most - Meaning in Tamil

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most - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of most in English

most adjective

1. 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

   Examples

   • "made the most money he could"
   • "made the most of a bad deal"
   • "what attracts the most attention?"
2. (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number

   Examples

   • "most fishes have fins"
   • "most people like eggs"
   • "who has the most apples?"

most abverb

1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

   Synonyms

   about, almost, near, near, nearly, nearly, nigh, virtually, virtually, well-nigh

   Examples

   • "he nearly fainted"
   • "I was near exhausted by the run"
   • "most everyone agrees"
   • "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"
   • "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"
   • "the car all but ran her down"
   • "the job is (just) about done"
   • "the recording is well-nigh perfect"
   • "virtually all the parties signed the contract"
   • "we're almost finished"
2. used to form the superlative

   Synonyms

   to the highest degree

   Example

   • "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake"
3. very

   Example

   • "a most welcome relief"

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