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Most
English
Pronunciation
- AHD : mōst
- IPA : /məʊst/
- SAMPA : /m@Ust/
Adjective
most
- the majority of
- Most people like chocolate.
- (in a comical way) all
- Most wrongs aren't right
Synonyms
Translations
- Dutch: meeste
- Finnish: useimmat
- French: la plupart de
- Most people like chocolate - La plupart des gens aiment le chocolat
- German: die meisten
- Hebrew: רוב
- Italian: la maggioranza di, di più
- Most people like chocolate - Il ciocciolato piace alla maggioranza della gente
- Japanese: 最 (さい, sai), 最も (もっとも , mottomo)
- Spanish: la mayoría de
- Swedish: de flesta (1), flertalet (1)
Adverb
most
- used in forming the superlative of adjectives
- This is the most important example.
- used to modify adjectives with the meaning "highly"
- This is a most unusual specimen.
Antonyms
Translations
- Finnish: erittäin (2), eniten (2), (real superlative is formed other way)
- French: le plus + m noun, la plus + f noun, les plus + plural noun (1); très (2), extrêmement (2)
- Ido: maxim
- Spanish: el/la/lo más (1)
- Swedish: mest
Related terms
Pronoun
most
- the majority of a specified group
- Most simply choose to ignore it.
- the majority of people in general
- Most want the best for their children.
Translation
- Italian: la maggioranza (1); la maggioranza della gente (2)
- Spanish: la mayoría (1)
- Swedish: majoriteten , de flesta , flertalet
Czech
Proper noun
Most
- a district or country of the Czech Republic.
Noun
most m
- bridge
Hungarian
Adverb
most
- now
Slovak
Noun
- most m, mosty pl
- mosta gen sg
- declension pattern dub
- bridge
Derived Words
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