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Determiner
/mōst/,
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Greatest in amount or degree,
  1. Greatest in amount or degree
    • - they've had the most success
    • - they had the most to lose
  2. The majority of; nearly all of
    • - most oranges are sweeter than these
    • - I spent most of the winter on the coast
Adverb
  1. To the greatest extent
    • - the things he most enjoyed
    • - what she wanted most of all
  2. Forming the superlative of adjectives and adverbs, esp. those of more than one syllable
    • - the most important event of my life
    • - sandy plains where fire tends to spread most quickly
  3. Extremely; very
    • - it was most kind of you
    • - that is most probably correct
  4. Almost
    • - most everyone understood
  1. most(a): (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number; "who has the most apples?"; "most people like eggs"; "most fishes have fins"
  2. used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake"
  3. very; "a most welcome relief"
  4. about: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "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 ...
  5. (mostly) largely: in large part; mainly or chiefly; "These accounts are largely inactive"
  6. (mostly) by and large: usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here"
  7. Most (Brüx) is a the capital city of the Most District, situated between the Czech Central Mountains and the Ore Mountains, approximately 77 km (48 miles) northwest of Prague along the Bílina River and southwest of Ústí nad Labem.
  8. Group MOST is a Serbian non-governmental established in 1992. It is based in Belgrade and its action centers on peace research and education, conflict analysis and management, organizational development and democratic changes of the educational system.
  9. Most (re-titled The Bridge in some countries) is a 2003 Czech film directed by Bobby Garabedian and written and produced by American actor William Zabka. The music score was created by John Debney (Passion of the Christ). ...
  10. STAR is an interbank network and EFTPOS network in the United States. It is the largest American interbank network, with 250,000 ATMs , 134 million cardholders and over 5,700 participating financial institutions. ...
  11. The Microvariability and Oscillations of STars telescope, better known simply as MOST, is Canada's first and (as of mid-2005) only space telescope. ...
  12. most is a terminal pager program on Unix, OpenVMS, Windows and Unix-like systems used to view (but not change) the contents of a text file one screen at a time. Programs of this sort are called pagers . ...
  13. The greatest amount; A record-setting amount; Superlative form of many; Superlative form of much; Forms the superlative of many adjectives; To a great extent or degree; highly; very; Superlative form of much
  14. (mostly) Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole; To the greatest extent; most
  15. (Mostly) Armenoid blend with Mediterranid (mainly the old Cappadocid strain) which constitutes the prevalent racial type among the Turks (of Turkey). Anatolids are usually finer-featured, more leptomorphic and somewhat longer-headed than Armenids proper
  16. is superlative of more, meaning "the greatest or to the highest degree": Chuck is the most computer savvy guy I know, or Chuck cooked a most delicious supper.
  17. Something that is the best or the greatest (Superbitchin')
  18. Most is a value that has the greatest in quantity, extent, or degree.
  19. auspicious plighting - fortunate engagement
  20. incarnated individual have at least one or more Spirit Guides. These are spirit entities that differ from Guardian Angels who have either completed their physical incarnation cycles. Or they have chosen to remain behind to assist someone who they are devoted to in a former life. ...
  21. Mode Selection Trial; mother of super twins
  22. students should: decide which Roman innovation has been most profound.
  23. A in "the most" - high praise usually of the opposite sex
  24. words of any standard or unabridged handheld dictionary.
  25. Most should not be used to mean almost: Almost [not Most] everyone enjoyed the concert.