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- Dictionarymost/məʊst/
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"
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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.
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
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.
Most definition: in the greatest quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number. See examples of MOST used in a sentence.
the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree. “made the most money he could”. “what attracts the most attention?”. “made the most of a bad deal”. see more see less. antonyms: least.
to take full advantage of something because it may not last long: We should make the most of this good weather. at (the) most. not more than a particular amount or number: The journey will take an hour at the most.
