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- DictionaryMost/mōst/
determiner
- 1. greatest in amount, quantity, or degree: "they've had the most success"
pronoun
- 1. the greatest amount or quantity: "we had the most to lose"
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"
The meaning of MOST is greatest in quantity, extent, or degree. How to use most in a sentence. Can most be used in place of almost?: Usage Guide
Most definition: in the greatest quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number. See examples of MOST used in a sentence.
MOST definition: 1. the biggest number or amount of; more than anything or anyone else: 2. used to form the…. Learn more.
You use most to indicate that someone or something has a greater amount of a particular quality than most other things of its kind. Her children had the best, most elaborate birthday parties in the neighborhood.
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.
USAGE: The most, the more • You use the most when you are comparing one person or thing with all others: It was the most terrifying experience of my life. • In spoken English, you can also use the most when comparing just two people or things: Which is the most enjoyable – tennis or squash?
You use most or most of to talk about the majority of a group of things or people, or the largest part of something. You use most in front of a plural noun which does not have a determiner, such as 'the' or 'a', or a possessive, such as 'my' or 'our', in front of it.
a larger amount than anyone or anything else: This one costs the most. Which of you earns most? the most. B1. the largest number or amount possible: That's the most I can pay you.
The greatest amount, quantity or degree. To take most of the credit. Webster's New World.
most, adj., pron., n., adv. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.
