A1noun · countable / uncountable · frequent

most

most · mosts

The greatest amountThe greatest amount.

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UK/ˈməʊst/US/ˈmoʊst/

» English is taught in most countries.

Englisch wird in den meisten Ländern gelehrt.

Английский язык учат в большинстве стран.

Английский преподают в большинстве стран.

Англійську мову вчать у більшості країн.

Англійську викладають у більшості країн.

Meaning

3 senses

(uncountable, usually)The greatest amount.
The most I can offer for the house is $150,000.
(countable, uncountable, usually)The greater part.
Most of the penguins were friendly and curious.
Most of the rice was spoiled.
(countable, usually)A record-setting amount.

Examples

7018 sentences

English is taught in most countries.
Англійську мову вчать у більшості країн. — uaspeaker
ruАнглийский язык учат в большинстве стран. — Hellerick
deEnglisch wird in den meisten Ländern gelehrt. — Manfredo
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He will pay 20 dollars at most.
Він заплатить щонайбільше 20 доларів. — marko
ruОн заплатит не больше 20 долларов. — mikhailkrus
deEr wird höchstens 20 Dollar zahlen. — Wolf
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He fired most of his men.
Він звільнив білшість своїх людей. — deniko
deEr feuerte die meisten seiner Männer. — al_ex_an_der
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She is at most 18 years old.
Їй максимум вісімнадцять. — deniko
ruЕй самое большее восемнадцать. — sharptoothed
deSie ist höchstens achtzehn Jahre alt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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It's harder than most people think.
Це складніше, ніж більшість вважає. — deniko
ruЭто труднее, чем думает большинство людей. — odexed
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Origin

From Middle English most, moste, from Old English mǣst, māst, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz

From Middle English most, moste, from Old English mǣst, māst, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz, *maist. Cognate with Scots mast, maist (“most”), Saterland Frisian maast (“most”), West Frisian meast (“most”), Dutch meest (“most”), German meist (“most”), Danish and Swedish mest (“most”), Icelandic mestur (“most”).

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Forms

plural: mosts

Singular	most
Plural	mosts

regular

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable

Collocations

12 patterns

most people
the most beautiful
most of the
is the most
spent most of
most beautiful
most of his
of the most
most beautiful woman
the most popular
most of my
spent most