# too

Pronunciation: say "TOO" US /tu/, UK /tuː/

## Adverb

1. To a degree beyond what is needed, wanted, or proper.
   - Simple: More than what is needed, wanted, or good for something.
   - _The soup was too salty for anyone to enjoy._
   - _He drives too fast on these narrow roads._
2. Also; in addition: marking a statement as equally true as the one before it.
   - Simple: Also, or in addition to something already said.
   - _She speaks French, and she reads Latin too._
   - _We were invited to the wedding, and our parents were too._
3. To a high degree; very, used informally as an intensifier. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Very, or to a high degree, used in casual speech to make another word stronger.
   - _That puppy is too adorable for words._
   - _I'm not too sure the shop will still be open this late._
4. Used to contradict a negative claim, insisting that something is or was the case after all. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Used to argue back when someone says something is not true.
   - _I did too lock the door before we left!_
   - _She is too coming to the party, whatever he says._

## Adverb

5. Used to add emphasis to a statement, without referring to anything said before. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Used to add force to what you say, with nothing said before it.

## Origin

From Middle English to ('also, in addition to'), from the adverbial use of the Old English preposition tō ('to, into'), which also meant 'furthermore, also, besides'. The 'in addition, also' sense grew out of an original meaning of 'apart, separately'. It is a doublet of 'to'.

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