too

Meanings

• Adverb

  Used to indicate that something is added or happens additionally.

  - "He is too tall for this door."
  - "I'll be there too."
  - "She sings too well."

• Adverb

  Used to indicate a degree or extent that is beyond the limit.

  - "This cake is too sweet."
  - "The water is too hot."
  - "He studied too hard."

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Pronunciation

1. /tu/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

along with , as well , eke , excessively , extremely , overmuch , unnecessarily

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with too
knew , two , clue , new

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Variants

List of all variants of too that leads to same result
too , too-too , too bad , too big for her boots , too big for his boots , too big for one's boots , too big for their boots , too big for her britches , too big for his britches , too big for one's britches , too big for their britches , too clever by half , too close for comfort , too near for comfort , too close to call , too good to be true , too good to miss

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Etymology

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Old English 'tōw' meaning 'beyond, at the further end' or 'additional'.

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Trivia

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1. 'Too' is the only word in the English language that can be both an adjective and an adverb.

2. The word 'too' has only two letters, but it is one of the most frequently used words in the English language.

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Related Concepts

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1. Excess: The concept of 'too' is closely related to the idea of excess or going beyond a limit.

2. Addition: Another related concept is the idea of addition or something being added to something else.

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Quotes

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1. "My dear Jane!" exclaimed Elizabeth, "you are "too" good. Your sweetness and disinterestedness are really angelic; I do not know what to say to you."

   - Jane Austen,{it}Pride and Prejudice{/it},1813

2. The widow she cried over me, and called me a poor lost lamb, and she called me a lot of other names, "too", but she never meant no harm by it.

   - Mark Twain,{it}Huckleberry Finn{/it},1884

3. "Too", Uncle Jake's hair was still a hard, young, brown color whereas Father's was full of pleasant gray streaks.

   - Peter Taylor,{it}The Old Forest and Other Stories{/it},1985

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Culture

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In literature, 'too' is often used to express an excessive or unnecessary addition. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth urges her husband to 'go not yet' and not to 'put it thus' when he contemplates committing murder, but Macbeth responds, 'I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which [has] no other resemblance but a name to rightful monarchs.' (Act I, Scene v).

How to Memorize "too"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a scale, with 'too' representing the point where something goes beyond the limit.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'too' with the idea of excess or addition.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the 'T' in 'too' stands for 'too much' or 'too many'.

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