anymore

[en-ee-mawr, -mohr]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

any longer.
nowadays; presently.

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Spelling Note

The adverb anymore meaning “any longer” or “nowadays” is most commonly spelled as one word. It is used in negative constructions and in some types of questions: Sally doesn't work here anymore. Do you play tennis anymore? In some dialects, chiefly South Midland in origin, it is found in positive statements meaning “nowadays”: Baker's bread is all we eat anymore. Anymore we always take the bus. Its use at the beginning of a sentence is almost exclusive to speech or to representations of speech.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of anymore¹

1350–1400; Middle English ani more any longer

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Example Sentences

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So I could have been like, “ Ta-da! that was supposed to happen,” but that was unavoidable, so I don’t work with animals anymore.

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"After you have dehorned an animal, they know they haven’t got a horn anymore. Obviously, they don’t want to walk into a situation where they can’t defend themselves."

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"It's not affordable anymore. I have to have a lodger live in my house just to help me pay and keep my head above water," Kathy added.

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"We don't want to leave the house anymore. We don't want to go to the store. We're afraid they'll catch us."

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I don’t think people want to watch like that anymore.

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any longer any more

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