Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - too

I. [c red]ADDING SOMETHING OR RESPONDING Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use too after mentioning another person, thing, or aspect that a previous statement applies to or includes. ‘Nice to talk to you.’—‘Nice to talk to you too.’... ‘I’ve got a great feeling about it.’—‘Me too.’... He doesn’t want to meet me. I, too, have been afraid to talk to him... We talked to her agent. He’s your agent, too, right? ADV: cl/group ADV 2. You use too after adding a piece of information or a comment to a statement, in order to emphasize that it is surprising or important. We did learn to read, and quickly too... People usually think of it as a ‘boys’ book’, which of course it is, and a very good one too. ADV: cl/group ADV c darkgreen]emphasis 3. You use too at the end of a sentence to emphasize an opinion that you have added after a statement made by you or by another person. ‘That money’s mine.’—‘Of course it is, and quite right too.’... ‘Oh excuse me.’—‘I should think so too.’... ADV: cl ADV c darkgreen]emphasis II. [c red]INDICATING EXCESS Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Please look at category 4 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword. 1. You use too in order to indicate that there is a greater amount or degree of something than is desirable, necessary, or acceptable. Leather jeans that are too big will make you look larger... Eggs shouldn’t be kept in the fridge, it’s too cold... She was drinking too much, eating too much, having too many late nights... ADV: ADV adj/adv, oft ADV adj/adv to-inf 2. You use too with a negative to make what you are saying sound less forceful or more polite or cautious. I wasn’t too happy with what I’d written so far... He won’t be too pleased to see you. = very ADV: with brd-neg, ADV adj c darkgreen]vagueness 3. You use all too or only too to emphasize that something happens to a greater extent or degree than is pleasant or desirable. She remembered it all too well... The letter spoke only too clearly of his anxiety for her. PHRASE: PHR adv/adj c darkgreen]emphasis 4. too bad: see bad none too: see none