too betydelse and definition

Betydelse av too på svenska

• 0 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 hard (for me) to explain.

  • 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 stand it.

  • The holidays flew by all too quickly.

  • "Would you like to make a donation?" "I'd be only too pleased."

• 1 (especially at the end of a sentence) in addition, also:

  • I'd like to come too.

  • informal "I love chocolate." "Me too."

  • It's a wonderful picture of light shining through trees - and by a child too!

• 2 very, or completely:

  • He wasn't too pleased/happy when I told him about the mistake.

  • My mother hasn't been too well recently.

  • formal Thank you, you're too kind.

• 3 used to emphasize a positive answer to a negative statement:

  • "I'm not going to school today." "You are too!"

• 4 more than is needed or wanted; more than is suitable or enough:

  • The sofa is too big for this room.

  • The apartment was nice but it was just too expensive.

  • This dress is too large for me – I’ll need a smaller size.

• 5 very, or completely:

  • I’m not too sure I want to go out tonight.

• 6 (esp. at the end of a sentence) in addition; also:

  • Bring your tennis racket, and your bathing suit, too.