too

too
too (adv.) "in addition, in excess," late Old English, stressed variant of Old English prep. to "in the direction of, furthermore" (see TO (Cf. to)). The spelling with -oo is first recorded 1590. Use after a verb, for emphasis (e.g. did, too!) is attested from 1914. Ger. zu unites the senses of English to and too. Slang too-too "excessive in social elegance" first recorded 1881. Too much "excellent" first recorded 1937 in jazz slang.

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  • Too — Too, adv. [The same word as to, prep. See {To}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Over; more than enough; noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too wide; too high; too many; too much. [1913 Webster] His will, too strong to bend, too proud to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Too — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: C. C. Too (1920–1992), malaysischer Diplomat Daniel Kirwa Too (* 1976), kenianischer Marathonläufer Daniel Kiprugut Too (* 1978), kenianischer Marathonläufer David Kimutai Too (1968–2008), kenianischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • too — index also Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • TOO — TOO, Inc. (Business » NYSE Symbols) **** Target Of Opportunity (Business » General) **** Target Of Opportunity (Governmental » Military) **** Target Of Opportunity (Governmental » United Nations) **** Target Of Opportunity (Business »… …   Abbreviations dictionary

  • too — /tooh/, adv. 1. in addition; also; furthermore; moreover: young, clever, and rich too. 2. to an excessive extent or degree; beyond what is desirable, fitting, or right: too sick to travel. 3. more, as specified, than should be: too near the fire …   Universalium

  • too — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tō to, too more at to Date: before 12th century 1. besides, also < sell the house and furniture too > 2. a. to an excessive degree ; excessively < too large a house for us > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Too — Infobox Album | Name = too Type = Album Artist = Fantastic Plastic Machine Released = March 6 2003 Recorded = 2000 2002 Genre = House/Disco/Downtempo Length = 54:04 Label = avex trax/cutting edge Producer = Tomoyuki Tanaka Dan Miyakawa Reviews =… …   Wikipedia

  • too — Synonyms and related words: above, additionally, again, all included, along, also, altogether, among other things, and all, and also, and so, as well, au reste, awfully, beside, besides, beyond, else, en plus, exceedingly, exceptionally,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • too — See: EAT ONE S CAKE AND HAVE IT TOO …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • too — See: EAT ONE S CAKE AND HAVE IT TOO …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • too — 1. adverb /tuː,tu/ a) Likewise Youre not old enough yet. b) also; in addition. I am too! Syn: as well …   Wiktionary

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