(the) more...the less

(the) more...the less
the more...the more/less/ phrase
used for saying that when a particular activity, feeling etc increases, it causes something else to change at the same time

The more fruit and vegetables you eat, the less chance you have of getting cancer.

The more I thought about Carrie’s suggestion, the more doubtful I became.

Thesaurus: words used to describe increases and decreaseshyponym to increase, or to increase somethingsynonym
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  • More — More, n. 1. A greater quantity, amount, or number; that which exceeds or surpasses in any way what it is compared with. [1913 Webster] And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. Ex. xvi. 17. [1913 Webster] 2. That… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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