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most

most

∞ 1.0
To make an adjective or adverb show the highest degree
  • adverb
  • /moʊst/
: más
  • Perhaps that is why A.L. Rowse called history "the most important subject in the world."
  • most important
  • most likely
  • most common

Three books that you most often gift to people.

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Examples

  • See some of the best-dressed, most beautiful women in the world.

  • I just heard the most amazing thing!

  • The thing that I like most is competition.

  • That may be the most terrible part of all.

  • Based on your contact with patients, list the most significant health needs in your community.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Standards drop the most after a few drinks.

  • To this day, it remains the longest and most brutal economic depression in American history.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Helping students measure their own achievement is ultimately the most effective and honest motivational tool.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Homelessness implies an absence of one of life's most basic needs: a place to call home.

    Academic text (2011)
  • She is the most talented musician in the orchestra.

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

To the smallest degree compared with others

∞ 1.0

A very small amount or something of low importance

Idioms

To show that one thing matters more than others

It happens in most cases but not always

88 1.3

No more than a set number or amount

39 2.0

No more than the number or amount given

To show that something is more important than anything else

1 7.4

A person who is very good at having parties and making guests feel welcome

Compounds

most fun
  • Informal
52 4.0

Giving the most enjoyment

32 3.6

A player people choose as the best or most important in a competition

A player who helps their team most during a season and wins an award

12 8.2

A country that receives the same trade advantages as other countries under a trade agreement

Surface Forms

most positive

Etymology

Most comes from more + -st, which makes a word show the 'highest' degree. So 'the most famous' means the one that is more famous than all the others.