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too
[ too ]
adverb
- in addition; also; furthermore; moreover:
young, clever, and rich too.
- to an excessive extent or degree; beyond what is desirable, fitting, or right:
too sick to travel.
- more, as specified, than should be:
too near the fire.
- (used as an affirmative to contradict a negative statement):
I am too!
- extremely; very:
She wasn't too pleased with his behavior.
too
/ 迟耻藧 /
adverb
- as well; in addition; also
can I come too?
- in or to an excessive degree; more than a fitting or desirable amount
I have too many things to do
- extremely
you're too kind
- informal.indeed: used to reinforce a command
you will too do it!
- too right!certainly; indeed
Usage
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of too1
Idioms and Phrases
- only too. only ( def 10 ).
More idioms and phrases containing too
- 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)
Example Sentences
Mrs Sebastian told the inquest that the pain of her death was "too much to bear" and Elise was "badly let down by the system".
An independent regulator should have a role in setting football ticket prices because top-flight matches are often too expensive for working class supporters to attend, an MP has claimed.
It made Tuesday a seemingly daunting task, with the Dodgers opting for the type of bullpen-game strategy they used too often last October.
And senior Labour folk too are cranking up the gloom in the conversations I have with them.
In a highly critical report, the independent Climate Change Committee says progress is "either too slow, has stalled, or is heading in the wrong direction".
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Too Vs. To Vs. Two
What's the difference between听too,听to, and听two?
Too means also (I鈥檓 going, too) or to an excessive degree (too much). To is a very common word that performs many different functions, such as expressing direction (I鈥檓 driving to the office) or contact (Pin it to the wall), indicating an object or recipient (Give it to me), or setting a range (9 to 5) or limit (These go to 11). Two is the number equal to one plus one.
The words are used in very different ways: too is an adverb, to is most commonly used as a preposition, and two is a number that can be used as a noun or an adjective.
Perhaps the most common mistake involving the three words is using to when it should be too, or vice versa. Remember, if you mean to, don鈥檛 use too many o鈥檚!
Here鈥檚 an example of too, to, and two used correctly in the same sentence.
Example: We went to two two-star restaurants, and it was two two-star restaurants too many!
Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of the difference between too, to, and two.
Quiz yourself on听too vs.听to vs.听two!
Should too, to, or two be used in the following sentence?
I like pizza, _____, you know.
Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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