too
UK/tuː//tu/
too adverb: likewise.
Adverb
too (not comparable)
- Likewise.
- The preposterous altruism too![…]Resist not evil. It is an insane immolation of self—as bad intrinsically as fakirs stabbing themselves or anchorites warping their spines in caves scarcely large enough for a fair-sized dog.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XVI, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use.2013 July 26, Leo Hickman, “How algorithms rule the world”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 26
- Also, in addition marks a statement as equally valid as the preceding one.
- There has been a cutback in federal subsidies. Rates have been increasing too.
- He's always willing to help. He, too, is generous with his time.
- Synonyms:
- as well, additionally, eke
- To an excessive degree, more than enough indicates that the degree of a quality is more than what is needed or wanted.
- Near-synonyms: extremely, unnecessarily, all too
- I'm still much too young to drive, and my grandpa is already far too old.
- Synonyms:
- unduly, over, over-, overly, excessively, extremely, unnecessarily, all too
- To a high degree, very.
- She doesn't talk too much. I'm not too sure about this.
- Used to contradict a negative assertion with present and simple past forms of be, do, and auxiliary verbs
- You're not old enough yet. ― I am too!
- You can't jump that fence. ― Can too jump it!
- Synonyms:
- so
- Used for emphasis, without reference to any previous statement.
- The trooper thanks his informant and rides slowly on, looking about him. […] He comes to a gateway in the brick wall, looks in, and sees a great perplexity of iron lying about in every stage and in a vast variety of shapes— […] "This is a place to make a man's head ache too!" says the trooper...1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC
too meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
too in Hindi
- (focus) likewise
- भी bhī, हम ham
- (degree) more than enough
- बहुत bahut, अतीव atīv
too in Marathi
- (degree) more than enough
- जास्त jāsta
too in Urdu
- (focus) likewise
- بھی bhī
- (degree) more than enough
- بَہُت bahut
too in Bengali
- (degree) more than enough
- বেশী beśi
More languagesFewer languages
- too in Telugu
- కూడా kūḍā
- too in Sanskrit
- अतीव atīva
- too in Nepali
- एकदम ekdam
- too in Tagalog
- masyado
- too in Arabic
- أَيْضًا ʔayḍan, كَذٰلِكَ ka-ḏālika, كَمَان kamān, بَرْضُه barḍuh
- too in Malay
- juga
- too in Indonesian
- juga, terlalu
- too in Thai
- ก็ gɔ̂, ยัง yang, ด้วย dûai, เกิน gəən
- too in Vietnamese
- cũng, quá
- Sindhi
- هيڪاندو ekā̃do
Examples of too in a sentence
- It is important to remember, too, that she is generous with his time. Sometimes, too, she does ask for the odd favor.
- This water is too polluted for us to drink (it).
- Don't be too quick to blame others.
- We haven't been mean to you. ― Have too, plenty of times
- And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
- And to ensure that this symbiosis would be real, the Yoort, too, were modified.1999, K. A. Applegate, The Attack (Animorphs), volume 26:
Synonyms of too
Origin of too
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.
Words formed from too
- a bridge too far
- all too
- all too well
- 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
- Toogood
- too good for this world
- too good to be true
- too good to last
- too-hard basket
- too hard basket
Phrases with too
- way too
- come too
- much too
- Too Cool
- too late
- too many
- too much
- too soon
- too right
- goes too far
- gone too far
- took too far
62 more phrasesFewer phrases
- went too far
- going too far
- taken too far
- takes too far
- spoke too soon
- taking too far
- that's too bad
- speaks too soon
- spoken too soon
- too bad, so sad
- too hot to hold
- Too Many Mouths
- too hard baskets
- too posh to push
- protests too much
- speaking too soon
- too hot to handle
- had a few too many
- has a few too many
- protested too much
- wear too many hats
- wore too many hats
- worn too many hats
- protesting too much
- wears too many hats
- too little, too late
- too much information
- having a few too many
- too long; didn't read
- wearing too many hats
- hits too close to home
- spreads oneself too thin
- too much of a good thing
- too rich for one's blood
- flew too close to the sun
- hitting too close to home
- too many balls in the air
- flies too close to the sun
- flown too close to the sun
- spreading oneself too thin
- flying too close to the sun
- ate one's cake and had it too
- had one's cake and ate it too
- too many cooks spoil the soup
- too many cooks spoil the stew
- you're never too old to learn
- eats one's cake and has it too
- has one's cake and eats it too
- too many chefs spoil the broth
- too many cooks spoil the broth
- too much bed makes a dull head
- you are never too old to learn
- eaten one's cake and had it too
- had one's cake and eaten it too
- too many cooks spoils the broth
- too much pudding will choke a dog
- too much water drowned the miller
- eating one's cake and having it too
- having one's cake and eating it too
- too many chiefs and not enough indians
- the lady doth protest too much, methinks
- my steak is too juicy, my lobster is too buttery
Words that rhyme with too
Questions about too
- What does too mean?
- Too means likewise.
- What is too in Hindi?
- Too in Hindi is भी (bhī), हम (ham), बहुत (bahut). See Too meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use too in a sentence?
- It is important to remember, too, that she is generous with his time. Sometimes, too, she does ask for the odd favor.
- What part of speech is too?
- Too is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce too?
- Too is pronounced /tuː/ (UK).
Words near too in the dictionary
Source and license
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