most

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.) flest, mest

2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) de fleste, mesteparten av, det meste

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.) mest

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

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

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

3. pronoun

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

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.) mesteparten av, de fleste

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- mostly

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

flest

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nesten

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adv. \/məʊst\/

1) mest

• what pleased me most

• the one he values (the) most

den (som) han verdsetter høyest

2) (danner superlativ) mest

• the most beautiful of all

den aller vakreste

• most easily

lettest

• most famous

mest berømt

• when you are most prepared

når du er best forberedt

3) høyst, i høy grad, meget, svært, særs, særdeles, ytterst

• the article is most interesting

artikkelen er svært interessant

• I'll most probably be there

det er høyst sannsynlig at jeg kommer

• I'll most willingly come

jeg kommer mer enn gjerne

4) (amer., dialekt) nesten

• most anywhere

• most everybody

most certainly (ja) absolutt, javisst, helt sikkert

most of all aller mest, mest av alt

II

determ. \/məʊst\/

mest, flest, det meste, de fleste

• I have many books but he has most

jeg har mange bøker, men han har flest

• most (of the) boys like football

de fleste guttene liker fotball

• in most cases

i de fleste tilfeller

• have (the) most money

ha mest\/flest penger

• have the most talent

ha det største talentet

• most wine comes from France

mesteparten av vinen kommer fra Frankrike

• most of my time

det meste av min tid\/størstedelen av min tid

• most of us

de fleste av oss

at (the) most høyst, i høyden, toppen

at the very most i beste fall

for the most part for det meste, hovedsakelig, overveiende

make the most of something dra størst mulig fordel av noe, gjøre mest mulig ut av noe, utnytte noe til fulle

the most det meste

• that's the most I can do

lenger kan jeg ikke strekke meg

be the most (amer., hverdagslig) være super, være fantastisk

• he is the most

han er super