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Word: Most
Speech Type: Determiner
Old English māst, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meest and German meist
məʊst
greatest in amount, quantity, or degree
Short Definition:greatest in amount or degree
Examples:- they've had the most success
- the candidate with most votes wins
Word: Most
Speech Type: Pronoun
məʊst
the greatest amount or quantity
Short Definition:greatest amount
Examples:- we had the most to lose
- it's the most I can expect to accomplish in one day
- even those MPs who had most to fear from a contest said that they were ready for an election
Word: Most
Speech Type: Adverb
məʊst
forming the superlative of adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than one syllable
Short Definition:forming superlative of adjectives and adverbs
Examples:- the most important event of my life
- sandy plains where fire tends to spread most quickly
to the greatest extent
Short Definition:to the greatest extent
Examples:- the things he most enjoyed
- what she wanted most of all
extremely; very
Short Definition:extremely
Examples:- it was most kind of you
- that is most probably correct
almost
Short Definition:almost
Examples:- most everyone understood
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