most

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.

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

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most

Noun

1. the greatest number or degree: the most I can ever remember being paid

2. the majority: most of his records are dreadful

3. at (the) most at the maximum: she is fifteen at the most

4. make the most of to use to the best advantage: they made the most of their chances

Adjective

1. of or being the majority of a group of things or people or the largest part of something: most people don't share your views

2. the most the superlative of many or much: he has the most talent

Adverb

1. the most used to form the superlative of some adjectives and adverbs: the most beautiful women in the world

2. the superlative of much: what do you like most about your job?

3. very; exceedingly: a most unfortunate accident [Old English māst or mǣst]

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.

Thesaurus

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" to the highest degree 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" almost, nearly, well-nigh, nigh, virtually, near, about

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most

pronoun nearly all, the majority, the mass, almost all, the bulk, the lion's share, the preponderance

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 [məust] adj → la mayor parte de, la mayoría de

pron → la mayor parte, la mayoría

adv → el más (= very); muy;

the most (also: + adjective) → el más;

most of them → la mayor parte de ellos;

I saw the most → yo fui el que más vi;

at the (very) most → a lo sumo, todo lo más;

to make the most of → aprovechar (al máximo);

a most interesting book → un libro interesantísimo

most [məust] adj (= majority of) → la plupart de (= greatest amount of); le plus de

pron → la plupart

adv → le plus (= very); très, extrêmement;

the most → le plus;

most fish → la plupart des poissons;

the most beautiful woman in the world → la plus belle femme du monde;

most of (with plural) → la plupart de;

(with singular) → la plus grande partie de;

most of them → la plupart d'entre eux;

most of the time → la plupart du temps;

I saw most (= a lot but not all) → j'en ai vu la plupart (= more than anyone else); c'est moi qui en ai vu le plus;

at the (very) most → au plus;

to make the most of → profiter au maximum de

most [məust] adj 1. (= almost all) [people, things etc] → meiste(r, s);

most people → die meisten Leute

2. (= largest, greatest) [interest, money etc] → meiste(r, s);

who has (the) most money? → wer hat das meiste Geld? pron (= greatest quantity, number) → der/die/das meiste;

most of it → das meiste (davon);

most of them → die meisten von ihnen;

most of the time/work → die meiste Zeit/Arbeit;

most of the time he's very helpful → er ist meistens sehr hilfsbereit;

to make the most of sth → das Beste aus etw machen;

at the (very) most → (aller)höchstens adv (+ vb) [spend, eat, work etc] → am meisten;

(+ adj);

the most intelligent/expensive etc → der/die/das intelligenteste/teuerste ... etc;

(+ adv) (carefully, easily etc) → äußerst (= very) [polite, interesting etc] → höchst;

a most interesting book → ein höchst interessantes Buch

most [məust] adj → la maggior parte di; il più di

pron → la maggior parte

adv → più; [work, sleep etc] → di più (= very); molto, estremamente;

the most (also) (+ adjective) → il(la) più;

most fish → la maggior parte dei pesci;

most of → la maggior parte di;

most of them → quasi tutti;

I saw most → ho visto più io;

at the (very) most → al massimo;

to make the most of → trarre il massimo vantaggio da

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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 가장 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 最多的

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 多数的

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, 최고로 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 最

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 가장, 제일 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 最 більш за все بدرجئہ اکثر hơn cả 最

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, 대단히 labai, nepaprastai ļoti sangat buitengewoon meget, svært najbardziej muitíssimo foarte очень veľmi izredno izuzetno högst, ytterst มากที่สุด çok 很，極 надзвичайно بہت زیادہ nhất 很，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 几乎

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 최대수, 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 最多数

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 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 大部份，大多数

adv ˈmostly

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, 주로 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 主要地

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 많아야 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 至多

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 대부분 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 大部分

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 al máximo aprovechar algo 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, få 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 尽量利用