-MOST

Meaning of -MOST in English

■ suffix forming superlative adjectives and adverbs from prepositions and other words indicating relative position: innermost.

Origin

OE -mest , assimilated to most .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

MOST — I. ˈmōst adjective Etymology: Middle English mest, mast, most, from Old English mǣst, māst; akin to Old High German meist …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-MOST — ˌmōst also chiefly Brit _məst adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English -mast, -most, alteration (influenced by mast, most most) of -mest …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOST — /mohst/ , adj., superl. of much or many with more as compar. 1. in the greatest quantity, amount, measure, degree, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOST — I. ˈmōst adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mǣst; akin to Old High German meist most, Old English māra …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-MOST — Etymology: Middle English, alteration of -mest (as in formest foremost) : most inner most : most toward head most
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOST — adj highest in rank; greatest. 2. most ·adj in the greatest or highest degree. 3. most ·adj greatest in degree; …
Webster English vocab
MOST — [most] adj [ME, fr. OE maest; akin to OHG meist most, OE mara more--more at more] (bef. 12c) 1: greatest …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOST — / məʊst; NAmE moʊst/ determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner , pronoun (used as the superlative of 'much', 'a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOST — I. most 1 S1 W1 /məʊst $ moʊst/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . [used before an adjective or adverb to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 existing in the greatest quantity or degree (you have made most mistakes; see who …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOST — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 existing in the greatest quantity or degree (you have made most mistakes; see who …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. existing in the greatest quantity or degree (you have made most mistakes; see who …
Oxford English vocab
MOST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Most' is often considered to be …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 ~ common words in English. Note: 'Most' is often considered to be …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MOST
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOST — [determiner], [pronoun], [adverb] [not gradable] - the biggest number or amount (of); more than anything or anyone elseWhat's the most …
Cambridge English vocab
MOST — INDEX: 1. most of an amount, group, or thing 2. more than anyone or anything else 3. the largest amount …
Longman Activator English vocab
MOST — See ↑ MOST 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ for the most part • ↑ in general/generally/in most cases • ↑ in …
Longman Activator English vocab
MOST — I pronoun BAD : Where I come from, the most teachers have to teach at two schools in order to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
MOST — I 1. прил. 1) превосх. от much 1. , many 1. 2) максимальный, наибольший, предельный Which of you earns the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOST — most.ogg _I 1. məʋst n наибольшее количество; большая часть most of them us - большинство из них из нас /lang] …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOST — 1) больше всего 2) наиболее 3) наибольший • asymptotically most powerful rank test — асимптотически наиболее мощный ранговый критерий at most denumerable family — не …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MOST — most прил.1) превосх. ст. от much 1. , many 1. самый большой, наибольший (по количеству, размеру, степени) We needed much …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MOST — _I 1. məʋst n наибольшее количество; большая часть most of them us - большинство из них из нас /lang] most …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MOST — 1. прил. 1) превосх. ст. от much 1. , many 1. самый большой, наибольший ( по количеству, размеру, степени ) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MOST — 1. прил. 1) превосх. ст. от much 1. , many 1. самый большой, наибольший (по количеству, размеру, степени) We needed much money …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MOST — _I 1. _a. 1> _sup. of much 1, many 1 2> наибольший; - most people - for the most part …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
MOST — I 1. a. 1. sup. of much 1, many 1 2. наибольший; - most people - for the most part …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
MOST — _I məust 1. _a. 1> _sup. от much 1 и many 1; 2> наибольший; most people большинство людей; for the …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
MOST — I 1. прил. 1) превосх. от much 1. , many 1. 2) максимальный, наибольший, предельный Which of you earns the …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOST — ^ Estimative quantifiers 1) Местоимение most является формой превосходной степени от местоимений much, many. 2) В случае, если местоимение most означает превосходную …
Англо-Русский грамматический словарь
MOST — max; lu max; max mult
English interlingue dictionary
MOST — (Noun) kadaghanan;kasagaran;labing daghan (Adverb) labing
English-Visayan vocabulary
MOST — I. adjective see: more Date: before 12th century greatest in quantity, extent, or degree , the majority of , II. …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-MOST — adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English, alteration of -mest (as in formest foremost) most
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOST — (a.) In the greatest or highest degree.
Английский словарь Webster
MOST — (a.) Highest in rank; greatest.
Английский словарь Webster
MOST — (a.) Greatest in degree; as, he has the most need of it.
Английский словарь Webster
MOST — (a.) Consisting of the greatest number or quantity; greater in number or quantity than all the rest; nearly all.
Английский словарь Webster
MOST — ( a. ) In the greatest or highest degree.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOST — ( a. ) Highest in rank; greatest.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOST — ( a. ) Greatest in degree; as, he has the most need of it.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOST — ( a. ) Consisting of the greatest number or quantity; greater in number or quantity than all the rest; nearly …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-MOST — a combining form of most occurring in a series of superlatives: foremost; utmost. [ ME -most; r. ME, OE -mest, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOST — adv. to the greatest extent, to the highest degree; mainly; nearly (Old English)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOST — adj. highest in number; largest; predominant; principal; highest in degree; greatest in extent, almost (Old English)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOST — n. highest in number; largest; majority; principal; highest degree; greatest degree
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOST — n. at the most make the most of at most Most Reverend for the most part
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOST — n. Function: adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English, alteration of -mest (as in formest foremost) : most <inner most > : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOST — n. Function: adverb Etymology: by shortening Date: circa 1584 : ALMOST <we'll be crossing the river most any time now …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOST — n. Function: pronoun, singular or plural in construction Date: 13th century : the greatest number or part < most become …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOST — n. Function: noun Date: 12th century : the greatest amount <it's the most I can do> – at most or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOST — n. Function: adverb Date: before 12th century 1 : to the greatest or highest degree ― often used with an …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOST — n. Pronunciation: ' m ō st Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English m ǣ st; akin to Old …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOST — ■ determiner & pronoun 1》 greatest in amount or degree. 2》 the majority of; nearly all of. ■ adverb 1》 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
-MOST — [-most] adj suffix [ME, alter. of -mest (as in formest foremost)]: most "innermost": most toward "headmost"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOST — German Brx, city, Severocesk kraj (region), Czech Republic. It lies along the Blina River, southwest of ts nad Labem. It …
Britannica English vocabulary
-MOST — -most BrE AmE məʊst AmE moʊst ▷ — innermost ˈɪn ə məʊst AmE - ə r moʊst
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOST — most BrE AmE məʊst AmE moʊst ▷ mostly ˈməʊs t li AmE ˈmoʊs t - ▶ ˌ most of ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-MOST — suffix (in adjectives) the furthest : inmost (= the furthest in) southernmost topmost (= the furthest up / nearest to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-MOST — -most /məʊst $ moʊst/ BrE AmE suffix [in adjectives] nearest to something: the northernmost town in Sweden (=the town that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
-MOST — suffix forming superlative adjectives and adverbs from prepositions and other words indicating relative position (foremost; uttermost). [OE -mest f. Gmc]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
-MOST — -most is added to adjectives in order to form other adjectives that describe something as being further in a particular …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-MOST — ~ is added to adjectives in order to form other adjectives that describe something as being further in a particular …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык

Concise Oxford English vocab

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