too
UK /tuː/ · US /tu/ adverb
- adverb (focus) Likewise.
- adverb (conjunctive) Also, in addition marks a statement as equally valid as the preceding one. “There has been a cutback in federal subsidies. Rates have been increasing too.”
- adverb (degree) To an excessive degree, more than enough indicates that the degree of a quality is more than what is needed or wanted. “I'm still much too young to drive, and my grandpa is already far too old.”
- adverb (degree, colloquial) To a high degree, very. “She doesn't talk too much. I'm not too sure about this.”
- adverb (emphatic, colloquial, childish) Used to contradict a negative assertion with present and simple past forms of be, do, and auxiliary verbs “You're not old enough yet. ― I am too!”
- adverb (archaic, colloquial) Used for emphasis, without reference to any previous statement.
Synonyms
as well additionally eke unduly over over- overly excessively extremely unnecessarily all too so all that to a fault besides also likewise
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.
Webster’s 1913
- adverb Over; more than enough; --noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too wide; too high; too many; too much.
- adverb Likewise; also; in addition.
Etymology [The same word as to, prep. See To.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “too”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details