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Definition too in British English

too phrase

phrase
1

used for emphasizing that you wish that something did not happen so much or that something was not true

Example

All too often it is the victim who gets blamed.

Example

the all too familiar story of a man ruined by his own ambition

Example

They discovered that unfortunately the rumour was only too true.

Example

I knew only too well how dangerous the operation might be.

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Definition  too in British English