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Definition: Most

Most

Adjective

1. (superlative of `many' used with count nouns; often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number; "who has the most apples?"; "most people like eggs"; "most fishes have fins".

2. (superlative of `much' used with mass nouns; usually preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree; used with mass nouns; usually follows `the'; "made the most money he could"; "what attracts the most attention?"; "made the most of a bad deal".

Adverb

1. Used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake".

2. (intensifier) very; "a most welcome relief".

3. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; (`near' is used informally for `nearly' as in "I was near exhausted by the run"; `most' is used informally for `almost' as in "most everybody agrees").

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

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

Etymology: Most \Most\, a., superlative of More. [Old English most, mast, mest, Anglo-Saxon; akin to Dutch meest, Old Saxon m[=e]st, German meist, Icelandic mestr, Gothic maists; a superlative corresponding to English more. See More, adjective]. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Most

DomainDefinition

Tips from 1870

Usage: Most, Almost, Very. Sometimes incorrectly used for almost, as "He writes to me most every week."
It is often loosely used in the sense of very, as "This is a most interesting book." Aim to use most only as the superlative of much, or many. Do not use the indefinite article before it, as "This is a most beautiful picture." We may say "This is the most beautiful picture," for here comparison is implied. Source: Slips of Speech.

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

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Most

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

MOST

DutchMOS-transistorElectrical Engineering

MOST

EnglishMedia Oriented Systems-TransferComputing

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

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Synonyms: Most

Synonyms: most(a) (adj), about (adv), all but (adv), almost (adv), just about (adv), near (adv), nearly (adv), nigh (adv), to the highest degree (adv), virtually (adv), well-nigh (adv). (additional references)
Antonyms: fewest(a) (adj), least(a) (adj), least (adv). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Most

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

Greatness

Greatly; Adjective: much, muckle, well, indeed, very, very much, a deal, no end of, most, not a little; pretty, pretty well; enough, in a great measure, richly; to a large extent, to a great extent, to a gigantic extent; on a large scale; so; never so, ever so; ever so dole; scrap, shred, tag, splinter, rag, much; by wholesale; mighty, powerfully; with a witness, ultra, in the extreme, extremely, exceedingly, intensely, exquisitely, acutely, indefinitely, immeasurably; beyond compare, beyond comparison, beyond measure, beyond all bounds; incalculably, infinitely.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Most

English words defined with "most": at most, at the mostfor the most partMost an end, most valuable player. (references)
Specialty definitions using "most": asymptotically most powerful testlocally asymptotically most stringent testmost general unifier, most powerful test, most selective confidence intervals, Most Significant Bit, most stringent testparasitic MOSTuniformly most powerful test. (references)
Etymologies containing "most": Seldem. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Most" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Czech (bridge), Dutch (must), German (cider, fruit juice, fruit wine, must, Perry), Hungarian (at present, at the moment, at the present time, for the time being, newly, now, on the present occasion, on this particular occasion, presently, this time), Macedonian (bridge), Polish (bridge), Serbo-Croatian (bridge).

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Modern Usage: Most

DomainUsage

Screenplays

The most powerful man in the world (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin.)

Men, the most absurd of God's creatures (Batman & Robin; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

Most guys do. (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski)

Enjoy it. Most of us never get to know what it feels like (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice)

Michael was the most sexually experienced of us, which means he had kissed a girl on more than two occasions (Sleepers; writing credit: Barry Levinson)

Lyrics

Most girls want a man with the mean green (Most Girls; performing artist: Pink)

Your most awesome work was done ("El Shaddai"; performing artist: Amy Grant)

Droppin' game so sick I got 'em doin' tha most. (Uh Huh; performing artist: B2K)

Who fight it out most nights (Living In Sin; performing artist: Bon Jovi)

Most people looked at him with terror and with fear (Rasputin; performing artist: BONEY M)

Clever

Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use. (references; author: Mark Twain)

The most common name in the world is Mohammed. (references; author: unknown)

Most accidents happen at home. Maybe we should move. (references; author: unknown)

Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of it. (references; author: unknown)

Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

The Most Beautiful Animal in the World (1974)

Columbo: The Most Dangerous Match (1973)

The Girl Most Likely to... (1973)

Bio jednom jedan most (1972)

Columbo: The Most Crucial Game (1972)

Song Titles

Most Girls (performing artist: Pink)

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (performing artist: Prince)

Just When I Needed You Most (performing artist: Randy Van Warmer)

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

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Commercial Usage: Most

DomainTitle

Books

  • E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation (reference)

  • The Gospel According to Harry Potter: Spirituality in the Stories of the World's Most Famous Seeker (reference)

  • A Friend Should Be Radical, Fanatical, but Most of All, Mathematical (The Friends Series) (reference)

  • Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts: 3,000 of the Most Interesting, Entertaining, Fascinating, Unbelievable, Unusual and Fantastic Facts (reference)

  • The Absolutely, Without a Doubt, Most Fantastically Perfect Christmas Ever! (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • The Crocodile Hunter - Steve's Most Dangerous Adventures (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

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

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Image Slideshow: Most

Photos:
Most

More pictures...

Illustrations:
Most

More pictures...

Computer Images:
Most

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Photo Album: Most

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Pictured are two researchers on a laboratorry setting. They are looking at slides on a light box. These are slides of cultures of cells that make monoclonal antibodies. These are grown in a lab and the researchers are analyzing the products to select the most promising of them. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a procedure to treat cancer. Patients are injected with a photosensitizer which is a light sensitive drug selectively retained by cancer cells. When exposed to laser light, the photosensitizer in the cancer cells produces a toxic reaction which destroys the tumor. This photo shows an argon-ion laser, the first component of the argon pumped-dye laser (630nm red). This argon-ion laser emits blue-green light at 488/514 nm, and is used to excite a dye in the second component, the dye laser head, where the wavelength is changed to 630nm red. Different photosensitizers absorb light at different wavelengths. Some absorb light most efficiently in the blue light region of the spectrum around 400 nanometers(nm) with lesser absorption in the green and red light range. However, red light at 630 nm penetrates deeper into the tumor tissue (3-8 mm) than green or blue light. For this reason, the majority of PDT work has used 630 nm light. See artwork: GA-17. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

The ulcerations are for the most part painless, and granulomatous in nature, i.e. chronic inflammation. The C. granulomatis bacterium is a bipolar, Gram negative organism, previously name Donovania granulomatis. Credit: CDC.

Table showing comparison of maximum and current morbidity of most vaccine-preventable diseases. Credit: CDC.

Most of the eastern U.S. was cloud free October 11.  Such widespread cloudlessness in this part of the world is rare. These clear skies are associated with a region of high pressure over the eastern central U.S. Credit: NASA.

Nature's most powerful explosions, gamma-ray bursts, occur among the normal stellar population ... Credit: NASA.

A survey of galaxy clusters by the Hubble telescope has found what could be some of the most ... Credit: NASA.

Three-color filter image of the Galilean satellite, Io, one of the most volcanically active bodies in the solar system. Credit: NASA.

View of Africa and Saudi Arabia from Apollo 17.Probably the most requested picture of the Earth, this picture was taken by the Apollo17 astronauts as they left earth orbit en route to the Moon. Taken on Dec. 7, 1972,it was the first time that the trajectory of an Apollo mission enabled a view ofthe south pole. Credit: NASA.

These are the Anti-Atlas Mountains, part of the Atlas Mountain range in southern Morocco, Africa. The region contains some of the world's largest and most diverse mineral resources, most of which are still untouched. Credit: NASA.

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

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Digital Photo Gallery: Most
 

"Bezeq Tel Aviv" by Dan Goldfeder
Commentary: "This photo was taken in May, 2002. Is one of the most modern buildings in Israel."
"Lone Ant" by Hubert H White
Commentary: "In the everyday there are great obstacles, ask your local neighbour Ant. This one has lost his friends and looks to be far from home. Life's most urgent question is: what are you doing for others? —Martin Luther King, Jr."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Familiar Quotations: Most

AuthorQuotation

Alexander Pope

Most women have no characters at all.

Benjamin Franklin

Observe all men, thyself most.

Homer

The most preferable of evils.

Johann Friedrich Von Schiller

Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.

Lord Byron

When we think we lead we are most led.

Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

The thing I fear most is fear.

Ovid

You will go most safely in the middle.

Plato

The wisest have the most authority.

Publilius Syrus

The empire of custom is most mighty.

Robert Browning

Who knows most, doubts most.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Most

AuthorDateQuotation

Magna Carta

1215

If any of our earls or barons, or others holding of us in chief by military service shall have died, and at the time of his death his heir shall be full of age and owe "relief", he shall have his inheritance by the old relief, to wit, the heir or heirs of an earl, for the whole baroncy of an earl by L100; the heir or heirs of a baron, L100 for a whole barony; the heir or heirs of a knight, 100s, at most, and whoever owes less let him give less, according to the ancient custom of fees. (reference)

John Locke

1690

And Abimelech particularly is called king, though at most he was but their general. (Second Treatise of Government)

US Declaration of Independence

1776

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. (reference)

US Constitution

1791

Clause 1: The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature. (reference)

Amendment to US Constitution

1795-2018

The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures. (reference)

Marbury v. Madison

1803

That the people have an original right to establish, for their future govern-ment, such principles as, in their opinion, shall most conduce to their own happiness, is the basis on which the whole American fabric has been erected. (reference)

Communist Manifesto

1848

The bourgeoisie, historically, has played a most revolutionary part. (reference)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

The breaking-up must be completed within three months at the most after the coming into force of the present Treaty. (reference)

Winston S. Churchill

1946

These are somber facts for anyone to have to recite on the morrow of a victory gained by so much splendid comradeship in arms and in the cause of freedom and democracy; but we should be most unwise not to face them squarely while time remains. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Brown v. Board of Education

1954

Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Most

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

She absolutely refused to allow me, which I then thought most unreasonable

Horrors

Carroll, Lewis

I saw a monster come with speed, Its face of grimmliest green, On human beings used to feed, Most dreadful to be seen

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

Twelve! He touched the spring of his repeater, to correct this most preposterous clock

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Among those who promoted the design, Governor Bellingham was said to be one of the most busy

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

The most august, most sublime, and most charming in humanity and perhaps out of humanity, have made plays on words

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

At most, by an alms given to a beggar whose blessing he fled from, he might hope wearily to win for himself some measure of actual grace

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

Here, most gracious liege

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

If something went wrong it would be his fault, and while no one would say it, everyone, and Al most of all, would know it was his fault

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

After this manner we continued in the island for ten days, most part of every day with the Governor, and at night in our lodging

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

But the ice itself is the object of most interest, though you must improve the earliest opportunity to study it.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Most

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Blood tests are most common. (references)

Most frequently asymptomatic. (references)

Most TD cases begin abruptly. (references)

Business

Most parts are imported. (references)

Most now use incineration. (references)

Most giftware items are imported. (references)

Children

Kenya

These are a heavy burden on most families. (references)

Saudi Arabia

By age 9, most children are segregated by sex in school. (references)

Swaziland

Most students reach grade 7, which is the last year in primary school. (references)

Civil Liberties

Gabon

Most also criticized the President. (references)

Lebanon

Most non-Lebanese refugees are Palestinians. (references)

Belize

Most are Africans from Nigeria or Sierra Leone. (references)

Discrimination

Uganda

Most violations of Acholi rights resulted from LRA actions. (references)

Bhutan

Women are accorded respect in the traditions of most ethnic groups, although some exile groups claim that gender discrimination is a problem. (references)

Tonga

Social, cultural, and economic facilities are available to all citizens regardless of race or religion; however, members of the hereditary nobility have substantial advantages, including control over most land and a generally privileged status. (references)

Economic History

Vietnam

Most are farmers. (references)

Mauritius

Most are in French. (references)

Uganda

Most radiate from Kampala. (references)

Human Rights

Seychelles

Bail was available for most offenses. (references)

El Salvador

Judges, not juries, decide most cases. (references)

Dominican Republic

The method most often used is beating. (references)

Indigenous People

Panama

Most live in extreme poverty and isolation. (references)

Indonesia

The day was observed peacefully in most parts of Papua. (references)

Dominica

Most Carib Indians engage in farming, fishing, and handicraft. (references)

Minorities

Kuwait

Most have admitted to Saudi or Syrian origin. (references)

Azerbaijan

Most shield their identity or try to leave Azerbaijan. (references)

Croatia

These incidents were most common in the Danubian region. (references)

Political Economy

China

Conditions at most prisons remained harsh. (references)

SWEDEN

Most raw materials are imported duty free. (references)

SINGAPORE

Most infringing products appear to be imported. (references)

Political Rights

Swaziland

Citizens elect most members of the lower house of Parliament. (references)

Georgia

An elected president and parliament govern most of the country. (references)

Kuwait

Most political blocs joined to form coalitions during the year. (references)

Trade

Panama

All or most production is exported. (references)

Maldives

LC's form the basis for most trade. (references)

Argentina

In Argentina, most standards are voluntary. (references)

Travel

El Salvador

Pharmacies stock most medicines. (references)

Vietnam

To most, business is a zero-sum game. (references)

Vietnam

These guides are available at most hotels. (references)

Women

Morocco

Women in rural areas are most affected by inequality. (references)

Rwanda

Women traditionally perform most of the subsistence farming. (references)

Eritrea

In the lowlands, infibulation--the most severe from of FGM--is practiced. (references)

Worker Rights

Bangladesh

Criminal gangs procure most of the youths. (references)

Tunisia

They inspect most firms about once every 2 years. (references)

Uruguay

Most complaints are resolved within a few months. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

FLOP, v. Suddenly to change one's opinions and go over to another party. The most notable flop on record was that of Saul of Tarsus, who has been severely criticised as a turn-coat by some of our partisan journals.

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

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Spoken Usage: Most

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Dennis Miller

For most law-abiding citizens, Big Brother is not watching us.

Henry Hyde

Actually, Robert, I do not. I hear the opposite. I hear commendations, compliments, words of praise. Most of us are very well satisfied with George W. Bush and the job he is doing.

John McCain

Yeah, but most of my life, I relive with enjoyment. And when you relive it, as you know, you learn from it.

Julie Andrews

Pretty nice. Pretty nice. They were both two of the handsomest fellows and the most charming fellows, and I didn't know which way to look they were both so gorgeous.

Karl Lagerfeld

Several things. First, don't forget Germany after the war was not the most exciting place. I didn't even know that one could make a living in fashion.

Phil McGraw

Oh, but and every time I see it and every time I get close to it, I just say but for the grace of God go I. And it is the most horrible thing I think we ever encountered.

Rush Limbaugh

Whoever tugs the most heartstrings wins.

William Shatner

That's all it is. It's Dinner at Andre's. It's conversation on the most intimate subjects by two people who have known each other half their life.

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

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Speeches: Most

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

George Washington

1789-1797To be prepared for war is on e of the most effectual means of preserving peace.

Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809Where that is competent it is always the most desirable.

Abraham Lincoln

1861-1865Indeed, the most ample evidence to the contrary has all the while existed and been open to their inspection.

Calvin Coolidge

1923-1929Economy is idealism in its most practical form.

Herbert C. Hoover

1929-1933While the authority of the Federal Government extends to but part of our vast system of national, State, and local justice, yet the standards which the Federal Government establishes have the most profound influence upon the whole structure.

Richard Nixon

1969-1974Over the past twenty years, since I first came to this Capital as a freshman Congressman, I have visited most of the nations of the world.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989It's the most hopeful possibility of the nuclear age.

George Bush

1989-1993Americans are the most generous people on Earth.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001Cures for our most feared illnesses seem close at hand.

George W. Bush

2001-2005Sending Americans into battle is the most profound decision a President can make.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Most

"Most" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 55.66% of the time. "Most" is used about 98,654 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
Adverb (general)55.66%54,908159
Determiner (general)44.34%43,746188
                    Total100.00%98,654N/A

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

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Name Usage Frequency: Most

The following table summarizes the usage of "most" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
MostLast name40022,781
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Most

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "most".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
Abi-albonN/ABiblical

Most intelligent father

AdoniramN/ABiblical

My Lord is most high

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

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Expressions: Most

Expressions using "most": amplifying MOST asymptotically most powerful test at most at the most at the very most depletion MOST do the most mistakes do the most you can empty vessels make most noise enhancement MOST for the most part i write myself your most obedient servant in most cases it is most curious locally asymptotically most powerful test locally asymptotically most stringent test make the most of make the most of it most active members of party organization most advantageous most amusing one most an end most appropriate challenge conditions MOST aspect ratio most beloved most decidedly most desirable most economical range most economical route selection most especially most evil most expensive most favored nation most favored nation status most favourite most fervent most frequently most general unifier most gracious most important most importantly most like most likely most likely time most men most merciful most narrowly most of most of all most of all because most of my friends most of the day most of the money most of the singers most of the time most of the winter most often most people most powerful test most probable number most probably most recently most reverend most Reverend Father in God most seldom most selective confidence intervals most Significant Bit most stringent test most succinctly most terrible most unattractive most undesirable most unfortunately most unpleasant most unsuitable most valuable player most wicked Neyman most selective unbiased confidence intervals Neyman most selective unbiassed confidence intervals parasitic MOST switching MOST the most the most active members The most feck the most high the most important person the most important thing the most of the most sensible thing to do the most sensitive spot two months at most uniformly most powerful test your most humble most obedient servant. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "most": most-affected, most-capped, most-cited, most-common, most-commonly, most-deprived, most-easily, most-effectively, most-favored, most-favored-nation, Most-favored-nation clause, most-favored-nation treatment, most-favoured, most-favoured-nation, most-feared, most-hated, most-if, most-important, most-likely-to-be-concentrated-on, most-likely-to-succeed, most-loved, most-photographed, most-played, most-polite, most-popular, most-quoted, most-readily, most-recently, most-significant, most-talented, most-talked-about, most-two, most-up-to-date, most-used, most-valuable, most-wanted, most-watched, most-widely.

Ending with "most": left-most, northern-most, southern-most, top-most.

Containing "most": donegal's-most-famous-son, kowabunga-mutant-ninja-turtle-most-unfortunately-named-clothing-company-of-the-century, the-most-important-film-star-of-the-nineties.

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

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Most

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
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

america most wanted

2,234

50 beautiful most people

115

most erotic teen

897

10 fbis list most wanted

110

most wanted

784

haunted most

108

fbi most wanted

591

most popular web site

108

annoying most site web

545

most popular

106

challenge elimination extreme most

490

fbi ten most wanted

105

malibus most wanted

320

fbi most wanted list

103

annoying most page web

279

american most wanted

101

beautiful man most

264

annoying most site web world

99

breast most perfect world

224

fbi 10 most wanted

94

most

202

iraq most wanted

92

city expensive most

201

erotic most

89

iraqi most wanted

198

b most

88

most beautiful woman

198

annoying most site

85

fbis most wanted

182

most beautiful girl

84

downloaded most woman

167

10 most wanted

84

america kid most talented

154

fbis most terrorist wanted

84

most popular baby name

137

phillys most wanted

83

car expensive most

136

america most wanted.com

82

the most dangerous game

122

most beautiful woman in the world

82
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Most

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

Afrikaans

  

meeste. (various references)

   

Albanian

  

(in, me, more, on), tepër (beastly, confoundedly, damnably, dearly, excessively, extremely, frightfully, greatly, highly, overly, overmuch, overwhelmingly, parlous, passing, pathetically, precious, so, too, too much, unduly, very), shumë (amount, awful, awfully, badly, confoundedly, considerably, consumedly, damnably, dearly, deep, deuced, devilish, ever so, far, far and away, good few, greatly, heap, heartily, highly, jolly, largely, like mad, lot, lots of, lump, many, million, much, no end of, not a few, notedly, number, oodles, passing, passingly, Peck, poly-, precious, price, proceeds, quantum, quite, really, remarkably, scrip, so, sorely, sum, summation, thumping, too, tot, total, totality, umpteen, vastly, very, very much, widely), pothuaj (all but, almost, but, half and half, much, near, nearly, practically, pretty, quasi, scarcely, virtually, well nigh), i shumti. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏معظم الناس عادة, ‏معظم (plurality), ‏قصارى (utmost), ‏تقريبا (about, all but, almost, near, nearly, quasi, roughly, somewhere, thereabouts, upward, upwards, well nigh), ‏الجزء الأكبر, ‏إلى حد بعيد (closely, deadly, deucedly, devilishly, exceedingly, mightily, more, so, that, very, well, widely), ‏إلى أبعد حد (awfully, badly, exceedingly), ‏أقصى (extreme, farthest, maximum, outside, ultimate, utmost, uttermost), ‏أغلب. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

съвсем (all, altogether, clean, clear, completely, directly, dooms, fairly, just, largely, plain, precious, quite, real, regularly, simply, sopping, spang, thoroughly, to the core, to the wide, totally, up, well, wholly, wide), в най-голяма степен, необикновено (extra, extremely, immensely, peculiarly, thundering, uncommonly, unusually), най-голям (all, outside, peak, supreme, top, utmost, uttermost, veriest), най-вече, най-много (at the outside), повечето хора (most people), извънредно (amain, exceedingly, extremely, immensely, mightily, mortally, notably, only too, over, overly, overtime, passing, remarkably, sorely, supremely, terrifically, ultra-, unco, unusually, utterly, vastly). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

(arrive, to, until), (a measure word, go against, peak, to replace, to substitute, top), (-est), (grand, peaceful, safe, Thai), 多数, 多數 (majority), 大半 (greater part, more than half), 大多 (for the most part, many, mostly, the greater part). (various references)

   

Czech

  

velmi (all, deeply, ever so, extremely, greatly, grossly, nearly, very), vìtšina (major the part, majority), vìtší èást, většina, obyèejnì (as usual, usually), nejvíc, nejvìtší poèet. (various references)

   

Danish

  

MOS-transistor (metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor, metal-oxide-silicon transistor, MOS transistor), MOS transistor (metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor, metal-oxide-silicon transistor, MOS transistor). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

meest, hoogst. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

plej. (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

mest (above all, chiefly, especially, in particular, mainly). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

زیادترین , بیشترین (Maximum, Superlative, Utmost, Uttermost), بیش ازهمه . (various references)

   

Finnish

  

eniten. (various references)

   

Flemish

  

liefst (most preferably). (various references)

   

French

  

le plus. (various references)

   

German

  

meist (almost, more often than not, mostly, usually), höchst (awfully, bitterly, considerably, enormously, extreme, extremely, greatly, hegemonic, high, highest, highly, paramount, paramountly, punctiliously, superlatively, supreme, surprisingly, topmost, vitally), am meisten (best, most of all). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

πλέον (more, over). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מרבית (greater part, majority), הכי (indeed, is it because of, the most, thus), ביותר (exceedingly, sorely, surpassingly, the most, too), רוב (abundance, majority, multitude, plenty, plethora). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

nagyon (badly, bally, bloody, covetous, ever so much, exceedingly, greatly, have one's nerves on edge, heavily, highly, immensely, jolly, jolly well, like hell, like mad, mightily, much, much to be desired, passing, pretty, quite, real, right, severely, sorely, thundering, to be broke for sg, to be down with a cold, to be in a fine way about sg, to be rejoiced at sg, to be rejoiced by sg, to feel used up, to get to look very slack, to take pains to do sg, to think the world of sy, to want sg badly, too, very, very much, very much indeed, wondrous), legtöbb (utmost), leg ... bb, leg-. (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

terbanyak (majority, more, the greatest number), sedayaupaya, sebagian terbesar. (various references)

   

Irish

  

is (am, and, are, is, which is, which willbe). (various references)

   

Italian

  

estremamente (extremely, highly, mighty), più (above, and, any more, more, plus), maggior parte (many). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

最も (extremely). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

たいぶ (a good deal, fairly, greater, much), なにより (best), もっとも (although, but then, extremely, natural, plausible, quite right), だいぶ (a good deal, a lot, considerably, fairly, greater, greatly, much). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

최대량. (various references)

   

Manx

  

yn chooid smoo (better part, brunt, maximum), smoo (biggest, furthest, greatest, largest, tallest, utmost), moo (about them, bigger, biggest, larger). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ostmay.(various references)

   

Polish

  

najwięcej, najbardziej (at most). (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

mais (else, encore, farther, further, furthermore, more, moreover, one more time, plus, preferably, rater, rather, some more, still, upstair, upward, upwards, yet). (various references)

   

Portuguese Brazilian

  

mais (more). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

foarte (awfully, ever so, exceedingly, greatly, highly, immortally, indeed, jolly, much, notably, plenty, quite, too, very, very much), extrem de (awfully, exceedingly, highly, indeed, inestimably, painfully, particularly, to a high degree, utterly), cu totul (all, all in all, downright, entirely, every bit, merely, out and out, outright, perfectly, plenty, quite, right, thoroughly, to the full, up to the nines, utterly, wholly), cele mai multe, cel mai mult (best, farthest), cel mai, cei mai mulţi, cea mai multã, cât se poate de (plenty). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

главным образом (chiefly, especially, for the most part, in the main, mainly, mostly, principally), весьма (highly, hugely, notably), очень (anxiously, awful, awfully, badly, damnably, dooms, enormously, ever so, exceedingly, extremely, greatly, highly, hugely, immensely, jolly, miserably, much, overwhelmingly, particularly, passing, pretty much, quite, real, screamingly, so, thumping, to a degree, too, vastly, very, very much, very much indeed, well), наибольший, наиболее (most [d]~, the most), больше всего (best, most of all). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

h- (is used for the most part to obviate hiatus between). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

vrlo (badly, extremely, intensely, jolly, passing, right, strongly, true, uncommonly, very, whopping, wide), veoma (badly, downright, greatly, highly, mighty, passing, plumb, real, right, terribly, vastly, very), većina (majority, plurality), najviše (chiefly, most: at the most, uppermost), naj-. (various references)

   

Slovene

  

najlepša (most wonderful). (various references)

   

Somali

  

u (to, towards). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

más (another, best, bigger, else, furthermore, longer, more, other, plus), extremamente (extremely). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

mest (mostly), flesta. (various references)

   

Thai

  

ส่วนใหญ่ (major, majority), ที่สุด, มากที่สุด, จำนวนมากที่สุด. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

pek çok (a great many, a whale of a lot, immensely, mighty, numberless, oodles, oodles of, out and away, overmuch, plenty, plenty of, very much), en fazlası, en fazla miktar (outside), en fazla (at best, at most, at the furthest, at the outside, at the utmost, at the very most, furthest, maximal, maximum, utmost, uttermost), en çok (at most, best, chiefly, furthest, veriest), en (all-time, best, breadth, diameter, est, the very, very, width), çoğu (mainly, most of, the best part of). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

найбільше (at most, best, utmost, uttermost, worst), найбільша кількість, найбільший (all, arch-, best), надто (extreme, extremely, overly, overmuch, super, too), надзвичайно (almighty, amain, anxiously, as anything, awfully, deadly, densely, dreadfully, eminently, enormously, exceedingly, extremely, grossly, highly, hugely, in great measure, in the extreme, jolly, mighty, passing, regular, remarkably, ripping, sevenfold, severely, to the utmost, very much, woundily), більш за все. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

vô cùng (ad infinitum, almighty, consumedly, day, deeply, dreadfully, extremely, frightfuly, half, halves, parlous, passing, plaguy, precious, preciously, rank, termless, thundering, utmost, uttermost), phần nhiều (much), phần lớn (majority), nhất, không hơn được nữa tận dụng, hầu hết (mostly, quite), hơn cả lắm, cực kỳ (beastly, damned, deadly, dogged, frightfuly, mortally, parlous, ripping, thundering, whacking), cái chiến nhất tối đa, đa số (generality). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

mwyaf (biggest), odiaeth (excellent, exquisite, extremely, very). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Most

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Greek700 BCE-300 CE

pleistos. (various references)

Latin500 BCE-Modern

maxime, maximeque, multo, multoque, multum, multumque, plurima, plurimae, plurimam, plurimarum, plurimas, plurimi, plurimis, plurimo, plurimorum, plurimos, plurimum, plurimus, plus. (various references)

Avestan200-600

fraêshtem. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Most

LanguageDateSourceLuke Chapter 1, Verse 35
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai apokriqeiV o aggeloV eipen auth pneuma agion epeleusetai epi se kai dunamiV uyistou episkiasei soi dio kai to gennwmenon agion klhqhsetai uioV qeou
Latin405VulgateEt respondens angelus dixit ei Spiritus Sanctus superveniet in te et virtus Altissimi obumbrabit tibi ideoque et quod nascetur sanctum vocabitur Filius Dei
Old English990West Saxonþa andswarode hyre se engel; Se halga gast on þe becymþ and þæs heahstan miht þe ofersceadað: and forðam þæt halige ðe of þe acenned byð byþ godes sunu genemned
Middle English1395WyclifAnd the aungel answeride, and seide to hir, The Hooly Goost schal come fro aboue in to thee, and the vertu of the Hiyeste schal ouerschadewe thee; and therfor that hooli thing that schal be borun of thee, schal be clepid the sone of God.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd ye angell answered and sayd vnto her: The holy goost shall come apon the and ye power of ye hyest shall over shaddowe ye. Therfore also yt holy thinge which shalbe borne shalbe called ye sonne of god.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Highest will overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.

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

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Matched Bible Translations: Most

LanguageLuke Chapter 1, Verse 35
CebuanoAng manolunda mitubag kaniya, Pagakunsaran ikaw sa Espiritu Santo, ug pagalandungan ikaw sa gahum sa labing Halangdon; tungod niini, ang bata nga matawo paganganlan nga balaan, ang Anak sa Dios.
CroatianAnðeo joj odgovori: "Duh Sveti siæi æe na te i sila æe te Svevišnjega osjeniti. Zato æe to èedo i biti sveto, Sin Božji.
DanishOg Engelen svarede og sagde til hende: Den Helligånd skal komme over dig, og den Højestes Kraft skal overskygge dig; derfor skal også det hellige, som fødes,. kaldes Guds Søn.
DutchEn de engel, antwoordende, zeide tot haar: De Heilige Geest zal over u komen, en de kracht des Allerhoogsten zal u overschaduwen; daarom ook, dat Heilige, Dat uit u geboren zal worden, zal Gods Zoon genaamd worden.
FinnishEnkeli vastasi ja sanoi hänelle: "Pyhä Henki tulee sinun päällesi, ja Korkeimman voima varjoaa sinut; sentähden myös se pyhä, mikä syntyy, pitää kutsuttaman Jumalan Pojaksi.
FrenchL`ange lui répondit: Le Saint Esprit viendra sur toi, et la puissance du Très Haut te couvrira de son ombre. C`est pourquoi le saint enfant qui naîtra de toi sera appelé Fils de Dieu.
GermanDer Engel antwortete und sprach zu ihr: Der heilige Geist wird über dich kommen, und die Kraft des Höchsten wird dich überschatten; darum wird auch das Heilige, das von dir geboren wird, Gottes Sohn genannt werden.
Haitian CreoleZanj lan reponn li: Sentespri a pral vin sou ou; pouvwa Bondye ki anwo nan syèl la pral kouvri ou tankou yon lonbraj. Se pou sa tou, tipitit ki pral fèt la pral viv apa pou Bondye, y'a rele l' Pitit Bondye.
HungarianÉs felelvén az angyal, monda néki: A Szent Lélek száll te reád, és a Magasságosnak ereje árnyékoz meg téged; azért a mi születik is szentnek hivatik, Isten Fiának.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariMalaikat itu menjawab, "Roh Allah akan datang kepadamu, dan kuasa Allah akan meliputi engkau. Itulah sebabnya anak yang akan lahir itu akan disebut Kudus, Anak Allah.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka jawab malaekat itu serta berkata kepadanya, "Bahwa Rohulkudus akan turun atasmu, dan kuasa Allah Yang Mahatinggi akan menaungi engkau. Sebab itu juga Yang Kudus yang akan diperanakkan itu, kelak dikatakan Anak Allah.
ItalianLe rispose l'angelo: «Lo Spirito Santo scenderà su di te, su te stenderà la sua ombra la potenza dell'Altissimo. Colui che nascerà sarà dunque santo e chiamato Figlio di Dio.
Manx GaelicAs dreggyr yn ainle as dooyrt eh r'ee, Hig yn Spyrryd Noo neose ort, as bee pooar yn Er-syrjey er ny skeayley harryd: shen-y-fa bee yn sluight chasherick shen ver oo son y theihll, enmyssit Mac Yee.
MaoriNa ka whakahoki te anahera, ka mea ki a ia, Ka tae te Wairua Tapu ki runga ki a koe, ka taumarumaru iho te kaha o te Runga Rawa ki runga ki a koe: no reira hoki ka kiia te mea e whanau mai he tapu, ko te Tama a te Atua.
NorwegianOg engelen svarte henne: Den Hellige Ånd skal komme over dig, og den Høiestes kraft skal overskygge dig; derfor skal også det hellige som fødes, kalles Guds Sønn.
PortugueseRespondeu-lhe o anjo: Virá sobre ti o Espírito Santo, e o poder do Altíssimo te cobrirá com a sua sombra; por isso o que há de nascer será chamado santo, Filho de Deus.   
RumanianKngerul i -a rqspuns: ,,Duhul Sfknt Se va pogork peste tine, wi puterea Celui Prea Knalt te va umbri. De aceea Sfkntul care Se va nawte din tine, va fi chemat Fiul lui Dumnezeu.
ShuarTutai nayaimpinmaya suntar Marín Tímiayi "Yusa Wakaní tarutramtatui. Tura yuranmia Núnisan Uunt Yusa kakarmari ijirmattawai. Nu tuma asamtai Uchi akiiniattana nu Yúsaiya asamtai, "Yusa Uchirínti" tiartatui, Tímiayi.
SwahiliMalaika akamjibu, "Roho Mtakatifu atakushukia, na uwezo wake Mungu Mkuu utakujia kama kivuli; kwa sababu hiyo, mtoto atakayezaliwa ataitwa Mtakatifu, Mwana wa Mungu.
SwedishÄngeln svarade och sade till henne: "Helig ande skall komma över dig, och kraft från den Högste skall överskygga dig; därför skall ock det heliga som varder fött kallas Guds Son.
UmaNa'uli' mala'eka: "Inoha' Tomoroli' mpai' mana'u hi iko, pai' kabaraka' Alata'ala to hi suruga ngkamoui-ko. Toe pai' ana' to putu toe mpai' rahanga' moroli', Ana' Alata'ala.

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

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Derivations & Misspellings: Most

Derivations

Words beginning with "most": moste, mostest, mostests, mostly, mosts. (additional references)

Words ending with "most": aftermost, aftmost, almost, backmost, bottommost, easternmost, endmost, farthermost, foremost, furthermost, headforemost, headmost, hindmost, hithermost, inmost, innermost, leftmost, lowermost, midmost, nethermost, northeasternmost, northernmost, northwesternmost, outermost, outmost, rearmost, rightmost, southeasternmost, southernmost, southwesternmost, sternforemost, sternmost, topmost, undermost, upmost, uppermost, utmost, uttermost, westernmost, westmost. (additional references)

Words containing "most": hemostases, hemostasis, hemostat, hemostatic, hemostatics, hemostats, innermosts, midmosts, thermostabilities, thermostability, thermostable, thermostat, thermostated, thermostatic, thermostatically, thermostating, thermostats, thermostatted, thermostatting, utmosts, uttermosts. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Most" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cmost, Imsoft, kost, masat, Mboso, mesht, mest, mesta, mesto, mhot, mocz, moes, moet, moft, moit, mooset, moosh, moost, Mosa, mosat, moset, mosh, mosht, mosi, mosotho, mosta, mosti, mostow, mosts, mosty, mots, moust, mout, movt, mowt, moz, Mozote, mozrt, mozy, mozz, mros, msd, Mso, mtos, muast, murst, Mushtq, musnt, musta, musth, mustt, muts, myst, Ntso, oms, omsy, ostt, ozt. (additional references)

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

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Rhyming with "Most"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "most" (pronounced mō"st or mō"s)
3-ō" s tboast, coast, diagnosed, engrossed, ghost, grossed, host, misdiagnosed, post, riposte, roast, toast.
2-ō" sAdios, arkose, bowse, close, diagnose, dose, engross, grandiose, gross, Grosz, misdiagnose, morose.

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

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Anagrams: Most

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: mots, toms.

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

-1 letter: mos, mot, oms, som, sot, tom.

-2 letters: mo, om, os, so, to.

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

+1 letter: atoms, moats, moist, molts, moots, morts, moste, mosts, motes, moths, motts, omits, smolt, smote, stoma, stomp, storm, tombs, tomes.

 

+2 letters: almost, comets, compts, comtes, custom, emotes, gemots, impost, inmost, jetsom, magots, mascot, matzos, metros, modest, molest, mongst, monist, montes, months, mostly, motels, motets, motifs, motors, mottes, mottos, moults, mounts, mouths, mutons, mysost, mythos, ostium, ostomy, sitcom, smalto, smolts, smooth, somata, somite, stomal, stomas, stomps, storms, stormy, stroma, tempos, tomans, totems, tromps, tumors, upmost, utmost, vomits.

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: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Quotations: Familiar
10. Quotations: Historic
11. Quotations: Fiction
12. Quotations: Non-fiction
13. Quotations: Spoken
14. Quotations: Speeches
15. Usage Frequency
16. Names: Frequency
17. Names: Derived from
18. Expressions
19. Expressions: Internet
20. Translations: Modern
21. Translations: Ancient
22. Bible Trace
23. Abbreviations
24. Acronyms
25. Derivations
26. Rhymes
27. Anagrams
28. Bibliography


  

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