most

Meaning

1. superlative degree of much.
2. superlative degree of many: the comparatively largest number of (construed with the definite article)
3. superlative degree of many: the majority of; more than half of (construed without the definite article)

greatest

best

greater part

larger part

to the highest degree

the most

dead on target

highest degree

the more

first-rank

of all things

-est

self-constituted

the greatest

self-established

almost any

of them all

transcendingly

the majority of

the greates part

the greatest part

freakin’

deadly

first-class

good deal

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈməʊst/

From Middle English most, moste, from Old English mǣst, māst, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz, *maist. Cognate with Scots mast, maist (“most”), Saterland Frisian maast (“most”), West Frisian meast (“most”), Dutch meest (“most”), German meist (“most”), Danish and Swedish mest (“most”), Icelandic mestur (“most”).

Cognate with Western Frisian

meast

Cognate with Dutch

meest

Cognate with German

meist

New

many

1. An indefinite large number of.
2. Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the number of people or things.

New

much

1. A large amount of.
2. Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something.
3. A great number of; many (people).
4. many ( + plural countable noun).