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   Most

   /mōst/

   

   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.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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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 a sentence?

   • 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?:

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   What does most of all mean?

   • You use most of all to indicate that something happens or is true to a greater extent than anything else. She said she wanted most of all to be fair. 4 adv You use most to indicate that someone or something has a greater amount of a particular quality than most other things of its kind.

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