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too


adverb

  1. in addition; also; furthermore; moreover: young, clever, and rich too.
  2. to an excessive extent or degree; beyond what is desirable, fitting, or right: too sick to travel.
  3. more, as specified, than should be: too near the fire.
  4. (used as an affirmative to contradict a negative statement): I am too!
  5. extremely; very: She wasn’t too pleased with his behavior.
Idioms
  1. only too. only(def 10).

adverb

  1. as well; in addition; alsocan I come too?
  2. in or to an excessive degree; more than a fitting or desirable amountI have too many things to do
  3. extremelyyou’re too kind
  4. US and Canadian informal indeed: used to reinforce a commandyou will too do it!
  5. too right! British, Australian and NZ certainly; indeed
adv.

“in addition, in excess,” late Old English, stressed variant of Old English prep. to “in the direction of, furthermore” (see to). The spelling with -oo is first recorded 1590. Use after a verb, for emphasis (e.g. did, too!) is attested from 1914. German zu unites the senses of English to and too. Slang too-too “excessive in social elegance” first recorded 1881. Too much “excellent” first recorded 1937 in jazz slang.

In addition to the idioms beginning with too

  • too bad
  • too big for one’s britches
  • too close for comfort
  • too close to call
  • too good to be true
  • too little, too late
  • tool up
  • too many cooks spoil the broth
  • too much of a good thing

also see:

  • carry too far
  • (too) close to home
  • eat one’s cake and have it, too
  • go too far
  • irons in the fire, too many
  • life is too short
  • none too
  • not (too) bad
  • only too
  • speak too soon
  • spread oneself too thin
  • take on (too much)

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