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English

rank|good|never|shall|101|most|where|those|own

Etymology
Old English mæst|mǣst, from Germanic. Cognate with Dutch meest, German meist, Swedish mest.

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) m�st, /m��st/, /<tt>m@Ust</tt>/
(General American|US) m�st, /mo�st/, /<tt>moUst</tt>/
audio|en-us-most.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes:English:-��st|Rhymes: -��st

Determiner
most

1. the majority of

#: Most people like chocolate.

1. (in a comical way) all

#: Most wrongs aren't right

Synonyms
almost all

Translations
trans-top| majority of
Czech: v�tšina
Dutch: meeste
Finnish: useimmat
French: la plupart de
:Most people like chocolate &mdash; La plupart des gens aiment le chocolat
German: die meisten
Hebrew: ר�� (rov)
trans-mid
Italian: la maggioranza di, di più
:Most people like chocolate &mdash; Il ciocciolato piace alla maggioranza della gente
Japanese: � (��, sai), �� (����, mottomo)
Russian: бол��ин��во (bol�šinstvó) n
Slovene: ve�ina
Spanish: la mayoría de
Swedish: de flesta (1), flertalet (1)
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Adverb
en-adv|-

1. (With a definite article) Forms the superlative of many adjectives.

#: This is the most important example.

1. To a great extent or degree; highly.

#: This is a most unusual specimen.

Antonyms
fewest
least

Translations
trans-top|adverb forming superlative
French: le plus#French|plus + m noun, la plus + f noun, les plus + plural noun
trans-mid
Russian: �ам�й (sámyj)
Slovene: najbolj
Spanish: el/la/lo más
Swedish: mest#Swedish|mest
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trans-top|highly
Finnish: erittäin, äärimmäisen, todella, tosi, mitä + superlative
French: très, extrêmement
trans-mid
Russian: �ам�й (sámyj), п�е- (pre-), наиболее (naiból'eje)
Swedish: högst#Swedish|högst
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ttbc|Ido: maxim
ttbc|Scots: maist
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Related terms
more

Pronoun
most<!-- etymologically related? or see also? -->

1. The majority of a specified group.

#:Most simply choose to ignore it.

1. The majority of people in general.

#:Most want the best for their children.

Translations

Finnish: useimmat, enemmistö
Italian: la maggioranza (1); la maggioranza della gente (2)
mid
Russian: бол��ин��во (bol�šinstvó) n
Slovene: ve�ina
Spanish: la mayoría (1)
Swedish: majoriteten, de flesta, flertalet

Derived terms
mostly
foremost

Category:100 English basic words
Category:English determiners

Bosnian

Noun
most m s (p: mostovi)

1. bridge

Synonyms
�uprija#Bosnian|�uprija

Category:Bosnian nouns

Croatian

Noun
hr-noun|g=m|mostovi

1. bridge

Declension
hr-decl-noun
|most|mostovi
|mosta|mostova
|mostu|mostovima
|mosta|mostove
|moste|mostovi
|mostu|mostovima
|mostom|mostovima

Czech

Pronunciation
audio|Cs-most.ogg|audio
/IPA|most/

Noun
most m, inanimate

1. bridge

Declension
cs-noun-decl|most|mostu|mostu|most|moste|mostu|mostem|mosty|mostů|mostům|mosty|mosty|mostech|mosty

Category:Czech nouns

Hungarian

Adverb
most

1. now

Category:Hungarian adverbs

Old High German

Etymology
Latin mustum

Noun
most m

1. must

Category:Old High German nouns

Polish

Etymology
From Slavic *most�, from Indo-European *mast- �board�. Cognate with Russian мо�� etc.; and with Latin malus|m�lus, English mast, Irish adhmad.

Pronunciation
IPA|/m�st/

Noun
most m (plural mosty, locative singular mo�cie)

1. bridge

Category:Polish nouns

Serbian

Noun
most m s (p: mostovi)

1. bridge

See also
мо��#Serbian|мо��

Synonyms
�uprija#Serbian|�uprija

Category:Serbian nouns

Slovak

Noun
:most m (p: mosty)
:mosta gen sg
:declension pattern dub

1. bridge

Derived terms
mostík
mostný
mostový

Category:Slovak nouns

cs:most
de:most
et:most
el:most
fa:most
fr:most
ko:most
hr:most
io:most
it:most
ku:most
la:most
hu:most
nl:most
ja:most
pl:most
pt:most
ru:most
simple:most
sl:most
fi:most
sv:most
te:most
vi:most
tr:most
vo:most
zh:most

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