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UK
/mˈəʊst/
]
[ US /ˈmoʊs, ˈmoʊst/ ]
[ US /ˈmoʊs, ˈmoʊst/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree
made the most of a bad deal
what attracts the most attention?
made the most money he could -
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number
most fishes have fins
who has the most apples?
most people like eggs
ADVERB
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used to form the superlative
the king cobra is the most dangerous snake -
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
the job is (just) about done
I was near exhausted by the run
virtually all the parties signed the contract
most everyone agrees
we're almost finished
the car all but ran her down
talked for nigh onto 2 hours
the recording is well-nigh perfect
he nearly fainted
the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded -
very
a most welcome relief
How To Use most In A Sentence
- It would almost be better to have no backbench bills at all than the current system, which offers a false glimmer of hope. Times, Sunday Times
- Their dried dung is found everywhere, and is in many places the only fuel afforded by the plains; their skulls, which last longer than any other part of the animal, are among the most familiar of objects to the plainsman; their bones are in many districts so plentiful that it has become a regular industry, followed by hundreds of men (christened "bone hunters" by the frontiersmen), to go out with wagons and collect them in great numbers for the sake of the phosphates they yield; and Bad Lands, plateaus, and prairies alike, are cut up in all directions by the deep ruts which were formerly buffalo trails. VIII. The Lordly Buffalo
- Which is stupid, considering the drivers around here A: Don't normally stop for people and in fact have been caught trying to sneak ~around~ them and B: I've been nicked several times and almost hit three times different instances last summer attempting to obey the biking laws, none of those for mistakes on my part as I've been scared shitless at the lack of aware driving that's crept over my town. The funny thing about Pain..... (Let's talk trauma!)
- Chlorophyll is only one of several pigments found in plants, but it is by far the most important.
- As I did at FIAC, I selected 18 galleries and asked their most anglophonic expert to pick an image and talk about it for under two minutes. Michael Kurcfeld: Doing Shots: The Old and the New at Paris Photo 2011 (VIDEO)
- Sodium thiopental was used by most U.S. states as part of a lethal injection combination, but many have switched to an alternative drug called pentobarbital amid an ongoing shortage. The Seattle Times
- The residents are mostly impoverished families who survive by collecting recyclable garbage.
- Of all types of commercially based American music, jazz is the one that has most consistently fostered musical artistry on a high level.
- If you lip balm contains phenol, camphor, menthol, peppermint oil or eucalyptus, it's most likely making your lips more chapped than not.
- Such football titbits always float to the surface on third-round day which remains the best, most hectic, interesting and fun day of the season - and this one was even more frenetic than usual.