see|Plus
English

Pronunciation
IPA|/pl�s/
audio|en-us-plus.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�s|-�s

Etymology
From L. plus#Latin|plus "more".

Preposition
plus

1. increased by

#:Two plus two equals four.
#:A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen.

1. colloquial with; having in addition

#:I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred Euros' spending money!

Antonyms
minus

Translations
trans-top|arithmetic: increased by
Arabic: Arab|زائد IPAchar|(z��ed)
Chinese: � (ji�)
Danish: og, #Danish|plus
Dutch: #Dutch|plus, en
Finnish: #Finnish|plus, ynnä
French: plus#French|plus
German: plus
Greek: ��ν (sin)
Hebrew: פ��ס (ploos), �ע�� (ve'od)
Icelandic: plús#Latin|plús
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Italian: più
Japanese: ���� (...�����, ...o kuwaete)
Korean: ��기 (deohagi), -� ��� (-eul deohayeo)
Latvian: #Latvian|plus
Polish: #Polish|plus, doda�
Portuguese: mais
Russian: пл�� (pljus) m
Spanish: más
Swedish: och, #Swedish|plus
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trans-top|in addition to
Danish: og, #Danish|plus
Dutch: #Dutch|plus
French: #French|plus
Icelandic: auk#Icelandic|auk, og#Icelandic|og
trans-mid
Portuguese: mais
Russian: пл�� (pljus) m
Spanish: más
Swedish: och, plus#Swedish|plus
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Noun
plus (plural pluses or plusses)

1. A positive quantity.
2. An asset or useful addition.

#: He is a real plus to the team.

1. arithmetic A plus sign: +.

Synonyms
(useful addition) asset
(arithmetic: plus sign) plus sign

Antonyms
(useful addition) liability, minus
(arithmetic: plus sign) minus, minus sign

Translations
trans-top|positive quantity
Dutch: #Dutch|plus
French: plus#French|plus
Icelandic: plús#Icelandic|plús
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Swedish: #Swedish|plus n, positivt tal (of numbers)
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trans-top|useful addition
Dutch: meerwaarde f, m
Finnish: etu, plussa
French: plus#French|plus
Icelandic: viðbót f, viðauki m, kostur
trans-mid
Polish: #Polish|plus m
Russian: пл�� (pljus) m
Swedish: #Swedish|plus n, tillgång c, tillskott n
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arithmetic: plus sign
:See plus sign

Conjunction
plus

1. and also; in addition

#:Let's go home now, it's late, plus I'm not feeling too well.

Synonyms
and

Translations

Icelandic: og
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Portuguese: mais

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. Being positive rather than negative or zero.

#: -2 * -2 = +4 ("minus 2 times minus 2 equals plus four")

1. Positive, or involving advantage.

#: He is a plus factor.

1. physics electrically|Electrically positive.

#: A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole.

Synonyms
(being positive rather than negative or zero) positive
(positive, involving advantage) advantageous, good, positive

Antonyms
(being positive rather than negative or zero) minus, negative
(positive, involving advantage) bad, disadvantageous, minus, negative

Translations
trans-top|being positive rather than negative or zero
Catalan: més, positiu
Dutch: positief
Finnish: plus, positiivinen
French: plus#French|plus
Icelandic: jákvæður m, jákvæð f, jákvætt n; pósitífur m, pósitíf f, pósitíft n; stærri en núll m|f, stærra en núll n
Italian: positivo#Italian|positivo m, positiva f
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Japanese: ���� (purasu no), 正� (sei no)
Portuguese: positivo
Russian: пл�� (pljus) m
Swedish: #Swedish|plus
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trans-top|positive, involving advantage
Dutch: positief
Finnish: positiivinen, hyvä, myönteinen
French: positif m, positive f
Japanese: ���� (purasu no)
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Portuguese: positivo
Russian: положи�ел�н�й (položítel�nyj)
Swedish: extra, #Swedish|plus, överskjutande
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trans-top|physics: electrically positive
Dutch: positief, #Dutch|plus
French: positif m
Icelandic: jákvæður m, jákvæð f, jákvætt n; pósitífur m, pósitíf f, pósitíft n; með jákvæða hleðslu
Japanese: ���� (purasu no), 正� (sei no)
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Portuguese: positivo m, positiva f
Russian: положи�ел�н�й (položítel�nyj)
Swedish: plus#Swedish|plus
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Chinese: æ­£
ttbc|German: Plus
mid
ttbc|Spanish: más

See also
add
addition
times

Category:English prepositions
Category:Symbols

Esperanto

Conjunction
plus

1. plus.

Category:Esperanto conjunctions

Finnish

Conjunction
plus

1. plus.

Synonyms
(plus): ynnä (archaic)

Antonyms
(plus): miinus

Derived terms
plusmerkkinen
plussa

French

Adverb
plus

1. more, -er

#:Ton voisin est plus moche que mon frère - Your neighbour is ugli-er|er than my brother
#:J'en veux plus - I want more

1. no longer, not ... any more

#:Tu n'existe plus - You no longer exist or You don't exist any more

Pronunciation
IPA: /plyz/; if the case of a liaison, i.e. if followed by an adjective (or an adverb) beginning with a vowel (e.g. tu dois être plus ambitieux)
IPA: /ply/; in its positive sense if followed by an adjective (or an adverb) not beginning with a vowel, and always in its negative sense (e.g. il est plus grand que moi, or je n'en peux plus)
IPA: /plys/; in its positive sense, when not followed by an adjective or an adverb (e.g. j'en ai plus que toi or avancez un peu plus, s'il vous plait).

Usage notes
There may be some difficulty for non-native speakers to detect the negativity or positivity of "plus". The negative sense is generally used with a ne#French|ne, but sometimes the "ne" is dropped in colloquial speech. Thus in certain cases, some speakers may choose to pronounce the final /s/ of a positive plus (as /plys/) in order to make a distinction.

Noun
fr-noun|m|-

1. the symbol +

Verb form
plus

1. first-, second-person singular indicative past historic of plaire
2. masculine plural of plu (past participle of plaire or pleuvoir)

Latin

Noun
plūs neuter singular

1. (with genitive) more of; comparative of multus

#: Plus Ultra : "Further beyond" (motto of the Pillars of Hercules).

Inflection
Irregular but similar to third declension.
{| cellpadding"5" border"1"
!style="background:#F1BC4E;"| Case \ #
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| N.
|-
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| Nominative
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> plūs
|-
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| Genitive
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> plūris
|-
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| Dative
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> �
|-
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| Accusative
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> plūs
|-
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| Ablative
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> plūre
|}

Adjective
plūr�s m|f|p, plūra n|p

1. More; ''compar of multus and plural of plūs.

#* e pluribus unum|E plūribus ūnum.
#*: Out of many, one. (motto of the wikipedia:en:Great_Seal_of_the_United_States|Great Seal of the United States).

Inflection
{| cellpadding"5" border"1"
!style="background:#F1BC4E;"| Case \ #
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| NN.
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| MM/FF.
|-
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| Nominative
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> plūra
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> plūr�s
|-
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| Genitive
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> plūrium
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> plūrium
|-
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| Dative
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> plūribus
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> plūribus
|-
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| Accusative
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> plūra
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> plūr�s
|-
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| Ablative
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> plūribus
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> plūribus
|}

Category:Latin nouns

de:plus
et:plus
el:plus
fr:plus
ko:plus
hr:plus
io:plus
id:plus
it:plus
kk:plus
la:plus
li:plus
hu:plus
nl:plus
ja:plus
pl:plus
pt:plus
ru:plus
simple:plus
fi:plus
sv:plus
ta:plus
tt:plus
vi:plus
zh:plus

• 2007-11-05 09:55 - Jyril - /* Translations */ not archaic

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