Məʊst I Make Determiner Pronoun Votes Money Spent

• 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?

most

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.
2. more than half of somebody/something; almost all of somebody/something
• 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.
3. not more than
• As a news item it merits a short paragraph at most.
• There were 50 people there, at the very most.
4. mostly; usually
• The contributors are, for the most part, professional scientists.
5. to gain as much advantage, pleasure, etc. as you can from somebody/something
• It's my first trip abroad so I'm going to make the most of it.
• She doesn't know how to make the most of herself (= make herself appear in the best possible way).

Word Origin

• Old English māst, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meest and German meist.