mehr

See also: Mehr

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mēre, from Old High German mēro, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *maizô, from Proto-Indo-European *mē- (“many”). See English more for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meːɐ̯/

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• Homophone: Meer
• Rhymes: -eːɐ̯

Pronoun

mehr

1. something more

   sich für mehr halten

   to think one is something more

   Mehr will er nicht bezahlen.

   He doesn't want to pay more.

   Er sieht mehr als ich.

   He sees more than I see.

Usage notes

• This pronoun could be considered a comparative of the pronoun viel although comparison isn't usually a feature of pronouns.

Determiner

mehr

1. comparative degree of viel; more

   Antonym: weniger

   Willst du mehr Essen?

   Do you want more food?

   mit mehr oder weniger Erfolg

   with a greater or lesser degree of success

   Ich habe mehr Haare als du.

   I have more hair than you.

   zwei Kilo mehr

   two more kilos

Usage notes

• This word is never declined and cannot be used with articles but it's possible to use a declinable word mehrere for plural.
• Sometimes, the determiner is put after the word it describes.

Declension

• Genitive: mehres (obsolete)
• Dative: mehrem (obsolete)

Adverb

mehr

1. more

   immer mehr ― more and more

2. (with negation) no longer, never again, nothing more, not anymore

   Er ist kein Kind mehr

   He is no longer a child.

   Ich mag dich nicht mehr.

   I don't like you anymore.

   nicht mehr lange ― not much longer

   nichts mehr ― nothing more, nothing left

   nie mehr ― never again

Derived terms

• mehr oder weniger
• Mehraufwand
• Mehrwert

Related terms

• meist
• mehrere

Further reading

• “mehr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache