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Dictionary: most   (mōst) pronunciation
adj. Superlative of many., much.
    1. Greatest in number: won the most votes.
    2. Greatest in amount, extent, or degree: has the most compassion.
  1. In the greatest number of instances: Most fish have fins.
n.
  1. The greatest amount or degree: She has the most to gain.
  2. Slang. The greatest, best, or most exciting. Used with the: That party was the most!
pron.
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) The greatest part or number: Most of the town was destroyed. Most of the books were missing.

adv. Superlative of much.
  1. In or to the highest degree or extent. Used with many adjectives and adverbs to form the superlative degree: most honest; most impatiently.
  2. Very: a most impressive piece of writing.
  3. Informal. Almost: Most everyone agrees.
idiom:

at (the) most

  1. At the maximum: We saw him for ten minutes at the most. She ran two miles at most.

[Middle English, from Old English mǣst, māst. Adv., sense 3, short for ALMOST.]


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adj, n

Definition: greatest; best
Antonyms: few, little

adv

Definition: nearly all; extremely
Antonyms: least


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

pronunciation Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable. — Francis Bacon, (1561-1626), English statesman, lawyer, philosopher and essayist.

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Dansk (Danish)
det. - mest, flest
pron. - det meste, de fleste
adv. - højst, mest, særdeles, yderst
adj. - mest, meste, størstedelen, højst, særdeles
n. - det meste

idioms:

  • at most    højst
  • at the most    højst
  • for the most part    for størstedelen, hovedsagelig, som oftest
  • most of all    allermest

Nederlands (Dutch)
meest, zeer, uiterst

Français (French)
det. - la plupart, le plus de
pron. - le plus, la plupart de, au maximum
adv. - le plus, extrêmement, très, la plupart de, presque
adj. - le plus, la plupart de
n. - le plus, la plupart de, au maximum

idioms:

  • at most    au plus, au maximum, tout au plus
  • at the most    au plus, tout au plus, au maximum
  • be the most    être champion (fam)
  • for the most part    pour la plupart, la plupart, essentiellement, surtout
  • most like    le plus comme
  • most of all    plus que tout, par-dessus tout

Deutsch (German)
pron. - die meisten
adv. - am meisten, meist..., äußerst
adj. - meiste
n. - die Meisten
det. - die meisten

idioms:

  • at most    höchstens
  • at the most    höchstens
  • be the most    das Beste sein
  • for the most part    zum größten Teil
  • most like    vermutlich, wahrscheinlich
  • most of all    am allermeisten

Ελληνική (Greek)
pron. - (το) περισσότερο, (οι) περισσότεροι
adv. - πιο, παρά πολύ, στο έπακρο, στον υπέρτατο βαθμό
adj. - περισσότερος, πιο πολύς, μέγιστος, πλείστος
n. - το μέγιστο μέρος

idioms:

  • at most    το πολύ
  • at the most    το πολύ, στην καλύτερη περίπτωση, κατ' ανώτατο όριο
  • for the most part    ως επί το πλείστον
  • most of all    πάνω απ' όλα

Italiano (Italian)
il più, estremamente, la maggioranza

idioms:

  • at (the) most    tutt'al più
  • for the most part    per la maggior parte
  • most of all    più di tutto

Português (Portuguese)
pron. - mais
adv. - mais
adj. - o mais
n. - mais, a maior quantidade (f)

idioms:

  • at (the) most    no máximo
  • for the most part    em geral
  • most of all    mais do que tudo

Русский (Russian)
наибольший, больше всего, очень, почти, наибольшее количество

idioms:

  • at (the) most    самое большее
  • for the most part    главным образом
  • most of all    более всего

Español (Spanish)
det. - más
pron. - más, casi
adv. - más, sumamente, casi, en grado sumo, muy
adj. - más, la mayor parte, los más de, la mayoría, la mayor cantidad de, muchos
n. - la mayor parte, lo más de, los más de, lo sumo, el mayor valor

idioms:

  • at most    a lo sumo, como máximo, a lo más
  • at the most    a lo sumo, como máximo, a lo más
  • be the most    ser lo máximo
  • for the most part    en su mayor parte, por lo general
  • most like    muy similar
  • most of all    sobre todo

Svenska (Swedish)
pron. - mest, flest
adv. - mest, högst, nästan
adj. - mest, flest
n. - mest

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
大多数的, 最多的, 几乎全部的, 最大量, 最高额, 最多数, 大部分, 大多数, 最, 极其, 最多, 最大

idioms:

  • at most    至多
  • at the most    至多, 不超过
  • for the most part    主要地, 大多数情况下
  • most of all    最重要的...

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
det. - 大多數的, 最多的, 幾乎全部的
pron. - 最大量, 最高額, 最多數, 大部分, 大多數
adv. - 最, 極其, 最多
adj. - 大多數的, 最多的, 幾乎全部的
n. - 最多, 最大

idioms:

  • at most    至多
  • at the most    至多, 不超過
  • for the most part    主要地, 大多數情況下
  • most of all    最重要的...

한국어 (Korean)
det. - 가장
pron. - 최대량[수], 대부분[사람들]
adv. - 가장, 대단히, 거의
adj. - 최대의, 대부분의
n. - 최대

idioms:

  • at most    기껏해야
  • at the most    고작해야

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 最も多くの, 大部分の, たいていの, 最高の
n. - 最大限度
adv. - 最も, 非常に
pron. - 最多数, 最大量, 大部分, ほとんど

idioms:

  • at (the) most    せいぜい~にすぎない
  • for the most part    大部分は
  • make the most of    できるだけ利用する, 最も重視する
  • most of all    とりわけ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ضمير) أكثر (ظرف) بكثرة (صفه) كثير جدا (الاسم) الأكثريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
det. - ‮הכי הרבה, הרב ביותר, מרבית, במעט כל‬
pron. - ‮מרבית, הכי הרבה, הכי גדול‬
adv. - ‮במידה הרבה ביותר, מאוד, ביותר, כמעט (מדוברת, ארה"ב)‬
adj. - ‮הכי גדול, הרב ביותר‬
n. - ‮הכמות הגדולה ביותר, הדרגה הגבוהה ביותר, הרוב, גבול היכולת‬


 
 
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