most
US: /ˈmoʊs/, /ˈmoʊst/
UK: /mˈəʊst/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
most /moust/- tính từ, cấp cao nhất của much & many
- lớn nhất, nhiều nhất
- hầu hết, phần lớn, đa số
- most people think so: hầu hết mọi người đều nghĩ như vậy
- in most cases: trong hầu hết các trường hợp
- for the most part
- (xem) part
- phó từ
- nhất, hơn cả
- the monkey is the most intelligent of all animals: trong tất cả các loại khỉ là thông minh nhất
- what most surprises me is that...: điều làm cho tôi ngạc nhiên hơn cả là...
- lắm, vô cùng, cực kỳ
- this is a most interesting book: đây là một cuốn sách hay lắm
- most likely: chắc chắn lắm
- nhất, hơn cả
- danh từ
- hầu hết, phần lớn, phần nhiều, đa số, tối đa
- most of the time: phần lớn thời gian
- most of the people: đa số nhân dân
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) cái cừ nhất, cái chiến nhất
- at [the] most
- at the very most
- tối đa, không hơn được nữa
- to make the most of
- tận dụng
- at the very most
Advanced English dictionary
determiner, pronoun, adverb
determiner, pronoun (used as the superlative of 'much', 'a lot of', 'many')
1 the largest in number or amount: Who do you think will get (the) most votes? + She had the most money of all of them. + I spent most time on the first question. + Who ate the most? + The director has the most to lose.
Help Note: The can be left out in informal BrE.
2 more than half of sb/sth; almost all of sb/sth: I like most vegetables. + Most classical music sends me to sleep. + As most of you know, I've decided to resign. + Most of the people I had invited turned up. + There are thousands of verbs in English and most (of them) are regular.
Help Note: The is not used with most in this meaning.
Idioms: at (the) most not more than: As a news item it merits a short paragraph at most. + There were 50 people there, at the very most.
+ adverb
1 used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs of two or more syllables: the most boring / beautiful part + It was the people with the least money who gave most generously.
Help Note: When most is followed only by an adverb, the is not used: This reason is mentioned most frequently, but the most frequently mentioned reason.
2 to the greatest degree: What did you enjoy (the) most? + It was what she wanted most of all.
Help Note: The is often left out in informal English.
3 (formal) very; extremely; completely: It was most kind of you to meet me. + We shall most probably never meet again. + This technique looks easy, but it most certainly is not.
4 (AmE, informal) almost: I go to the store most every day.
Concise dictionary
məʊst
adj.
+(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number
+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
adv.
+used to form the superlative
+very
+(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
- hầu hết, phần lớn, phần nhiều, đa số, tối đa
