Betekenis van most In het Nederlands

• 0 the biggest number or amount of; more than anything or anyone else:

  • What's the most you've ever won at poker?

  • Which of you earns the most money?

  • He wanted to do the most good he could with the $2,000, so he gave it to charity.

  • The kids loved the fair, but they enjoyed the bumper cars most of all.

  • Joanne is the most intelligent person I know.

  • The department needs three more computers in order to work most effectively (= to work as effectively as possible).

  • I don't eat meat, but I like most types of fish.

  • In this school, most of the children are from the Chinese community.

  • It was a most beautiful morning.

  • You'll find her in the bar most every evening about six o'clock.

  • At most, the work will take a week.

  • It should cost around $20, or $30 at the most.

  • It's a beautiful day - we should make the most of it.

• 1 used to mean 'furthest':

  • Dunnet Head is the northernmost part of the British mainland (= the part that is farther to the north than any other part).

• 2 the biggest number or amount (of), or more than anything or anyone else; superlative ofmany or much:

  • Which of you earns the most money?

  • The kids loved the circus, and most of all the clowns.

  • Joanne is the most intelligent person I know.

  • I like most vegetables.

  • He argued his case most persuasively.