too
/tu/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.95 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
adv
To an excessive degree, more than enough indicates that the degree of a quality is more than what is needed or wanted.
adv
Used to contradict a negative assertion with present and simple past forms of be, do, and auxiliary verbs
Colloquial
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
- "It is important to remember, too, that she is generous with his time. Sometimes, too, she does ask for the odd favor."
- "They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too."
Etymology
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: to, tō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /tu/
- British English: /tuː/