most

See also Most, and -most

English

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Etymology

From Old English mǣst, from Proto-Germanic. Cognate with Dutch meest, German meist, Swedish mest.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: mōst, IPA: /məʊst/, X-SAMPA: /m@Ust/
• (US) enPR: mōst, IPA: /moʊst/, X-SAMPA: /moUst/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -əʊst

Determiner

most

1. Superlative form of much.

   Most people like chocolate.

   Most simply choose to ignore it.

   Most want the best for their children.

Synonyms

• almost all

Translations

majority of

• Arabic: معظم (ar) (mú`Zam)
• Armenian: մեծամասնություն (hy) (meçamasnut’yun) 
• Cherokee: ᎤᎪᏗᏗ (chr) (ugodidi)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大部分 (cmn) (dàbùfēn)

• Czech: většina (cs)
• Dutch: meeste (nl)
• Estonian: enamik (et)
• Finnish: useimmat (fi)
• French: la plupart de
• Georgian: უმეტესობა (ka) (umetesoba) , უმეტესი (ka) (umetesi) 
• German: die meisten
• Hebrew: רוב (rov)
• Hungarian: legtöbb (hu)

• Italian: la maggioranza di, di più
• Japanese: 大部分 (ja) (だいぶぶん, daibubun)
• Korean: 가장 많은 (gajang maneun)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: زۆربه‌ (ku) (zorbe)

• Lojban: so'e (jbo)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: de fleste (nb)

  Nynorsk: de fleste (nn)

• Russian: большинство (ru) (bol’šinstvó) n  (+ genitive case)
• Slovene: večina
• Spanish: la mayoría de
• Swedish: de flesta (sv), flertalet (sv)

Adverb

most (not comparable)

1. Superlative form of many.
2. Superlative form of much.
3. (With a definite article) Forms the superlative of many adjectives.

   This is the most important example.

4. To a great extent or degree; highly; very.

   This is a most unusual specimen.

   • 1895, H. G. Wells, The Time Machine Chapter X

     Now, I still think that for this box of matches to have escaped the wear of time for immemorial years was a strange, and for me, a most fortunate thing.

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Antonyms

• fewest
• least

Related terms

• more

Derived terms

• -most
• make the most of
• mostly
• foremost

Translations

superlative of many

• Armenian: ամենաշատ (hy) (amenašat) 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 最多 (cmn) (zuìduō)

• Finnish: useimmat (fi)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: 最も (ja) (mottomo), 一番たくさん (ja) (ichiban takusan)

• Latin: plurimus (la)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: flest (nb)

  Nynorsk: flest (nn)

• Russian: больше всего (ru) (ból'še vsegó)  (read: ból'še vsevó)
• Scots: maist

superlative of much

• Armenian: ամենաշատ (hy) (amenašat) 
• Finnish: eniten (fi)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: plurimus (la), plurimum (la) n
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: mest (nb)

  Nynorsk: mest (nn)

• Russian: больше всего (ru) (ból'še vsevó) 
• Scots: maist

adverb forming superlative

• Arabic: (+ الـ + al-) (a superlative pattern of the adjective)
• Armenian: ամենա- (hy) (amena-) , -գույն (hy) (-guyn) 
• Chinese:

  Dungan: цзуй

  Mandarin: 最 (cmn) (zuì)

• French: le plus + m noun, la plus + f noun, les plus + plural noun
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: am ...-sten (de)
• Hebrew: הכי (he) (ha'khi)
• Hindi: सबसे (hi) (sabse), सब से (hi) (sab se)
• Italian: il più
• Japanese: 最も (ja) (もっとも, mottomo), 最 (ja) (さい-, sai-) (Sino-Japanese prefix), 一番 (ja) (いちばん, ichiban)
• Korean: 가장 (ko) (gajang), 제일 (ko) (jeil) (第一 (ko)), 최- (ko) (choe-) (最 (ko)) (Sino-Korean prefix)

• Latin: plurime (la), -issime (la), -issime (la)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: mest (nb)

  Nynorsk: mest (nn)

• Portuguese: o/a/os/as mais
• Russian: самый (ru) (sámyj) , пре- (ru) (pre-) , наиболее (ru) (naibóleje) , наи- (ru) (nai-) 
• Scots: maist
• Slovene: nàjbolj (sl)
• Spanish: el/la/lo más (es)
• Swedish: mest (sv)
• Thai: ..ที่สุด (th) (...têe-sùt)
• Urdu: سب سے (ur) (sab se)
• Vietnamese: ... nhất (vi), tối ... (vi) (最 (vi)) (Sino-Vietnamese prefix)

highly

• Arabic: جدًا (jíddan)
• Armenian: շատ (hy) (šat) 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 至 (cmn) (zhì)

• Finnish: erittäin, äärimmäisen, todella, tosi, mitä + superlative

• French: très (fr), extrêmement (fr)
• Norwegian: høyst (no), meget (no), veldig (no)
• Russian: самый (ru) (sámyj) , пре- (ru) (pre-) , наиболее (ru) (naibóleje) 
• Scots: maist
• Swedish: högst (sv)

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• Estonian: kõige (et)
• Ido: maxim
• Italian: la maggioranza (1); la maggioranza della gente (2)

• Slovene: večina
• Spanish: la mayoría (es)
• Swedish: majoriteten, de flesta, flertalet

Noun

most (usually uncountable; plural mosts)

1. (uncountable) The greatest amount.

   The most I can offer for the house is $150,000.

2. (countable) A record-setting amount.

Usage notes

• In the sense of record, used when the positive denotation of best does not apply.

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: good · never · shall · #101: most · where · those · own

Anagrams

• MOTs, MTSO, toms

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mostъ, from Proto-Germanic *masta-.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /most/

Noun

most m

1. bridge

Declension

    declension of most

	singular	plural
nominative	most	mosty
genitive	mostu	mostů
dative	mostu	mostům
accusative	most	mosty
vocative	moste	mosty
locative	mostu	mostech
instrumental	mostem	mosty

Derived terms

• můstek m
• mostní
• mostový
• přemostit

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Hungarian

Adverb

most

1. now

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Old High German

Etymology

From Latin mustum.

Noun

most m

1. must

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Polish

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mostъ, from Proto-Germanic *masta-.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɔst/

• most

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Noun

most m

1. bridge

Declension

    declension of most

	singular	plural
nominative	most	mosty
genitive	mostu	mostów
dative	mostowi	mostom
accusative	most	mosty
instrumental	mostem	mostami
locative	moście	mostach
vocative	moście	mosty

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mostъ, from Proto-Germanic *masta-.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /môːst/

Noun

mȏst m (Cyrillic spelling мо̑ст)

1. bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)

Declension

    declension of most

	singular	plural
nominative	mȏst	mòstovi
genitive	mȍsta	mostova
dative	mostu	mostovima
accusative	mosta	mostove
vocative	moste	mostovi
locative	mostu	mostovima
instrumental	mostom	mostovima

Derived terms

mòstac mostàrina

mòstić mòstiti

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mostъ, from Proto-Germanic *masta-.

Noun

most m (genitive singular mosta, nominative plural mosty), declension pattern dub

1. bridge

Declension

    declension of most

	singular	plural
nominative	most	mosty
genitive	mosta	mostov
dative	mostu	mostom
accusative	most	mosty
locative	moste	mostoch
instrumental	mostom	mostami

Derived terms

• mostík
• mostný
• mostový

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mostъ, from Proto-Germanic *masta-.

Noun

most m inan. (dual mosta, plural mosti)

1. bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)

Declension

Declension of most (masculine inanimate, hard)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	most	mosta	mosti
accusative	most	mosta	moste
genitive	mosta	mostov	mostov
dative	mostu	mostoma	mostom
locative	mostu	mostih	mostih
instrumental	mostom	mostoma	mosti