he did more he conquered himself. MORE, verb transitive To make more
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