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Any more or anymore?

Any more as a determiner​

We use any more as a determiner to describe ‘an indefinite quantity of something’. Any more is similar to some more. Some more is more common in affirmative statements; any more is more common in questions, in clauses with if and in sentences with negative words such as hardly, never, scarcely:

  • Would you like any more tea?
  • If you find any more books, please let us know.
  • She doesn’t want any more contact with him.
  • There are hardly any more people here than last month.
  • Yes, I’d like some more information about trains to Berlin, please.
  • Not: Yes, I’d like any more information about …
See also
  • Any
  • Some
  • Some and any

Any more as an adverb​

Any more is also an adverb and has the meaning of ‘no longer’ or ‘in the past but not now.’ In this meaning, we use it in end position:

  • We don’t go to Cornwall on holiday any more. (We used to go in the past but not now.)
  • The cost of electricity is not cheap any more.

Especially in American English, any more, as an adverb, can be written as one word, anymore:

  • He doesn’t cycle anymore.