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most I. adjectiv

superl. de la much şi many (I). cei mai mulţi, majoritatea (cu gen.); cel mai mult, cea mai mare cantitate;

most people majoritatea oamenilor;

yon have made most mistakes ai făcut cele mai multe greşeli;

for the most part de cele mai multe ori, de obicei, în general; în cea mai mare măsură.

most II. pronume

1. mult, maximum;

to make the most of a) a scoate maximum din; b) a trata cu maximum de consideraţie;

at (the) most cel mult.

2. cei mai mulţi, majoritatea, cel mai mare număr;

most of them are broken majoritatea s-au spart.

most III. adverb

1. cel mai mult;

what most impressed us ceea ce ne-a impresionat cel mai mult.

2. (formează superlativul la majoritatea adjectivelor cu mai mult de o silabă şi la majoritatea adverbelor) cel mai; foarte; extrem de;

most beautiful foarte frumos, cât se poate de frumos;

the most beautiful cel mai frumos;

most beautifully foarte frumos.

It is not violence that best overcomes hate—nor vengeance that most certainly heals injury.

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

I've had a'most enough o' Cap'n Smollett; he's hazed me long enough, by thunder!

(Treasure Island, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

But the man was unwilling to do so and said, “It may be my youngest daughter, who loves me most, and always runs to meet me when I go home.”

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

Who could tell? —a library was a most likely place for her, and he might see her there.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

During that period, you will make the most progress on home-related matters this year—possibly in the entire decade.

(AstrologyZone.com, de Susan Miller)

He wants me to dance with him again, though I tell him that it is a most improper thing, and entirely against the rules.

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

“It was most suggestive,” said Holmes.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I wish I could put down all he said exactly as he said it, for to me it was most fascinating.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

Possibly in her whole life it was the most terrible snarl she ever gave.

(White Fang, de Jack London)

But it was Dave who suffered most of all.

(The Call of the Wild, de Jack London)