too

adverb

ˈtü 

1

: besides, also

sell the house and furniture too

2

a

: to an excessive degree : excessively

too large a house for us

b

: to such a degree as to be regrettable

this time he has gone too far

c

: very

didn't seem too interested

3

: so sense 2d

"I didn't do it." "You did too."

Synonyms

• devilishly
• excessively
• exorbitantly
• inordinately
• intolerably
• monstrously
• overly
• overmuch
• unacceptably
• unduly

Examples of too in a Sentence

Too, Uncle Jake's hair was still a hard, young, brown color whereas Father's was full of pleasant gray streaks. —Peter Taylor, The Old Forest and Other Stories, 1985

The widow she cried over me, and called me a poor lost lamb, and she called me a lot of other names, too, but she never meant no harm by it. —Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn, 1884

"My dear Jane!" exclaimed Elizabeth, "you are too good. Your sweetness and disinterestedness are really angelic; I do not know what to say to you." —Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, 1813

We are selling the house and the furniture too.

He saw something, and she saw it too.

I want to go too!

The soup is too hot.

The offer was too good to refuse.

This shirt is way too big for me.

She is much too young to be watching this movie.

You gave me too many cards.

I have too much to do.

He works much too hard.

Recent Examples on the Web

The legislature approved the bill in late March and a few weeks later overrode a veto by Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, who said the bill advanced too quickly and that there should be a testing period before fully autonomous vehicles are allowed to drive in the state. —Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024

If 10 hours on stand are too much, sleep in, sneak to your spot at 9 a.m., and hunt out the rest of the day. —Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024

Proponents argued that passing the measure would enhance the shopping mall with new development and shops, but residents who campaigned in opposition said the 275 homes added would bring too many people to the area. —Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024

Some experts are forecasting another quarter-point cut at the December meeting, too. —Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English tō to, too — more at to

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing too

• all too
• all too often
• all too real
• all too soon
• (and) not before time (too)
• born too late
• go too far
• have a few too many
• have one's cake and eat it too
• in the not too distant future
• in (too) deep
• me-too
• none/not too thrilled
• none too
• none too pleased
• none too soon
• not a moment too soon
• not (too) shabby
• not to put too fine a point on it
• one too many
• only too
• pushed things too far
• take themselves too seriously
• too bad
• too big for one's boots
• too big for one's britches
• too clever by half
• too close for comfort
• too close to call
• too good to be true
• too good to miss
• too good to refuse
• too little, too late
• too many to count
• too much
• too near for comfort
• too numerous to list
• too numerous to mention
• too soon
• too-too
• wired (a little) too tight/tightly

Kids Definition

too

adverb

(ˈ)tü 

1

: in addition : also

sell the house and the furniture too

2

: to a degree greater than wanted or needed

the soup is too hot

this has gone on too long

3

: very entry 2 sense 1

the climb was not too hard