too
AdverbUS[too]/tu/1 syllable
Open English WordNet
Adverb (2)
- to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits“too big”Synonyms: excessivelyoverlyto a fault
- in addition“he has a Mercedes, too”Synonyms: besidesalsolikewiseas well
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Too adverb
Origin: The same word as to, prep. See To.
1. Over; more than enough; — noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too wide; too high; too many; too much.
His will, too strong to bend, too proud to learn.— Abraham Cowley
2. Likewise; also; in addition.
An honest courtier, yet a patriot too.— Alexander Pope
Let those eyes that view The daring crime, behold the vengeance too.— Alexander Pope
Too too, a duplication used to signify great excess.
O that this too too solid flesh would melt.— William Shakespeare
Such is not Charles his too too active age.— John Dryden
Synonyms: Also; likewise. See Also.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54