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TOO
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
Example:
too big
Synonyms:
excessively; overly; to a fault; too
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Sense 2
Meaning:
In addition
Example:
he has a Mercedes, too
Synonyms:
also; as well; besides; likewise; too
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Context examples:
If you are insulin resistant, too much sugar builds up in your blood, setting the stage for disease.
(Metabolic Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Too small to be seen without a microscope.
(Microscopic, NCI Dictionary)
He had seen Mrs Croft, too; she was at Taunton with the admiral, and had been present almost all the time they were talking the matter over.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
An aggressive (fast-growing) type of acute myeloid leukemia in which there are too many immature blood-forming cells in the blood and bone marrow.
(Acute promyelocytic leukemia, NCI Dictionary)
A type of acute myeloid leukemia, a quickly progressing disease in which too many immature blood-forming cells are found in the blood and bone marrow.
(Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia with t(15;17)(q22;q12); PML/RARA, NCI Dictionary)
With adrenal gland disorders, your glands make too much or not enough hormones.
(Adrenal Gland Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
I’ll never forgive myself, never, if we are too late!
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Did upon my soul; knew him again directly, and he seemed to have got some very pretty cattle too.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
But not too many people had done this kind of study of the bone.
(Discovery may lead to osteoporosis treatment, National Science Foundation)
“You speak too kindly, father,” the youth answered.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
