most
Forms the superlative of many adjectivesForms the superlative of many adjectives.
» English is taught in most countries.
Englisch wird in den meisten Ländern gelehrt. — Manfredo
Английский язык учат в большинстве стран. — Hellerick
Английский преподают в большинстве стран. — odexed
Англійську мову вчать у більшості країн. — uaspeaker
Англійську викладають у більшості країн. — deniko
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3 senses(not comparable)Forms the superlative of many adjectives.
This is the most important example.
Correctness is most important.
Forms the superlative of many adjectives.
(not comparable, proscribed)With a superlative adjective ending in -est.
the most tallest building in the world
(not comparable)To a great extent or degree; highly; very.
This is a most unusual specimen.
са́мыйsámyj, пре-pre-, наибо́лееnaibóleje
- used to form the superlative, greatest in size or degree
- very
- (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
Examples
7018 sentencesEnglish 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
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
He fired most of his men.
Він звільнив білшість своїх людей. — deniko
deEr feuerte die meisten seiner Männer. — al_ex_an_der
She is at most 18 years old.
Їй максимум вісімнадцять. — deniko
ruЕй самое большее восемнадцать. — sharptoothed
deSie ist höchstens achtzehn Jahre alt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It's harder than most people think.
Це складніше, ніж більшість вважає. — deniko
ruЭто труднее, чем думает большинство людей. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English most, moste, from Old English mǣst, māst, from Proto-Germanic *maistazFrom 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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Synonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
18 related wordsCollocations
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