most

[məust] 1. adj

1) people, things większość f ( +gen)

most men behave like that — większość mężczyzn tak się zachowuje

2) interest, money etc najwięcej +gen

he derived the most pleasure from her visit — jej wizyta sprawiła mu najwięcej przyjemności

2. pron

większość

most of it/them — większość (tego)/z nich

the most — najwięcej

to make the most of sth — maksymalnie coś wykorzystywać (wykorzystać perf)

at the (very) most — (co) najwyżej

3. adv

(+verb) spend, eat, work etc najwięcej; (+adjective)

the most expensive — najbardziej kosztowny, najkosztowniejszy; (+adverb) (carefully, easily etc) najbardziej; (very) polite, interesting etc wysoce, wielce

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[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective

1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) najwięcej

2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) większość

2. adverb

1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) naj

2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) bardzo, wyjątkowo

3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) najbardziej

4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) prawie

3. pronoun

1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) najwięcej

2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) większość

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- mostly

- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of