Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To make as large as possible.

    I need to maximize performance.

    Strive to maximize your potential.

    maximieren

    увели́чивать максима́льноuvelíčivatʹ maksimálʹno

    make as big or large as possible

  2. To expand (a window) to fill the main display area.

    Since I only have one window open, I maximized the window so that the desktop is not visible.

    развора́чиватьrazvoráčivatʹ, разверну́тьrazvernútʹ, максимизи́роватьmaksimizírovatʹ

Examples

12 sentences
  1. We need to maximize this opportunity.

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  2. You need to maximize your profits.

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  3. The primary consideration is profit maximizing.

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  4. He wants to maximize his productivity.

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  5. The business owner wants to maximize profit.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to make as large as possible:
to expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing):
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to make as large as possible:

Origin

From Latin maximus + English -ize.

From Latin maximus + English -ize.

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Forms

maximizes, maximizing, maximized, maximized
Base formmaximize · to maximize
3rd person singularmaximizes
Present participlemaximizing
Past simplemaximized
Past participlemaximized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymaximize
he, she, itmaximizes

Past simpleLesson

all personsmaximized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave maximized
he, she, ithas maximized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill maximize

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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