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[edit] English

Most common English words: good « never « shall « #101: most » where » those » own

[edit] Etymology

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

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most

  1. Superlative form of much.
    Most people like chocolate.
    Most simply choose to ignore it.
    Most want the best for their children.

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  • almost all

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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.
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[edit] Noun

Singular
most

Plural
usually uncountable; plural mosts

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.

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

[edit] Bosnian

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

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mȏst m.

  1. bridge

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[edit] Croatian

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

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mȏst m.

  1. bridge

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[edit] Czech

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

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most m.

  1. bridge

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[edit] Hungarian

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most

  1. now

[edit] Old High German

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From Latin mustum.

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most m.

  1. must

[edit] Polish

[edit] Etymology

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

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most m.

  1. bridge

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Singular Plural
Nominative most mosty
Genitive mostu mostów
Dative mostowi mostom
Accusative most mosty
Instrumental mostem mostami
Locative moście mostach
Vocative moście mosty

[edit] Serbian

[edit] Etymology

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

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mȏst m. (Cyrillic spelling мост)

  1. bridge

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

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

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mȏst m. (Cyrillic spelling: мо̑ст)

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

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[edit] Slovak

[edit] Etymology

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

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most m. (plural mosty)

  1. bridge

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[edit] Slovene

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most m.

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