French word

plus

Pronunciation

IPA/ply/

Meaning

  • adverbanymore

Example

Je ne fume plus.

I don't smoke anymore.

Illustration for plus (anymore)

More examples

Il n'y a plus de biscuits dans la boîte.

There are no more cookies in the box.

Nous n'avons plus le temps.

We no longer have time.

Core concept

A recurring action drops out of the timeline and does not resume.

Common phrases

  • il n'y a plus de

    there is no more ___

  • ne plus rien

    nothing anymore

Similar words

encore: Indicates that something is still continuing or remains true.
jamais: Indicates that something never happens or has never happened.
davantage: Indicates a greater amount or degree.
déjà: Indicates that something has already happened or been completed.

Definition in French

Indique qu'une action ou un état n'existe plus; il est souvent employé dans la construction négative «ne ... plus» pour signifier qu'une situation n'a plus lieu.

Word origin

The French adverb plus is inherited through Old French from Latin plus, whose original sense was "more" or "in greater quantity."

Usage tips

  • Without ne, Je fume plus can be ambiguous between "I no longer smoke" and "I smoke more," so context matters.

Other meanings

  • any furtheradverb

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