Meaning of most | Babel Free

Definitions

1. superlative degree of much
2. The greatest amount.
   uncountable, usually
3. superlative degree of many: the comparatively largest number of (construed with the definite article)
4. The greater part.
   countable, uncountable, usually
5. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The greatest part or number: Most of the town was destroyed. Most of the books were missing.
6. superlative degree of many: the majority of; more than half of (construed without the definite article)
7. A record-setting amount.
   countable, usually
8. At the maximum: We saw him for ten minutes at the most. She ran two miles at most.
9. Forms the superlative of many adjectives
10. at (the) most, to an extent not exceeding the whole; generally; usually.
11. To a great extent or degree; highly; very
12. a combining form of most occurring in a series of superlatives: foremost; utmost.
13. Much more than half:best, better, greater, larger, largest.
14. To a high degree:awfully, dreadfully, eminently, exceedingly, exceptionally, extra, extremely, greatly, highly, notably, very.
15. to the greatest degree or extent, or for most of the time; mainly. The air we breathe is mostly nitrogen and oxygen; Mostly I go to the library rather than buy books. hoofsaaklik في غالبِيَّتِه، في الأغْلَب، في أكْثَرِيَّتِه в най-голяма степен principalmente z největší části, většinou größtenteils for det meste βασικά, τις πιο πολλές φορές principalmente, en su mayor parte enamasti اساسا suurimmaksi osaksi surtout, la plupart du temps בעיקר का विशेष सम्मान करना poglavito leginkább terutama a...
16. taking the greatest estimate. There were fifty people in the audience at (the) most. nie meer nie as على أكْثَر تَقْدير максимум no máximo nanejvýš bestenfalls højst το πολύ como máximo kõige rohkem در نهایت enintään au plusלכל היותר अधिकतम najvećim dijelom legföljebb perkiraan tertinggi í mesta lagi al massimo せいぜい 기껏해야 daugių daugiausia vislabākajā gadījumā pengiraan tertinggi hoogstenshøyst, i høydennajwyżej په مجموعى توګه no máximo cel mult самое большее; максимум nanajvýš največ najviše ...
17. mostly. For the most part, the passengers on the ship were Swedes. hoofsaaklik عادَةً، في أغْلَب الأحْيان през повечето време na sua maioria z největší části größtenteils for størstedelens vedkommende ως επί το πλείστον por lo general suuremalt jaolt اساسا suurimmaksi osaksi pour la plupart מרבית प्राय: सम्पूर्णत: uglavnom legnagyobbrészt sebagian besar að mestu leyti, mestmegnis per la maggior parte, perlopiù 大部分は 대부분은 daugiausia galvenokārt, lielākoties sebahagian besar voor het grootste de...
18. to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent. You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it! jou bes gee/doen يَسْتَفيد إلى أقْصى حَد възползвам се tirar o máximo proveito de využít co nejlépe das Beste herausholen aus få det bedste ud af εκμεταλλεύομαι στο έπακρο, αξιοποιώ πλήρως aprovechar algo al máximo võtma mis võtta annab بیشترین استفاده ottaa kaikki irti profiter (au maximum) de לְנָצֵל כְּכָל הָאֶפשָׁר से पूरा लाभ उठाना dati najviše od jó...
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Equivalents

Examples

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

“Most of the penguins were friendly and curious.”

“Most of the rice was spoiled.”

“At half-past nine on this Saturday evening the parlor of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for the select circle—a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening for a pipe and a cheerful glass.”

“The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen.[…]The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man's private calendar, took most of them by surprise although they had been well prepared.”

“Most of the Himalayan rivers have been relatively untouched by dams near their sources. Now the two great Asian powers, India and China, are rushing to harness them as they cut through some of the world's deepest valleys.”

“Along with their massive size will come other “mosts”: they will likely be the longest living, the best educated, the wealthiest and the most wired/ wireless.”

“Virginia had a number of "mosts” that made it appealing, if not representative of all Confederate states: the most citizens among the Southern states; the most slaves; the most men under arms; the most famous Southern generals; the most fighting within its borders; the most divided by the war (what other Southern state lost a quarter of its territory and saw a new state created out of that former territory?); and the most damaged by the war.”

“The record of Elvis' achievement is truly remarkable; his list of “firsts” and “mosts” is probably without parallel in music and entertainment history.”

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