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Dictionary: ut·most   (ŭt'mōst') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Being or situated at the most distant limit or point; farthest: the utmost tip of the peninsula.
  2. Of the highest or greatest degree, amount, or intensity; most extreme: a matter of the utmost importance.
n.

The greatest possible amount, degree, or extent; the maximum: worked every day to the utmost of her abilities.

[Middle English, from Old English ūtmest : ūt, out + -mest, -most.]


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adjective

  1. Most distant or remote, as from a center: extreme, farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, outermost, outmost, ultimate, uttermost. See big/small/amount, edge/center.
  2. Of the greatest possible degree, quality, or intensity: extreme, supreme, transcendent, ultimate, unsurpassable, uttermost. See better/worse, big/small/amount.
  3. Greatest in quantity or highest in degree that has been or can be attained: maximal, maximum, top, topmost, ultimate, uttermost. See high/low, limited/unlimited.

noun

    The greatest quantity or highest degree attainable: maximum, outside, top, ultimate, uttermost. Idioms: ne plus ultra. See high/low, limited/unlimited.

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adj

Definition: extreme, maximum
Antonyms: middle, moderate


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: The greatest possible extent.

pronunciation My idea of gardening is to discover something wild in my wood and weed around it with the utmost care until it has a chance to grow and spread. — Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - yderst, mest
n. - yderste, bedste, meste

idioms:

  • do one's utmost    gøre sit yderste, gøre sit bedste

Nederlands (Dutch)
uiterst(e), hoogst(e)

Français (French)
adj. - le plus grand, extrême, le plus éloigné
n. - tout son possible, au/le maximum, au plus

idioms:

  • do one's utmost    faire tout son possible

Deutsch (German)
adj. - äußerst, höchst, größt
n. - Äußerstes

idioms:

  • do one's utmost    sein Möglichstes tun; fertigmachen, tun

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απώτατος, ακρότατος, τελευταίος, ανωτάτου βαθμού, μέγιστος, ύψιστος, υπέρτατος, ακραίος, έσχατος
n. - έπακρο, ύψιστο σημείο, ανώτατος βαθμός

idioms:

  • do one's utmost    κάνω ό, τι μπορώ (για να)

Italiano (Italian)
estremo, massimo, ultimo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - máximo, extremo
n. - máximo (m), sumo (m)

idioms:

  • do one's utmost    esforçar-se ao máximo

Русский (Russian)
предел возможного, предельный, крайний

idioms:

  • do one's utmost    делать все возможное

Español (Spanish)
adj. - extremo, más distante, sumo, mayor, máximo, supremo
n. - lo sumo, lo mayor, lo más, lo máximo, lo más posible

idioms:

  • do one's utmost    lo más que uno puede hacer

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ytterst, högst, synnerlig
n. - (det) yttersta, (det) allra mesta

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
极度的, 最远的, 极限, 极端, 最大限度

idioms:

  • do one's utmost    竭力, 尽全力

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 極度的, 最遠的
n. - 極限, 極端, 最大限度

idioms:

  • do one's utmost    竭力, 盡全力

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 최대의, 최고의
n. - (능력, 힘 등의) 최대한도, 최고의 것

idioms:

  • do one's utmost    전력을 다하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 最大の, 極度の, 最も遠い, 最果ての, 最後の, 最大限の
n. - 最大限度, 極限

idioms:

  • do one's utmost    全力を尽くす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) اقصى, اعظم (الاسم) حد اقصى, منتهى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮הגדול ביותר, רב, מירבי, עליון, קיצוני‬
n. - ‮הנקודה או הדרגה הקיצונית, המירב של האפשרי‬


 
 
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