More than ever
Example: I need your help more than ever to finish this project.
Definition
"More than ever" is an expression used to emphasize that something is more important, necessary, or intense now than at any previous time. It highlights an increased degree of urgency or significance, as in the phrase, "I need your help more than ever to finish this project."
Translations
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más que nunca -
meer dan ooit -
més que mai -
plus que jamais -
mehr denn je
Etymology
The phrase "more than ever" combines 'more,' indicating an increased amount or degree, with 'than ever,' which means greater than at any previous time. It evolved in English as a way to stress heightened intensity or importance, commonly used in both speech and writing to underscore urgency or necessity.
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"More than ever" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 104 commonly used expressions.
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