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too

UK/tuː/ US/tʰu̟ː/ very common

adverb

1.

to an excessive degree

  • “too big”
Synonyms
2.

in addition

  • “he has a Mercedes, too”
Synonyms

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • 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

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Pertaining to

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