How to pronounce “more”
Say “more” in one beat
more
/mɔɹ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /mɔː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- moremɔɹ
- IPA (American)
- /mɔɹ/
- IPA (British)
- /mɔː/
- Respelling
- MAWR
- Syllables
- 1 — more
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /mɔɹ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective, adverb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/mɔɹ/
/mɔː/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “more” means
- noun
English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
- adjective
(comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
“more land”
- adjective
(comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number
“a hall with more seats”
Say it in a sentence
“He asked for more time to finish the report properly.”“more”, answered
How do you pronounce “more”?
“more” is pronounced /mɔɹ/ (MAWR) in American English and /mɔː/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /mɔɹ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “more” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /mɔɹ/ — a single beat.
Is “more” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /mɔɹ/ (MAWR); British English says /mɔː/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “more” mean?
As a noun: English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state For example: “He asked for more time to finish the report properly.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “more”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /mɔɹ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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