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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Determiner 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adverb 1.4.1 Antonyms 1.4.2 Related terms 1.4.3 Derived terms 1.4.4 Anagrams 1.4.5 Translations 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Usage notes 2 Bosnian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Declension 3 Croatian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Declension 4 Czech 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Noun 4.3.1 Declension 4.3.2 Derived terms 5 Hungarian 5.1 Adverb 6 Old High German 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Noun 7 Polish 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Pronunciation 7.3 Noun 7.3.1 Declension 8 Serbian 8.1 Etymology 8.2 Noun 8.2.1 Declension 9 Serbo-Croatian 9.1 Etymology 9.2 Noun 9.2.1 Declension 9.2.2 Derived terms 10 Slovak 10.1 Etymology 10.2 Noun 10.2.1 Derived terms 11 Slovene 11.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: mōst, IPA: /məʊst/, SAMPA: /m@Ust/
• (US) enPR: mōst, IPA: /moʊst/, SAMPA: /moUst/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -əʊst

[edit] Determiner

most

1. Superlative form of much.

   Most people like chocolate.

   Most simply choose to ignore it.

   Most want the best for their children.

[edit] Synonyms

• almost all

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adverb

most

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.

[edit] Antonyms

• fewest
• least

[edit] Related terms

• more

[edit] Derived terms

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

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: most
• toms

[edit] Translations

[edit] 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.

[edit] Usage notes

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

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[edit] Bosnian

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

mȏst m.

1. bridge

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[edit] Croatian

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

mȏst m.

1. bridge

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[edit] Czech

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

•  audio^{help, file}
• IPA: /most/

[edit] Noun

most m.

1. bridge

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[edit] Derived terms

• můstek m.
• mostní
• mostový

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[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Adverb

most

1. now

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[edit] Old High German

[edit] Etymology

From Latin mustum.

[edit] Noun

most m.

1. must

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɔst/

[edit] Noun

most m.

1. bridge

[edit] Declension

	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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[edit] Serbian

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

mȏst m. (Cyrillic spelling мост)

1. bridge

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

mȏst m. (Cyrillic spelling: мо̑ст)

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

[edit] Declension

[edit] Derived terms

mòstac mostàrina

mòstić mòstiti

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[edit] Slovak

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

most m. (plural mosty)

1. bridge

[edit] Derived terms

• mostík
• mostný
• mostový

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[edit] Slovene

[edit] Noun

most m.

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