Too

Pronunciation: /tuː/

Definitions of too

adverb to a higher degree than is desirable, permissible, or possible; excessively

Example Sentences

A1 I am too tired to go out tonight.

A2 She is too young to drive a car.

B1 He speaks French too, in addition to Spanish.

B2 I love pizza too much, I could eat it every day.

C1 The movie was too long for my liking, but the acting was superb.

C2 The restaurant was too crowded, so we decided to go somewhere else.

Examples of too in a Sentence

formal She is working too hard and needs to take a break.

informal I ate too much ice cream and now I feel sick.

slang I'm too tired to go out tonight, let's just stay in.

figurative His love for her was too deep to be easily forgotten.

Grammatical Forms of too

• past tense: tooed
• plural: toos
• comparative: more too
• superlative: most too
• present tense: too
• future tense: will too
• perfect tense: have tooed
• continuous tense: is tooing
• singular: too
• positive degree: too
• infinitive: to too
• gerund: tooing
• participle: tooed

Origin and Evolution of too

First Known Use: 1200 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'too' originated from the Old English word 'tō' meaning 'also' or 'in addition'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'too' has retained its original meaning of 'also' or 'in addition', but has also come to be used in a more informal or colloquial sense to indicate excess or extremity, as in 'too much' or 'too fast'.