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Utmost

Definition: Utmost

Utmost

Adjective

1. Of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress".

2. Highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually".

3. Comparatives of "far"; most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula".

Noun

1. The greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "utmost" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)


Synonyms: Utmost

Synonyms: extreme (adj), farthermost (adj), farthest (adj), furthermost (adj), furthest (adj), last (adj), utmost(a) (adj), uttermost(a) (adj), level best (n), maximum (n), uttermost (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Utmost

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Adversity

Adjective: unfortunate, unblest, unhappy, unlucky; improsperous, unprosperous; hoodooed; luckless, hapless; out of luck; in trouble, in a bad way, in an evil plight; under a cloud; clouded; ill off, badly off; in adverse circumstances; poor; behindhand, down in the world, decayed, undone; on the road to ruin, on its last legs, on the wane; in one's utmost need.

Completeness

Adverb: completely; Adjective: altogether, outright, wholly, totally, in toto, quite; all out; over head and ears; effectually, for good and all, nicely, fully, through thick and thin, head and shoulders; neck and heel, neck and crop; in all respects, in every respect; at all points, out and out, to all intents and purposes; toto coelo; utterly; clean, clean as a whistle; to the full, to the utmost, to the backbone; hollow, stark; heart and soul, root and branch, down to the ground.

Exertion

Take pains; do one's best, do one's level best, do one's utmost; give one hundred percent, do the best one can, do all one can, do all in one's power, do as much as in one lies, do what lies in one's power; use one's best endeavor, use one's utmost endeavor; try one's best, try one's utmost; play one's best card; put one's best leg foremost, put one's right leg foremost; have one's whole soul in his work, put all one's strength into, strain every nerve; spare no efforts, spare no pains; go all lengths; go through fire and water; (resolution); move heaven and earth, leave no stone unturned.

Seclusion Exclusion

Estranged; unfrequented; uninhabitable, uninhabited; tenantless; abandoned; deserted, deserted in one's utmost need; unfriended; kithless, friendless, homeless; lorn, forlorn, desolate.

Summit

Noun: summit, summity; top, peak, vertex, apex, zenith, pinnacle, acme, culmination, meridian, utmost height, ne plus utra, height, pitch, maximum, climax, culminating point, crowning point, turning point; turn of the tide, fountain head; water shed, water parting; sky, pole.

Superiority

Supreme, greatest, utmost, paramount, preeminent, foremost, crowning; first-rate; (important), (excellent); unrivaled peerless, matchless; none such, second to none, sans pareil; unparagoned, unparalleled, unequalled, unapproached, unsurpassed; superlative, inimitable facile princeps, incomparable, sovereign, without parallel, nulli secundus, ne plus ultra; beyond compare, beyond comparison; culminating; (topmost); transcendent, transcendental;plus royaliste que le Roi, more catholic than the Pope

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Utmost

English words defined with "utmost": arduous, At bestextend, extend oneself, extreme, extremityfare-thee-well, farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthestGoings outhard up, heart and soul, high water, Hurrah's nestmomentousnessNidingOn the wings of the wind, OutrancePeroxidizeSostenuto, Spirit of sense, strain, straining, strenuous, SummityTiptop, To, To assert one's self, To be on the stretch, To make the best of, To put on one's trumps, To put to one's trumps, To rack one's brains, tooth and nailultimate, uttermost, UtternessWhip and spur. (references)
Specialty definitions using "utmost": ApollodorosCarat of Gold, Commodious, Convenient, CorineusDovesEagles, EnemyFirst Stroke is Half the BattleHANGMAN, Hercules' PillarsInsaneLakeMeissonier-like ExactnessNice as Ninepence, nthRODINuberrima fides, utmost good faithWexford Bridge Massacre. (references)
Etymologies containing "utmost": Outermost. (references)

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Modern Usage: Utmost

DomainUsage

Screenplays

And as for what I've taught you, well, listen, I've always believed that every woman should get as much education and intellectual stimulation as possible, and that she should develop her mental abilities to their utmost potential. (Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death; writing credit: J.F. Lawton)

In matters of utmost importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing. (The Importance of Being Earnest; writing credit: Oliver Parker; Oscar Wilde)

When cooking rats, I would imagine that sauce is of the utmost importance. (Survivor; writing credit: Peter Lund Madsen)

Lyrics

Despite it, I show her the utmost respect when I fall through (Ms. Jackson; performing artist: Outkast)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Utmost

DomainTitle

Books

  • My Utmost for His Highest: New International Version: Devotional Geniune Bonded Leather Silver Edging (My Utmost for His Highest) (reference)

  • Oswald Chambers: Abandoned to God: The Life Story of the Author of My Utmost for His Highest (reference)

  • The fake's progress : being the cautionary history of the master painter & simulator Tom Keating as recounted with the utmost candour & without fear or favour to Frank Norman ; together with a dissertation upon the traffic in works of art by Geraldine Nor (reference)

  • My Utmost for His Highest: The Golden Book of Oswald Chambers (reference)

  • Bib My Utmost Devotional Bible New King James Version (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  • My Utmost for His Highest: The Concert (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Utmost

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Production. Parachute making. The utmost precision is required of these operators who are cutting and drilling parachute packs in an Eastern factory. Their work is under constant close supervision. Pioneer Parachute Company, Manchester, Connecticut. Credit: Library of Congress.

On the "assembly" line. Scores of parts go into Uncle Sam's big guns. Worker at a large eastern arsenal inspects some of the mechanism parts for medium-caliber guns. The utmost accuracy is required to ensure efficient performance. Credit: Library of Congress.

The utmost precision is required of these operators who are cutting and drilling parachute packs in an eastern factory, Manchester, Conn. Credit: Library of Congress.

Lend the way they fight--Buy bonds to your utmost Music makes for morale--A singing army is a fighting army / / W.G.S. Credit: Library of Congress.

Lend - the way they fight--Buy Liberty bonds to your utmost / Lutz & Sheinkman Litho., New York. Credit: Library of Congress.

  

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Utmost

AuthorQuotation

Bishop Robert South

Action is the highest perfection and drawing forth of the utmost power, vigor, and activity of man's nature.

F. L. Lucan

The mere apprehension of a coming evil has put many into a situation of the utmost danger.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless they win along with it the utmost passion of her heart.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Utmost

AuthorDateQuotation

Magna Carta

1215

And let whoever in the country desires it, swear to obey the orders of the said five and twenty barons for the execution of all the aforesaid matters, and along with them, to molest us to the utmost of his power; and we publicly and freely grant leave to everyone who wishes to swear, and we shall never forbid anyone to swear. (reference)

John Locke

1690

Their power, in the utmost bounds of it, is limited to the public good of the society. (Second Treatise of Government)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Utmost

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

They met with the utmost friendliness.

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

She decided, moreover, that he had a right to her utmost aid.

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

To attempt to realise it, the utmost violence must be imagined in the presence of the most extreme mildness.

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

Six or seven thousand is their utmost power.

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

But here it was with the utmost difficulty that I brought him to apprehend what I meant.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Utmost

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

A more consistent set of diagnostic procedures and practice guidelines is of utmost importance. (references)

Of utmost importance is that HIV prevention policy be based, whenever possible, on scientific information. (references)

These problems point to the need for improved assessment, treatment, and followup of patients with ADHD. A more consistent set of diagnostic procedures and practice guidelines is of utmost importance. (references)

Business

The main and utmost problem of doing business in Uzbekistan is the lack of free currency convertibility. (references)

However the study recommended that a comprehensive inspection and maintenance program for all types of vehicle is of the utmost importance and that retrofitting catalytic converters should only be done in addition to an inspection and maintenance (I/M) program. (references)

Economic History

Brazil

Most buyers consider after sales service of utmost importance. (references)

Sweden

Sweden's international competitiveness is therefore of utmost importance. (references)

Ukraine

Furthermore, it is of utmost importance to remain up-to-date on the ever-changing laws and regulations. (references)

Travel

Bolivia

U.S. companies should exercise the utmost care and discretion in their business dealings and come to the Embassy for advice on how to proceed if confronted with corrupt practices. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

HANGMAN, n. An officer of the law charged with duties of the highest dignity and utmost gravity, and held in hereditary disesteem by a populace having a criminal ancestry. In some of the American States his functions are now performed by an electrician, as in New Jersey, where executions by electricity have recently been ordered -- the first instance known to this lexicographer of anybody questioning the expediency of hanging Jerseymen.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: Utmost

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

James Monroe

1817-1825On their preservation and in their utmost purity everything will depend.

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837In the present instance it has been carried to the utmost extent that was consistent with a becoming self-respect.

Martin van Buren

1837-1841Those opinions I shall endeavor to carry out with my utmost ability.

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953Since our programs for this period which combines war liquidation with reconversion to a peacetime economy are inevitably large and numerous it is imperative that they be planned and executed with the utmost efficiency and the utmost economy.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989Therefore, I will work, I will save, I will sacrifice, I will endure, I will fight cheerfully and do my utmost, as if the issue of the whole struggle depended on me alone.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Utmost

"Utmost" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 99.78% of the time. "Utmost" is used about 451 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)99.78%45012,930
Noun (proper)0.22%1339,140
                    Total100.00%451N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Utmost

Expressions using "utmost": at the utmost do ones utmost do one's utmost i will do my utmost i will help you to the utmost of my power in one's utmost need the utmost the utmost i can do to the utmost to the utmost extent to the utmost limits to the utmost of my powers utmost degree utmost good faith utmost importance utmost secrecy. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Utmost

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

my utmost for his highest

155

my utmost

46

highest utmost

11

technology utmost

5

his utmost

4

chamber highest his oswald utmost

4

camp utmost

3

devotional highest his utmost

3

daily devotional highest his utmost

2

highest his paris twila utmost

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Utmost

Language Translations for "utmost"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

shumë i lartë (lofty, maypole, sky high), maksimal (full, level, maximal, maximum, outside), më i madhi, i fundit (closing, current, dernier, ending, final, hindmost, last, latter, parting, rearmost, recent, terminal, ultimate). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏قصارى (most), ‏أكبر (better, bigger, chief, greater, major, maximal, plus), ‏أقصى (extreme, farthest, maximum, most, outside, ultimate, uttermost), ‏أعظم (greater, paramount, super, uttermost), ‏آخر (another, decline, different, else, last, latest, other). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

крайна точка (terminus), краен предел (outside), краен (completive, distal, dizzy, end, endmost, eventual, extreme, final, high, intense, intolerant, latter, marginal, out-, outside, profuse, rabid, red-hot, sublime, supreme, terminal, terminative, terrible, ultimate, unmerciful, utter, uttermost, veriest, wild-eyed), възможно най-многото, висша степен (pink), най-голям (all, most, outside, peak, supreme, top, uttermost, veriest), най-висок (peak, supreme, top, topmost, uttermost), най-отдалечен (extreme, farthermost, farthest, inmost, innermost, outermost, uttermost), максимален (maximal, maximum, outside, peak, ultimate), пределен (marginal, overall, terminal, terminative). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

至大, (to reach), (extremely, pole, top). (various references)

   

Czech

  

nesmírný (enormous, extreme, great, immeasurable, immense, infinite, prodigious, rare, unbounded, vast), nejzazší (extreme, hindmost, ultimate, uttermost), nejvyšší míra, nejvyšší (highest, paramount, sovereign, supreme, the highest, topmost, upmost, uppermost), maximum (high, Max, maximum), maximální (all out, maximal, ultimate), krajní (excessive, extreme, outer, outmost, ultra, uttermost). (various references)

   

Danish

  

uberrima fides (uberrima fides, utmost good faith), god tro (uberrima fides, utmost good faith), der findes ikke tilstrækkelige data over stoffets sundhedsskadelige virkninger på mennesker.Den yderste forsigtighed er derfor påkrævet (data are insufficiently available on the effect of this substance on human health, therefore utmost care must be taken). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

uiterst (enormously, extreme, extremely). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

منتهای کوشش , حداکثر (Extreme, Peak, Uttermost), دورترین (Hindmost, Ultimate), بیشترین (Maximum, Most, Superlative, Uttermost). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

perimmäinen (extreme, farthest, hindmost), äärimmillään (extreme), äärimmäinen (extreme). (various references)

   

French

  

suprême (uttermost), maximum (uttermost), le plus grand (uttermost), le plus éloigné (uttermost), extrême (uttermost). (various references)

   

German

  

äußerst (awfully, deucedly, exceedingly, excessively, extreme, extremely, heartily, intensely, most, outermost, outmost, scrupulously, superlative, supremely, utter, utterly, uttermost, vastly, veriest). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

έσχατοσ (dire, extreme, hindmost, nethermost, outermost, rearmost, ultimate, uttermost), ύψιστοσ (highest, sublime, topmost, upmost), άκροσ (climactic, climactical, extreme, terminal, ultra, uttermost). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מלוא (capacity, fullness, plenitude, plenty), קצ" "'בול. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

legtávolabbi (extreme, farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, off, outermost, uttermost), legnagyobb (extreme, maximal, outside, paramount). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

sepenuhnya (full tale, perfect, thoroughly). (various references)

   

Italian

  

tutto il possibile (necessary steps), massimo (acme, all-time, highest, limit, maximum, most, outside, peak, top, ultimate), il più lontano (farthest, furthermost, furthest). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

全幅 (all, every, overall width, wing span). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ぜ"ぷく (all, every, overall width, wing span), きょくど (curvature, extreme, maximum). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

최대 (MacX, Max, maxima, maximum). (various references)

   

Manx

  

smoo (biggest, furthest, greatest, largest, most, tallest), jerrinagh (absolute, belated, closing, concluding, conclusive, end, eventual, final, finalist, foregoing, hindmost, last, late, late of fruit, latter, rearmost, ultimate). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ostutmay

   

Portuguese

  

mais remoto (off), mais elevado (superior, topmost, upper, uppermost), mais distante (farther, further, furthermost), máximo (all, maximum), extremo (extreme, furthest, high, intense, outdoor, outermost, outmost, out-of-door, outside, plaguy, supreme, surpassing, ultra, utter, uttermost), último (bottom, dernier, ending, final, finishing, lag, last, late, latter, lattermost, rearmost, ultimate, undermost). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

ultim (back, bottom, bottommost, closing, eventual, extreme, final, finishing, hindmost, last, late, lowest, rear, rearmost, rearward, recent, supreme, ultimate), maxim (maximal, maximum), grad ultim, extrem (abject, exceeding, excessive, extreme, extremely, furthermost, furthest, greatest, highest, like hell, outermost, paramount, steep, supreme, ultimate, unmitigated, uttermost), efort extrem, cel mai depãrtat. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

крайний (extravagant, extreme, last, margin, out, outside, supreme, ultra, utter, uttermost). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

dìcheall (diligence, utmost endeavour). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

najviši (arch, highest, paramount, top, topgallant, topmost, topping, upmost), najveći (greatest, largest, major, top), najdalji (further, furthermost, furthest), krajnji (crass, externally, extreme, furthermost, last, marginal, outermost, terminal, ultimate, ultra, uttermost). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

que está más lejos, mayor (adult, better, big, bigger, boss, capital, chief, elder, elderly, greater, high, higher, main, major, older, sacred, senior), más lejano (farther, farthest, further, furthermost, furthest, uttermost), extremo (butt, critical, desperate, end, extreme, extremity, far, furthest, highest point, last, outer, outermost, outside, paramount, superlative, thoroughgoing, ultimate, ultra-, wing). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

yttersta (extreme, utter, uttermost), störst (biggest, last, paramount, uttermost). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

son nokta, son derece (all-fired, almighty, arrant, awfully, beyond measure, cruelly, damn, damned, darned, deadly, deeply, desperately, dire, direful, exceedingly, exceptionally, extreme, extremely, extremity, highly, immensely, in the extreme, in the highest degree, infinitely, intense, intensely, jolly, last, out and out, rattling, revoltingly, sadly, strongly, sublime, terribly, thundering, to the nth degree, to the utmost, unco, uttermost, veriest, with a vengeance), olanca, en yüksek (crowning, highest, maximum, paramount, record high, superlative, supreme, top, ultimate), en uzak (endmost, far flung, farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, outermost, outmost, ultimate, uttermost), en son (aftermost, endmost, final, last, latest, supreme, the very last, ultimate, uttermost), en fazla (at best, at most, at the furthest, at the outside, at the utmost, at the very most, furthest, maximal, maximum, most, uttermost), elinden gelen çaba. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

крайній (bottom, dire, extreme, extremistic, hindmost, marginal, out, outside, ultimate, uttermost), останній (aftermost, bottom, final, last, latter, rearmost, ultimate, uttermost), найвіддаленіший (farthest, furthest, hindmost, ultimate, uttermost), найбільше (at most, best, most, uttermost, worst). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

xa nhất (endmost, extreme, farthermost, uttermost), vô cùng (ad infinitum, almighty, consumedly, day, deeply, dreadfully, extremely, frightfuly, half, halves, most, parlous, passing, plaguy, precious, preciously, rank, termless, thundering, uttermost), tột bực (consummate, extreme, extremely, uttermost), mức tối đa (uttermost), cuối cùng hết sức (uttermost), cực điểm (culmination, paroxysm, paroxysmal, uttermost, zenith). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

eithaf (antipodes, extreme, quite, superlative). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Utmost

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

extremus, maxima, maximam, maximas, maxime, maximeque, maximi, maximis, maximo, maximum, maximus, novissima, novissimae, novissimam, novissimas, novissimi, novissimis, novissimo, novissimorum, novissimos, novissimum, novissimus. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Utmost

LanguageDateSourceLuke Chapter 11, Verse 31
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintBasilissa notou egerqhsetai en th krisei meta twn andrwn thV geneaV tauthV kai katakrinei autouV oti hlqen ek twn peratwn thV ghV akousai thn sofian solomwntoV kai idou pleion solomwntoV wde
Latin405VulgateRegina austri surget in iudicio cum viris generationis huius et condemnabit illos quia venit a finibus terrae audire sapientiam Salomonis et ecce plus Salomone hic
Old English990West SaxonSuðdæles cwen arist on dome mid þisse cneorysse mannum and genyðerað hig forþam þe heo com of eorðan endum to gehyranne salomones wisdom; And efne þes is mara þonne salomon;
Middle English1395WyclifThe queen of the south schal rise in doom with men of this generacioun, and schal condempne hem; for sche cam fro the endis of the erthe, for to here the wisdom of Salomon, and lo! here is a gretter than Salomon.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleThe quene of the southe shall ryse at iudgement with the men of this generacio and condempne them: for she came fro the ende of the worlde to heare the wysdome of Salomon. And beholde a greater then Salomon is here.
Jacobean English1611King JamesThe queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Victorian English1833WebsterThe queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth, to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Basic English1964OgdenThe queen of the South will come up on the day of judging and give her decision against the men of this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now something greater than Solomon is here.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Utmost

LanguageLuke Chapter 11, Verse 31
CebuanoAng rayna sa Habagatan mobangon ra unya sa adlaw sa hukom uban sa mga tawo niining kaliwatana ug magahukom niini sa silot; kay siya mianhi gikan sa kinatumyan sa yuta aron sa pagpatalinghug sa kaalam ni Salomon, ug tan-awa, ania dinhi karoy labaw pa kay kang Salomon.
Croatian"Kraljica æe Juga ustati na Sudu s ljudima ovog naraštaja i osuditi ih jer je s krajeva zemlje došla èuti mudrost Salomonovu, a evo ovdje i više od Salomona!
DanishSydens Dronning skal oprejses ved Dommen sammen med Mændene af denne Slægt og fordømme dem; thi hun kom fra Jordens Grænser for at høre Salomons Visdom; og se, her er mere end Salomon.
DutchDe koningin van het Zuiden zal opstaan in het oordeel met de mannen van dit geslacht, en zal ze veroordelen; want zij is gekomen van de einden der aarde, om te horen de wijsheid van Salomo; en ziet, meer dan Salomo is hier.
FinnishEtelän kuningatar on heräjävä tuomiolle yhdessä tämän sukupolven miesten kanssa ja tuleva heille tuomioksi; sillä hän tuli maan ääristä kuulemaan Salomon viisautta, ja katso, tässä on enempi kuin Salomo.
FrenchLa reine du Midi se lèvera, au jour du jugement, avec les hommes de cette génération et les condamnera, parce qu`elle vint des extrémités de la terre pour entendre la sagesse de Salomon; et voici, il y a ici plus que Salomon.
GermanDie Königin von Mittag wird auftreten vor dem Gericht mit den Leuten dieses Geschlechts und wird sie verdammen; denn sie kam von der Welt Ende, zu hören die Weisheit Salomos. Und siehe, hier ist mehr denn Salomo.
HungarianA Délnek királynéasszonya felkél majd az ítéletkor e nemzetség férfiaival, és kárhoztatja õket: mert õ eljött a földnek szélérõl, hogy hallhassa a Salamon bölcseségét; és ímé nagyobb van itt Salamonnál.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariPada Hari Kiamat, Ratu negeri Selatan akan bangkit bersama orang-orang zaman ini, dan menuduh mereka. Sebab, untuk mendengarkan pengajaran Salomo yang bijak, Ratu itu membuat perjalanan yang jauh sekali dari ujung bumi. Tetapi di sini sekarang ada yang lebih besar daripada Salomo!
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka raja perempuan dari tanah sebelah selatan akan berbangkit pada hari kiamat beserta dengan orang bangsa ini dan akan menyalahkan mereka itu; karena raja perempuan itu datang dari ujung bumi hendak mendengar hikmat Sulaiman, maka sesungguhnya di sini ada seorang yang lebih besar daripada Sulaiman.
Manx GaelicNee ben-rein y jiass girree seose ayns briwnys noi deiney yn cheeloghe shoh, as ad y gheyrey: son haink ish veih ardjyn sodjey magh y thallooin dy chlashtyn creenaght Solomon; as cur-my-ner, ta fer syrjey na Solomon ayns shoh.
MaoriKa whakatika ngatahi te kuini o te tonga i te whakawakanga me nga tangata o tenei whakatupuranga, ka whakatau i te he ki a ratou; i haere hoki ia i nga pito o te whenua ki te whakarongo ki te whakaaro nui o Horomona; a tenei tetahi he nui ke atu i a Horomona.
NorwegianDronningen fra Syden skal stå op på dommens dag sammen med mennene av denne slekt og fordømme dem; for hun kom fra jordens ende for å høre Salomos visdom, og se, her er mere enn Salomo.
PortugueseA rainha do sul se levantará no juízo com os homens desta geração, e os condenará; porque veio dos confins da terra para ouvir a sabedoria de Salomão; e eis, aqui quem é maior do que Salomão.   
RumanianKmpqrqteasa de la miazqzi se va scula, kn ziua judecqyii, alqturi de bqrbayii acestui neam, wi -i va oskndi; pentrucq ea a venit dela capqtul pqmkntului ca sq audq knyelepciunea lui Solomon; wi iatq cq aici este Unul mai mare deckt Solomon.
ShuarYaunchu Sarumún uunt akupin pujai Sepa Núnkanmaya nuwa akupin Sarumunka chichamen nekaataj tusa ti jeashtanmaya Támiayi. Tura yamaikia Sarumunjai nankaamas pujai átumka anturtatsrume. Tuma asamtai Wi Tájarme, Yus Ashí shuaran nekapsattana nu tsawant jeamtai nu nuwa, akupniun pénker anturka asamtai, Yus iimianum pénker átatui. Antsu atumsha Winia anturtukcha asakrumin Yus iimianum yajauch átatrume.
SwahiliMalkia wa kusini atatokea wakati kizazi hiki kitakapohukumiwa, naye atashuhudia kwamba kina hatia. Yeye alisafiri kutoka mbali, akaja kusikiliza maneno ya hekima ya Solomoni; kumbe hapa pana mkuu zaidi kuliko Solomoni.
SwedishDrottningen av Söderlandet skall vid domen träda fram tillsammans med detta släktes män och bliva dem till dom. Ty hon kom från jordens ända för att höra Salomos visdom; och se, har är vad som är mer än Salomo.
UmaHi Eo Kiama mpai', raja bine ngkai Selatan rapotuwu' nculii' hangkaa-ngkania hante koi' to tuwu' tempo toi, pai' -i mpotudo' sala' -ni. Apa' momako' -i tumai ngkai ngata to molaa lia, doko' mpu'u-i mpo'epe lolita Magau' Salomo to pante lia. Hiaa' ria-mi hi laintongo' -ni to meliu kabohe tuwu' -na ngkai Salomo, aga uma oa' nipangalai' lolita-na.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Utmost

Derivations

Words beginning with "utmost": utmosts. (additional references)

Words ending with "utmost": outmost. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Utmost" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: atmost, Umast, utmostr, utom, uttmost. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Utmost"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "utmost" (pronounced u"tmō'st)
4-m ō' s talmost, foremost, innermost, northernmost, outermost, southernmost, uppermost, westernmost.
3-ō' s tcohost, goalpost, guidepost, lamppost, outpost, overdosed, seacoast, signpost, sternpost.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Utmost

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "m-o-s-t-t-u"

-1 letter: motts, mutts, stout, touts.

-2 letters: most, mots, mott, must, muts, mutt, oust, outs, smut, stum, sumo, toms, tost, tots, tout, tuts.

-3 letters: mos, mot, mus, mut, oms, out, som, sot, sou, sum, tom, tot, tut, uts.

-4 letters: mo, mu, om, os, so, to, um, us, ut.

 Words containing the letters "m-o-s-t-t-u"
 

+1 letter: muttons, outmost, utmosts.

 

+2 letters: mistutor, mulattos, outsmart, tetotums, timeouts, titmouse.

 

+3 letters: automates, factotums, misbutton, mistutors, moquettes, mouthiest, mulattoes, mutations, outermost, outsmarts, outtrumps, strontium, tautomers, tautonyms, teetotums, uttermost.

 

+4 letters: automatics, automatism, automatist, automatons, autonomist, autotomies, autotomous, catamounts, commutates, misbuttons, misthought, mistutored, mouthparts, multisport, multistory, mutilators, muttonfish, nonmutants, outmatches, outsmarted, postpartum, stimulator, strontiums, stuntwoman, stuntwomen, tumultuous, uttermosts.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Familiar
8. Quotations: Historic
9. Quotations: Fiction
10. Quotations: Non-fiction
11. Quotations: Speeches
12. Usage Frequency
13. Expressions
14. Expressions: Internet
15. Translations: Modern
16. Translations: Ancient
17. Bible Trace
18. Derivations
19. Rhymes
20. Anagrams
21. Bibliography


  

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