most

CEFRA1

/ˈməʊst/

determiner · adverb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    determiner

    The greatest amount or number of something.

  2. 02

    determiner

    Extra detail

    superlative degree of much.

Examples

  • Most people prefer to spend their summer holidays near the beach.

  • Most people write about their daily life.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmoʊst/

Deep Dive

determiner

Extra meanings

  1. superlative degree of many: the comparatively largest number of (construed with the definite article)

  2. superlative degree of many: the majority of; more than half of (construed without the definite article)

adverb

Extra meaning

  1. Forms the superlative of many adjectives.

More examples

In context

  • Most people think I'm crazy.

  • I spent most time in Rome because most of Venice is flooded.

  • The team with the most points wins.

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Origin

determiner

From Middle English most, moste, from Old English mǣst, māst, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz, *maist. Cognate with Scots mast, maist (“most”), Saterland Frisian maast (“most”), West Frisian meast (“most”), Dutch meest (“most”), German meist (“most”), Danish and Swedish mest (“most”), Icelandic mestur (“most”).