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most  (mst)
adj. Superlative of many, much.
1.
a. Greatest in number: won the most votes.
b. Greatest in amount, extent, or degree: has the most compassion.
2. 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
At the maximum: We saw him for ten minutes at the most. She ran two miles at most.

[Middle English, from Old English mst, mst; see m-3 in Indo-European roots. Adv., sense 3, short for almost.]

most [məʊst]
determiner
1.
a.  a great majority of; nearly all most people like eggs
b.  (as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural) most of them don't know most of it is finished
the most
a.  the superlative of many and much you have the most money the most apples
b.  (as pronoun) the most he can afford is two pounds
at (the) most at the maximum that girl is four at the most
for the most part generally
make the most of to use to the best advantage she makes the most of her accent
than most than most others the leaves are greener than most
the most Slang chiefly US wonderful that chick's the most
adv
the most used to form the superlative of some adjectives and adverbs the most beautiful daughter of all
2. the superlative of much people welcome a drink most after work
3. (intensifier) a most absurd story
4. US and Canadian informal or dialect almost most every town in this state
[Old English māst or mǣst, whence Middle English moste, mēst; compare Old Frisian maest, Old High German meist, Old Norse mestr]
Usage: More and most should be distinguished when used in comparisons. More applies to cases involving two persons, objects, etc., most to cases involving three or more:
John is the more intelligent of the two he is the most intelligent of the students
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.most - (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number; "who has the most apples?"; "most people like eggs"; "most fishes have fins"
superlative - an exaggerated expression (usually of praise); "the critics lavished superlatives on it"
fewest - (superlative of `few' used with count nouns and usually preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the smallest in number; "the fewest birds in recent memory"
2.most - the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree; "made the most money he could"; "what attracts the most attention?"; "made the most of a bad deal"
superlative - an exaggerated expression (usually of praise); "the critics lavished superlatives on it"
least - the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree; "didn't care the least bit"; "he has the least talent of anyone"
Adv.1.most - used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake"
least, to the lowest degree - used to form the superlative; "The garter snake is the least dangerous snake"
2.most - very; "a most welcome relief"
intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"
3.most - (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"

most
noun nearly all, the majority, the mass, almost all, the bulk, the lion's share, the preponderance By stopping smoking you are undoing most of the damage caused.
Usage: More and most should be distinguished when used in comparisons. More applies to cases involving two people, objects, etc., most to cases involving three or more: John is the more intelligent of the two; he is the most intelligent of the students.
Translations
most [məʊst]
A. ADJ SUPERL
1. (making comparisons) → más
who has (the) most money?¿quién tiene más dinero?
for the most partpor lo general
2. (= the majority of) → la mayoría de, la mayor parte de
most menla mayoría de or la mayor parte de los hombres
most people go out on Friday nightsla mayoría de or la mayor parte de la gente sale los viernes por la noche
B. N & PRON most of itla mayor parte
most of themla mayoría de ellos, la mayor parte de ellos
most of the moneyla mayor parte del dinero
most of the timela mayor parte del tiempo, gran parte del tiempo
most of those presentla mayoría de or la mayor parte de los asistentes
most of her friendsla mayoría de or la mayor parte de sus amigos
do the most you canhaz lo que puedas
at (the) most, at the very mostcomo máximo, a lo sumo
20 minutes at the most20 minutos como máximo or a lo sumo
to get the most out of a situationsacar el máximo partido a una situación
to make the most of sth (= make good use of) → aprovechar algo al máximo, sacar el máximo partido a algo; (= enjoy) → disfrutar algo al máximo
to make the most of one's advantagesaprovechar al máximo las propias ventajas
he made the most of the storyexplotó todas las posibilidades del cuento
C. ADV
1. (superl) → más
he spent mostél gastó más
the most difficult questionla pregunta más difícil
which one did it most easily?¿quién lo hizo con mayor facilidad?
2. (= extremely) → sumamente, muy
most holysantísimo
a most interesting bookun libro interesantísimo or sumamente interesante
you have been most kindha sido usted muy amable
most likelylo más probable MAJORITY, MOST

most [ˈməʊst]
adj
(= the majority of) → la plupart de
most people → la plupart des gens
most fish → la plupart des poissons
Most cats are affectionate → La plupart des chats sont affectueux.
(= the greatest amount of) → le plus de
the most work → le plus de travail
the teams with the most money → les équipes qui ont le plus d'argent
pron
(= the majority) → la plupart
Most were from affluent backgrounds → La plupart venaient de familles aisées.
I saw most (= more than others) → c'est moi qui en ai vu le plus
most of (= the majority of) → la plupart de
most of my friends → la plupart de mes amis
most of the time → la plupart du temps
most of them → la plupart d'entre eux (= greater part of) → la plus grande partie de, la majeure partie de
most of the work → la majeure partie du travail, la plus grande partie du travail
most of the class → la majeure partie de la classe
most of the night → la majeure partie de la nuit
the most (= maximum) → le maximum
If you paid 20p, the most you can lose is 20p → Si vous payez 20 pence, le maximum que vous puissiez perdre est 20 pence.
the most he can do → tout ce qu'il peut faire
the most we can do → tout ce que nous pouvons faire
The most they earn a day is £10 → Ils gagnent au maximum 10 livres par jour.
at the most → au maximum
two hours at the most → deux heures au maximum
at the very most → tout au plus
to make the most of sth → profiter au maximum de qch
adv (= more than anything or anyone else) → le plus
what surprised me most → ce qui m'a le plus surpris
the most → le plus
He's the one who talks the most → C'est lui qui parle le plus.
the most (+ adj)
the most expensive restaurant → le restaurant le plus cher
the most expensive seat → la place la plus chère
the most expensive restaurants → les restaurants les plus chers
the most expensive seats → les places les plus chères
(= very) → très, extrêmement

most
adj superl
meiste(r, s); (= greatest) satisfaction, pleasure etcgrößte(r, s); (= highest) speed etchöchste(r, s); who has (the) most money?wer hat am meisten or das meiste Geld?; that gave me (the) most pleasuredas hat mir am meisten Freude or die größte Freude gemacht; for the most partgrößtenteils, zum größten Teil; (= by and large)im Großen und Ganzen
(= the majority of)die meisten; most men/peopledie meisten (Menschen/Leute); he’s better than most peopleer ist besser als die meisten anderen
n, pron (uncountable) → das meiste; (countable) → die meisten; most of itdas meiste; most of themdie meisten (von ihnen); most of the moneydas meiste Geld; most of his friendsdie meisten seiner Freunde; most of the winter/dayfast den ganzen Winter/Tag über; most of the timedie meiste Zeit, fast die ganze Zeit; (= usually)meist(ens); at (the) mosthöchstens; at (the) very mostallerhöchstens; to make the most of something (= make good use of)etw voll ausnützen; (= enjoy)etw in vollen Zügen genießen; to make the most of a storyso viel wie möglich aus einer Geschichte machen; to make the most of one’s looks or of oneselfdas Beste aus sich machen; the hostess with the mostest (inf)die Supergastgeberin (inf); it’s the most! (dated sl)das ist dufte! (dated sl)
adv
superl (+vbs) → am meisten; (+adj) → -ste(r, s); (+adv) → am -sten; the most beautiful/difficult etcder/die/das schönste/schwierigste etc; who did it most easily?wem ist es am leichtesten gefallen?; what most displeased him …, what displeased him mostwas ihm am meisten missfiel; most of allam allermeisten; most of all because …vor allem, weil …
(= very)äußerst, überaus; most likelyhöchstwahrscheinlich; he added most unnecessarily …er sagte noch völlig unnötigerweise; he had told you most explicitlyer hat Ihnen doch ganz eindeutig gesagt
(old, dial, = almost) → fast, so ziemlich (inf), → schier (old, S Ger)

most [məʊst] (many, much (superl of))
1. adj
a.più (di tutti)
the most pleasure → il piacere più grande
who has (the) most money? → chi ha più soldi (di tutti)?
for the most part → in gran parte, per la maggior parte
b. (the majority of) most menla maggior parte or la grande maggioranza degli uomini
most fish → la maggior parte dei pesci
2. pron most of it/themquasi tutto/tutti
most of the money/her friends/the time → la maggior parte dei soldi/dei suoi amici/del tempo
do the most you can → fai più che puoi
at most or at the (very) most → al massimo
to make the most of sth → sfruttare al massimo qc, trarre il massimo vantaggio da qc
make the most of it! → approfittane!
3. adv
a. (spend, eat, work, sleep) → di più
I saw most → ho visto più io
the most attractive/difficult/comfortable → il/la più attraente/difficile/confortevole
which one did it most easily? → chi ha avuto più facilità a farlo?
b. (very) most likelymolto probabilmente
a most interesting book → un libro estremamente interessante

most [məʊst] (many, much (superl of))
1. adj
a.più (di tutti)
the most pleasure → il piacere più grande
who has (the) most money? → chi ha più soldi (di tutti)?
for the most part → in gran parte, per la maggior parte
b. (the majority of) most menla maggior parte or la grande maggioranza degli uomini
most fish → la maggior parte dei pesci
2. pron most of it/themquasi tutto/tutti
most of the money/her friends/the time → la maggior parte dei soldi/dei suoi amici/del tempo
do the most you can → fai più che puoi
at most or at the (very) most → al massimo
to make the most of sth → sfruttare al massimo qc, trarre il massimo vantaggio da qc
make the most of it! → approfittane!
3. adv
a. (spend, eat, work, sleep) → di più
I saw most → ho visto più io
the most attractive/difficult/comfortable → il/la più attraente/difficile/confortevole
which one did it most easily? → chi ha avuto più facilità a farlo?
b. (very) most likelymolto probabilmente
a most interesting book → un libro estremamente interessante

most
adj most [məust]
1 (the) greatest number or quantity of Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment. meeste أكْثَر най-много nejvíce flest; mest meist (ο) περισσότερος, (οι)περισσότεροι más kõige rohkem بيشترين eniten le plus (de) רוֹב सर्वाधिक, अधिकतम najviše a legtöbb paling banyak mest; flestir più 最も多くの (수치, 분량 등이) 가장 큰(많은) daugiausia visvairāk paling banyak meest flest, mest najwięcej o mais cel mai mult наибольший najviac(ej) največ većina mest, flest, den (det) mesta, de flesta จำนวนมากที่สุด en çok/fazla 最多的 найбільший بڑی مقدار یا تعداد đa số
2 the majority or greater part of Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand. meeste أغْلَبِيَّه повечето většina mest die meisten (ο) περισσότερος, (οι) περισσότεροι, το μεγαλύτερο μέρος la mayoría (de), la mayor parte (de) enamik بيشترين useimmat, suurin osa la plupart (de) מַרבִּית प्राय: सम्पूर्ण najveći dio a legtöbb(et) sebagian besar flestir; mest la maggior parte di, la maggioranza di たいていの 대부분의 dauguma, didžioji dalis vairums sebahagian besar meest de fleste, mesteparten av, det meste większość a maioria cea mai mare parte din(tre) большинство väčšina večina većina de flesta, större delen av ส่วนใหญ่ çoğu, büyük kısmı 多數的 більшість اکثر یا بڑا حصہ phần lớn
adv
1 used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently. mees تُسْتَعْمَل في المُقارنَه مع الصِّفَة المُكَوَّنَه من أكْثَر من مَقْطَعَيْن най-.. nejvíce, nej- mest zur Bildung des Superlatives (ο) πιο, (ο) περισσότερο más kõige بيشترين (superlatiivin muodostaja) le/la/les plus הָכִי, בְּיוֹתֵר सर्वाधिक, सबसे ज्यादा najviše (felsőfok:) leg...bb (pl. a legszebb) paling mest più 最も 가장 (많이) labiausiai paling meest mest naj o mais cel mai наиболее najviac(ej), naj- najbolj naj mest ที่สุด en çok 最(与許多形容詞和副詞連用构成最高級) більш за все زیادہ سے زیادہ، سب سے بڑھ کر so sánh nhất
2 to the greatest degree or extent They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all. meeste أكْثَر شيء، إلى أقْصى دَرَجَه най-много nejvíce allermest am meisten πιο πολύ más kõige rohkem بيشترين kaikkein eniten le plus הֲכִי הַרבֶּה अधिकतम हद तक najviše leginkább paling mest più いちばん 최대한으로 labiausiai, daugiausia vis-; visvairāk; vislabāk paling het meest mest bardzo, wyjątkowo mais que tudo cel mai mult больше всего najviac(ej) najbolj najviše mest มาก en çok більш за все بدرجئہ اکثر hơn cả
3 very or extremely I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child. mees جِدا изключително velice yderst; særdeles äußerst εξαιρετικά muy, de lo más väga بيشترين erittäin très מְאוֹד बहुत, अत्यधिक najviše rendkívül sangat mjög, ákaflega molto とても 매우 labai, nepaprastai ļoti sangat buitengewoon meget, svært najbardziej muitíssimo foarte очень veľmi izredno izuzetno högst, ytterst มากที่สุด çok 很,極 надзвичайно بہت زیادہ nhất ,极
4 (American) almost Most everyone I know has read that book. amper تَقْريبا почти téměř næsten fast σχεδόν casi peaaegu تقریبا melkein presque כִּמְעָט लगभग gotovo, skoro majdnem hampir næstum quasi ほとんど 거의 beveik gandrīz; turpat vai hampir bijna nesten prawie quase aproape почти takmer skoraj skoro nästan เกือบจะ hemen hemen 幾乎 майже تقریبا سبھی hầu hết
pron
1 the greatest number or quantity I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most. meeste الأكْثَر، أكْبَر عدد أو أكْثَر كَمِيَّه най-много nejvíce mest; flest am meisten (το) περισσότερο lo máximo kõige rohkem بيشترين eniten le plus הֲכִי הַרבֶּה सर्वाधिक najveći dio a legtöbb(et) paling banyak mest, flestir più 最大数量 최다수, 최대량 daugiausia visvairāk paling banyak het meest flest, mest najwięcej mais que todos cel mai mult больше всех najviac(ej) največ najviše mest, flest จำนวนมากที่สุด en fazla/çoğu 最多數 найбільша кількість سب سے زیادہ مقدار یا تعداد nhiều nhất
2 the greatest part; the majority He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving – most have gone already. meeste أغْلَب، غالِبِيَّة мнозинство většina det meste; de fleste der größte Teil οι περισσότεροι, το μεγαλύτερο μέρος la mayor parte enamik بيشترين suurin osa la plus grande partie (de), la majorité רוֹב सम्पूर्णत: većina legtöbb(en) sebagian besar mestan part; flestir la maggior parte (di) 大部分 대부분, 과반수 didžiausioji dalis, dauguma vairums; lielākā daļa sebahagian besar de m eesten mesteparten av, de fleste większość a maior parte cea mai mare parte (dintre), majoritatea большая часть; большинство väčšina večina većina större delen av, de flesta ส่วนมาก çoğu 大部份,大多數 найбільша кількість اکثریت، سب سے بڑا حصہ đa số
adv mostly
to the greatest degree or extent, or for most of the time; mainly The air we breathe is mostly nitrogen and oxygen; Mostly I go to the library rather than buy books. hoofsaaklik في غالبِيَّتِه، في الأغْلَب، في أكْثَرِيَّتِه в най-голяма степен z největší části, většinou for det meste größtenteils βασικά, τις πιο πολλές φορές principalmente, en su mayor parte enamasti اساسا enimmäkseen surtout, la plupart du temps בְּעִיקָר का विशेष सम्मान करना poglavito leginkább terutama að mestu leyti, aðallega soprattutto, principalmente; generalmente だいたいにおいて 대개는 daugiausia, dažniausiai, paprastai galvenokārt, lielākoties selalunya hoofdzakelijk, meestal for det meste, mest, hovedsakelig w większości, przeważnie sobretudo în cea mai mare parte; cel mai adesea большей частью; главным образом väčšinou v glavnem uglavnom till största delen, mestadels ส่วนมาก çoğunlukla 主要地 головним чином, здебільшого بیشتر hầu hết
at (the) most
taking the greatest estimate There were fifty people in the audience at (the) most. nie meer nie as على أكْثَر تَقْدير максимум nanejvýš højst bestenfalls το πολύ como máximo kõige rohkem در نهایت korkeintaan (tout) au plus לְכָל הַיוֹתֵר अधिकतम najvećim dijelom legföljebb perkiraan tertinggi í mesta lagi al massimo せいぜい 기껏해야 daugių daugiausia vislabākajā gadījumā pengiraan tertinggi hoogstens høyst, i høyden (co) najwyżej no máximo cel mult самое большее; максимум nanajvýš največ najviše högst, på sin höjd ที่น่าเป็นไปได้มากที่สุด çok çok, olsa olsa 至多 найбільше; не більш як زیادہ سے زیادہ tối đa
for the most part
mostly For the most part, the passengers on the ship were Swedes. hoofsaaklik عادَةً، في أغْلَب الأحْيان през повечето време z největší části for størstedelens vedkommende größtenteils ως επί το πλείστον por lo general suuremalt jaolt اساسا pääasiassa pour la plupart מַרבִּית प्राय: सम्पूर्णत: uglavnom legnagyobbrészt sebagian besar að mestu leyti, mestmegnis per la maggior parte, perlopiù 大部分は 대부분은 daugiausia galvenokārt, lielākoties sebahagian besar voor het grootste deel hovedsakelig, overveiende przeważnie na sua maioria în cea mai mare parte главным образом; большей частью z veľkej časti v glavnem najvećim delom till största delen ส่วนมาก genellikle 大部分 здебільшого بیشتر، عموما hầu hết
make the most of (something)
to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it! jou bes gee/doen يَسْتَفيد إلى أقْصى حَد възползвам се využít co nejlépe få det bedste ud af das Beste herausholen aus εκμεταλλεύομαι στο έπακρο, αξιοποιώ πλήρως aprovechar algo al máximo võtma mis võtta annab بیشترین استفاده ottaa kaikki irti profiter (au maximum) de לְנָצֵל כְּכָל הָאֶפשָׁר से पूरा लाभ उठाना dati najviše od jól kihasznál vmit memanfaatkan sebanyak-banyaknya nÿta til fullnustu sfruttare al massimo qualcosa ~をできるだけ利用する 최대한 활용하다 kiek įmanoma pasinaudoti izmantot pēc iespējas labāk memanfaatkan sebanyak-banyaknya goed gebruiken utnytte, mest mulig ut av wykorzystywać w pełni tirar proveito de a profita (la maxi­mum) de использовать (что-л.) наилучшим образом využiť čo najlepšie kar najbolje izkoristiti iskoristiti u potpunosti ta [] vara på, göra det mesta möjliga av ทำให้ได้มากที่สุดเท่าที่จะมากได้ olabildiğince iyi yararlanmak 盡量利用 головним чином پورا فائدہ اٹھانا tận dụng cái gì

most أقصى, إلى جد بعيد, مُعظَم nejvíc, nejvíce de fleste, flest, mest am meisten, das meiste, die meisten πλείστος, το πλείστο la mayor parte de, la mayoría, más eniten, useimmat le plus, plupart većina, većinom gran parte, il più, più 最も多い, 最も多く, 最多数 가장 많은, 가장 많이, 최대량 meest flest, mest, svært najwięcej, największy a maioria, a maioria de, o mais более всего, большинство, наибольший flest, mest จำนวนมากที่สุด, ที่สุด, มากที่สุด çok, en çok hầu hết, nhất 大多数, , 最多的


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