most
/ˈmoʊst/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.00 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
det
superlative degree of much.
det
superlative degree of many: the comparatively largest number of (construed with the definite article)
det
superlative degree of many: the majority of; more than half of (construed without the definite article)
adv
Forms the superlative of many adjectives.
adv
Forms the superlative of many adjectives.
adv
To a great extent or degree; highly; very.
adv
superlative degree of much
Example Sentences
- "The teams competed to see who could collect (the) most money."
- "I spent most time in Rome because most of Venice is flooded."
- "The team with the most points wins."
- "Most bakers and dairy farmers have to get up early."
- "Winning was not important for most participants."
- "This is the most important example."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *maiz Proto-Germanic *maistaz Proto-Germanic *maist Proto-West Germanic *maist Old English mǣst Middle English most English most 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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: most, mǣst, *maistaz
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmoʊst/
- British English: /ˈməʊst/