amain
amain · more amain · most amain
Out of controlOut of control.
/əˈmeɪn/
Meaning
4 senses(UK, dialectal)Out of control.
(archaic, literary)With all of one's might; mightily; forcefully, violently.
си́льноsílʹno, и́зо всех силízo vsex sil
(archaic)At full speed; also, in great haste.
бы́строbýstro, сломя головуslomja golovu, на полной скоростиna polnoj skorosti
at full speed; with great haste
(obsolete)Exceedingly; overmuch.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
with all of one’s might — see also mightily, forcefully:
at full speed:
Origin
From a- (prefix with the sense ‘at; in; on; with’, used to show a state, condition, or manFrom a- (prefix with the sense ‘at; in; on; with’, used to show a state, condition, or manner) + main (“force, power, strength”). Main is derived from Middle English mayn (“strength”), from Old English mæġen (“strength”), from Proto-Germanic *maginą (“might, power, strength”), *maginaz (“strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able”).
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Forms
more amain, most amain| Comparative | more amain Lesson |
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| Superlative | most amain |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form