most
Part of speech: adv
pron
noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-der.
Proto-Germanic *maiz
Proto-Germanic *maistaz
Proto-Germanic *maist
Proto-West Germanic *maist
Old English mǣst
Middle English
English most
From 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”).
Inflected forms:
form: moste
pos: adv
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: moste
pos: pron
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: mosts
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: moste
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: Forms the superlative of many adjectives.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: This is the most important example.
Correctness is most important.
Much the most common verb in complex-intransitive clauses is be.
With some of it on the south and more of it on the north of the great main thoroughfare that connects Aldgate and the East India Docks, St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London.
“[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes[…]. And then, when you see [the senders], you probably find that they are the most melancholy old folk with malignant diseases. […]”
gloss: To a great extent or degree; highly; very.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: This is a most unusual specimen.
Most cruel edict! Sure, thy generous soul, Septimius, abhors the dreadful task of persecution.
A noble craft, but somehow a most melancholy!
Now, I still think that for this box of matches to have escaped the wear of time for immemorial years was a most strange, as for me it was a most fortunate, thing.
“His song is most unpleasant,” said the King rubbing his head, “pray bid him cease,” and off went the secretary to argue with the wind.
gloss: The greater part of a group, especially a group of people.
pos: pron
examples: Most want the best for their children.
The peach was juicier and more flavourful than most.
gloss: The greatest amount.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: The most I can offer for the house is $150,000.
gloss: The greater part.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
usually
examples: 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.
gloss: A record-setting amount.
pos: noun
tags: countable
usually
examples: 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.
Related words: more
Derived words: aldermost
at most
at the most
at the very most
backmost
do the most
empty barrels make the most noise
empty cans make the most noise
empty vessels make the most noise
empty vessels make the most sound
foremost
for the most part
frontmost
hindmost
host with the most
innermost
lookers-on see most of the game
make the most of
-most
most an end
most favored nation
most favoured nation
most like
mostly
most muscular
mostness
most of all
most of the time
most-perfect magic square
most Rikki-Tik
most significant bit
most significant byte
most valuable player
most vexing parse
most wanted
mostwhat
one-size-fits-most
outermost
rearmost
second most
The Most Reverend
westermost
Translations:
lang: Southern Altai
word: эҥ
roman: eŋ
lang: Arabic
word: اَلـ
roman: al--
lang: Armenian
word: ամենա-
roman: amena-
lang: Armenian
word: -գույն
roman: -guyn
lang: Belarusian
word: найбо́льш
roman: najbólʹš
lang: Belarusian
word: най-
roman: naj-
lang: Bulgarian
word: най-
roman: naj-
lang: Catalan
word: el/la/els/les més
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 最
roman: zeoi³
lang: Chinese
word: цзуй
roman: czuy
lang: Chinese
word: 一度
roman: it-tó͘, it-tó
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 最
roman: zuì
lang: Czech
word: nejvíce
lang: Czech
word: nej-
lang: Danish
word: mest
lang: Danish
word: -st
lang: Danish
word: -est
lang: Dutch
word: meest
lang: Dutch
word: -st
lang: Dutch
word: -ste
lang: Esperanto
word: plej
lang: Estonian
word: kõige
lang: French
word: le plus
lang: French
word: la plus
lang: French
word: les plus
lang: Georgian
word: ყველაზე
roman: q̇velaze
lang: German
word: -ster
lang: German
word: -ste
lang: German
word: am ...-sten
lang: Greenlandic
word: -nerpaaq
lang: Hebrew
word: הכי
roman: ha'khi
lang: Hindi
word: सबसे
roman: sabse
lang: Hindi
word: सब से
roman: sab se
lang: Hungarian
word: leg- -bb
lang: Ido
word: maxim
lang: Italian
word: il più
lang: Japanese
word: 最も
roman: mottomo
lang: Japanese
word: 最
roman: sai-
lang: Japanese
word: 一番
roman: ichiban
lang: Karachay-Balkar
word: эм
roman: em
lang: Karaim
word: ėnk
lang: Karakalpak
word: eng
lang: Kazakh
word: ең
roman: eñ
lang: Khakas
word: инъ
roman: inʺ
lang: Khakas
word: иң
roman: iñ
lang: Khmer
word: ជាងគេ
roman: cieŋ kee
lang: Korean
word: 가장
roman: gajang
lang: Korean
word: 제일
roman: jeil
lang: Korean
word: 최(最)-
roman: choe-
lang: Kumyk
word: инг
roman: iñ
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: -tirîn
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: herî
lang: Kyrgyz
word: эң
roman: eŋ
lang: Lao
word: ...ທີ່ສຸດ
roman: thī sut
lang: Latin
word: plurime
lang: Latin
word: -issime
lang: Macedonian
word: нај-
roman: naj-
lang: Eastern Mari
word: эн
roman: en
lang: Mizo
word: ber
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: mest
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: mest
lang: Polish
word: naj-
lang: Portuguese
word: o/a/os/as mais
lang: Russian
word: наи-
roman: nai-
lang: Russian
word: са́мый
roman: sámyj
lang: Russian
word: наибо́лее
roman: naibóleje
lang: Russian
word: -е́йший
roman: -éjšij
lang: Scots
word: maist
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: нај-
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: naj-
lang: Shor
word: эң
roman: eň
lang: Slovak
word: naj-
lang: Slovene
word: nàjbolj
lang: Slovene
word: naj-
lang: Spanish
word: el/la/lo más
lang: Swedish
word: mest
lang: Thai
word: ...ที่สุด
roman: ...tîi-sùt
lang: Tofa
word: эӈ
roman: eň
lang: Turkish
word: en
lang: Tuvan
word: эң
roman: eñ
lang: Ukrainian
word: най-
roman: naj-
lang: Ukrainian
word: найбі́льш
roman: najbílʹš
lang: Urdu
word: سب سے
roman: sab se
lang: Urum
word: эн
lang: Uyghur
word: ئەڭ
roman: eng
lang: Uzbek
word: eng
lang: Vietnamese
word: ... nhất