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most

most

Meaning of most

English

the greatest amount or number

Русский

самая большая часть, большее число из всех

most

Pronunciation

British English
/məʊst/
American English
/moʊst/

most with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом most

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8 сочетаний

Большинство, большая часть

The majority, the greater part
most of us
большинство из нас

Most of us took the stairs after lunch.

Большинство из нас после обеда пошли по лестнице.

for the most part
по большей части

For the most part, the hike was easy and shady.

По большей части поход был лёгким и проходил в тени.

  • most peopleбольшинство людей
  • most of the timeбольшую часть времени
  • in most casesв большинстве случаев

Максимум и больше всего

The maximum and most of all
at most
самое большее

The repair should take an hour at most.

Ремонт займёт самое большее час.

make the most of
использовать по максимуму

We made the most of the sunny weekend at the lake.

Мы по максимуму использовали солнечные выходные на озере.

  • most of allбольше всего

most usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Most students passed the exam.

Большинство студентов сдало экзамен.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Most of the books on the shelf are new.

Большинство книг на полке новые.

most synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between most, almost all, nearly all, majority, more than half, the bulk (of), the greater part, and many

A
🇬🇧English
almost all

nearly every one; more than most

A2often

ENAlmost all the books are new.

N
🇬🇧English
nearly all

the same as almost all

A2often

ENNearly all the guests have arrived.

M
🇬🇧English
majority

More formal; often about people or votes: the majority of.

often

ENThe majority of students passed the test.

Advanced: broader words

M
🇬🇧English
more than half

exactly over 50 percent

A2often

ENMore than half the class voted for the plan.

T
🇬🇧English
the bulk (of)

the main part of something

A2often

ENThe bulk of the work is done.

T
🇬🇧English
the greater part

formal: the larger part

A2rare word

ENThe greater part of the day was rainy.

🇬🇧English

a large number, not necessarily most

A2very often

ENMany people were late.

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Questions about this word

What does most mean?

the greatest amount or number

How do you pronounce most?

most is pronounced [məʊst].

How is most used in a sentence?

Большинство студентов сдало экзамен. Translation: Most students passed the exam.

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