too
Adverb
- In addition; also; more than enough; excessively.
- to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
- "too big"
- in addition
- "he has a Mercedes, too"
Adv
- Likewise.
- Also; in addition.
- To an excessive degree; over; more than enough.
- To a high degree, very.
- Used to contradict a negative assertion with present and simple past forms of be, do, and auxiliary verbs
- Used for emphasis, without reference to any previous statement.
Examples
- He's always willing to help. He, too, is generous with his time.
- I'm still much too young to drive, and my grandpa is already far too old.
- It is important to remember, too, that she is generous with his time. Sometimes, too, she does ask for the odd favor.
- She doesn't talk too much. I'm not too sure about this.
- She was ’TOO’ good at Scrabble for anyone to beat her.
- There has been a cutback in federal subsidies. Rates have been increasing too.
- This water is too polluted for us to drink (it).
- We haven't been mean to you. ― Have too, plenty of times
- You can't jump that fence. ― Can too jump it!
- You're not old enough yet. ― I am too!
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
also, as well, besides, excessively, likewise, overly, to a fault, along with, eke, extremely, overmuch, so, unnecessarily
Scrabble Score: 3
too: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtoo: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
too: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary