Thesaurus: most

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1. a. Consisting of the greatest number or quantity; greater in number or quantity than all the rest; nearly all.
2. a. Greatest in degree; as, he has the most need of it.
3. a. Highest in rank; greatest.
4. a. In the greatest or highest degree.
5. adj. (superlative of ‘many’ used with count nouns and often preceded by ‘the’) quantifier meaning the greatest in number
6. adj. the superlative of ‘much’ that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by ‘the’; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree
7. adv. used to form the superlative, greatest in size or degree
8. adv. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
9. adv. used to give emphasis
10. In the greatest or highest degree.Those nearest to this king, and most his favorites, were courtiersand prelates. Milton.
11. r:55/d:45 a. (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number a. the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree r. used to form the superlative r. very