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   most

   /məʊst/

   determiner

   • 1. greatest in amount, quantity, or degree: "they've had the most success"
   • ▪ the majority of; nearly all of: "most oranges are sweeter than these"

   pronoun

   • 1. the greatest amount or quantity: "we had the most to lose"
   • ▪ the greatest part; the majority: "I spent most of the winter on the coast"

   adverb

   • 1. forming the superlative of adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than one syllable: "the most important event of my life"
   • 2. to the greatest extent: "the things he most enjoyed"
   • 3. extremely; very: "it was most kind of you"
   • 4. almost: informal North American "most everyone understood"

   Word Origin Old Englishmāst, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meest and German meist.

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   What is the difference between more and most?

   • More and most should be distinguished when used in comparisons. More applies to cases involving two persons, objects, etc, most to cases involving three or more at the most, at the maximum. Also at most. to make the most of an opportunity. for the most part. part ( def 34 ). see at most; for the most part; make the most of. See almost.

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   What is the superlative form of most?

   • Most is often considered to be the superlative form of much and many. You use most to refer to the majority of a group of things or people or the largest part of something. Most of the houses in the capital don't have piped water. Most is also a determiner. Most people think the Queen has done a good job during her reign.

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   What does most mean in English?

   • Usage Guide Although considered by some to be unacceptable in all cases, most is often used to mean "almost" in both spoken and, to a lesser extent, written English to modify the adjectives all, every, and any; the pronouns all, everyone, everything, everybody, anyone, anything, and anybody; and the adverbs everywhere, anywhere, and always.

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   What is most ®?

   • It’s a method for measuring human work that focuses on grouping motions together into pre-defined sequence models, which you use to build times, like you use words to build sentences. With the detailed description which establishes the time needed to perform an activity, MOST ® is a clear pointer to where a method can be improved.

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   • English (US)

     MOST meaning: 1. the biggest number or amount of; more than...

   • Znaczenie Most, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     MOST definicja: 1. the biggest number or amount of; more...

   • Most: Arabic Translation

     MOST translate: الأكْثَر, مُعظَم, الأكْثَر. Learn more in...

   • Most: Korean Translation

     most translate: 최고로, 대부분의, 가장 많이. Learn more in the...

   • Northernmost

     NORTHERNMOST definition: 1. furthest towards the north of an...

   • Most: Japanese Translation

     MOST translate: 最も, ほとんどの, 最大の, ほとんどの, ほとんど, 最多（さいた）,...

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   the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree. adverb. used to form the superlative. “the king cobra is the most dangerous snake”. synonyms: to the highest degree. see more.

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