Anymore Meaning and Usage Guide

Meaning 1：no longer (anymore)

anymore 🔊

/ˌɛn.iˈmɔr/

adv.

Used in negative sentences to say that something that used to happen does not happen now.

no longer 🔊

➕

/noʊ ˈlɔːŋɡər/

adv.

Used in negative statements to indicate that a previous situation or action has stopped and does not continue now.

📁 Category：Time & Dates 🔖 Level：Elementary

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Combination of 'any' (from Old English 'ænig') and 'more' (from Old English 'māra').

💡 Mnemonic

Think of 'any' + 'more' = no more of anything. When something stops, say 'I don't... anymore'.

📖 Example

After I moved to the city, I don't anymore look up at the stars. 🔊 After I moved to the city, I no longer look up at the stars.

🔗 Collocations

not anymore – no longer

any more than – to a greater degree than

not...any more – not any longer

🔄 Synonyms

no longer (adv.) – not now as before

never again (adv.) – not ever at any future time

not any longer (adv.) – not anymore

🚫 Antonyms

still (adv.) – continuing up to now

yet (adv.) – up to now

always (adv.) – at all times

📖 Cultural Story

Originating as two words 'any more' meaning 'any further' in positive contexts, it fused into one word in negative sentences by the 19th century, becoming a standard adverb for discontinued actions.