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Max

Max

∞ 1.0
A male first name often short for Maxwell or Maximilian
  • proper noun
  • /mæks/
translation icon : Max
  • My friend Max is joining us for dinner tonight.
  • Max's car
  • driving with Max
  • Max drove

Other than that, I should probably move Max's movie inside.

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Examples

  • Well, Max said I had to earn my keep.

    Lights Out (2024)

  • It's not the money, Max, you know?

    The Boost (1988)

  • I kind of just try and get Max to cut them for me.

  • Oh, have you played golf with Max yet?

    My Old Ass (2024)

  • What do you think's gonna happen, Max, eh?

    Welcome to the Punch (2013)

  • Suspicious, she looks around for Max and finds that he is standing right next to her.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • I heard about it first from Max Silverman, the manager of my apartment house.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Later, when all the guests were gone, Max and Joel shared a newspaper in the rec room.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • So I am about to meet TikTok stars Max Balagde and George Clark.

    The Useless Hotline Podcast

  • Wait, please don't tell Max that I ratted him out.

    Ezra (2024)

Idioms

to the max
  • Informal
13 7.7

As much as possible

fun to the max
  • Informal
8.3

A very enjoyable and exciting time for everyone

out of Mad Max
  • UK
9.9

Very chaotic and dangerous like scenes from the Mad Max films

Compounds

max facs
  • Jargon
6.8

Surgery on the jaw and face to fix injuries or problems

Surface Forms

Max main

Etymology

Max is a short form of names like Maxwell or Maximilian. Maximilian comes from Latin maximus, meaning 'greatest', just like in maximum, so Max is easy to remember as 'the most' or 'great'.