most
• determiner & pronoun 1 greatest in amount or degree. 2 the majority of. • adverb 1 to the greatest extent. 2 forming the superlative of adjectives and adverbs. 3 very. 4 N. Amer. informal almost. — PHRASES at (the) most not more than. for the most part in most cases; usually. make the most of use or represent to the best advantage. — ORIGIN Old English.
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