too

adverb (MORE)

/tuː/

Definition

A1 more than is needed or wanted; more than is suitable or enough: I'm too fat. I can't reach the shelf - it's (a bit) too high. There were (far) too many people for such a small room. It's too difficult (for me) to explain.formal It was too expensive a desk for a child's room. It's (all) too much (= more than I can deal with) - I can't bear it.Too much and unnecessary all too › used before an adjective or adverb to emphasize a negative meaning: The holidays flew by all too quickly.Intensifying expressions only too › used before an adjective to emphasize a positive meaning: "Would you like to make a donation?" "I'd be only too pleased."Very and extremeComplete and wholeIntensifying expressions

(Definition of too adverb (MORE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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