Too — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

in addition

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈuː/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈuː/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈuː/.

Examples

too big
he has a Mercedes, too

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

besides as well also overly likewise to a fault excessively

Parts of Speech

adverb	to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits “too big”
adverb	in addition “he has a Mercedes, too”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zu

in einem Ausmaß, das die normalen oder angemessenen Grenzen überschreitet

🇫🇷French

aussi

à un degré dépassant les limites normales ou appropriées

🇪🇸Spanish

también

en un grado que excede los límites normales o adecuados

🇮🇹Italian

pure

in misura superiore ai limiti normali o appropriati

🇳🇱Dutch

te

in een mate die de normale of juiste grenzen overschrijdt

🇵🇹Portuguese

também

em um grau que excede os limites normais ou adequados

🇷🇺Russian

слишком

в степени, превышающей нормальные или надлежащие пределы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहुत

सामान्य या उचित सीमा से एक हद तक अधिक

🇧🇩Bengali

খুব

স্বাভাবিক বা সঠিক সীমা অতিক্রম একটি ডিগ্রী

🇮🇳Tamil

கூட

இயல்பான அல்லது சரியான வரம்புகளை மீறும் அளவிற்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

చాలా

సాధారణ లేదా సరైన పరిమితులను మించిన స్థాయికి

🇮🇳Marathi

खूप

सामान्य किंवा योग्य मर्यादेपेक्षा जास्त प्रमाणात

🇮🇳Gujarati

પણ

સામાન્ય અથવા યોગ્ય મર્યાદા ઓળંગી ડિગ્રી સુધી

🇮🇳Kannada

ತುಂಬಾ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸರಿಯಾದ ಮಿತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಮೀರಿದ ಮಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതും

സാധാരണ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശരിയായ പരിധി കവിയുന്ന ഒരു പരിധി വരെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੀ

ਸਧਾਰਣ ਜਾਂ ਸਹੀ ਸੀਮਾ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਦੀ ਡਿਗਰੀ ਤੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھی

عام یا مناسب حد سے زیادہ حد تک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

也

超过正常或适当限度的程度

🇯🇵Japanese

あまりにも

正常または適切な限度を超える程度

🇰🇷Korean

~도

정상 또는 적절한 한도를 초과하는 정도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cũng vậy

ở một mức độ vượt quá giới hạn bình thường hoặc thích hợp

🇹🇭Thai

ด้วย

เกินขอบเขตปกติหรือเหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

juga

sampai pada tingkat yang melampaui batas normal atau wajar

🇵🇭Filipino

masyadong

sa antas na lampas sa normal o tamang mga limitasyon

🇲🇾Malay

juga

ke tahap yang melebihi had biasa atau sepatutnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أيضاً

بدرجة تتجاوز الحدود الطبيعية أو المناسبة

🇮🇷Persian

بیش از حد

تا حدی فراتر از حد نرمال یا مناسب

🇹🇷Turkish

fazla

normal veya uygun sınırları aşan bir dereceye kadar

🇮🇱Hebrew

גַם

במידה החורגת מהגבולות הרגילים או הראויים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'too'?

The primary meaning of 'too' is 'to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits'.

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Using 'too' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'too' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'too' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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