most

Adjective

• 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
  • made the most money he could
    
  • what attracts the most attention?
    
  • made the most of a bad deal
    

• (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number
  • who has the most apples?
    
  • most people like eggs
    
  • most fishes have fins
    

Adverb

• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
  • the job is (just) about done
    
  • the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
    
  • we're almost finished
    
  • the car all but ran her down
    
  • he nearly fainted
    
  • talked for nigh onto 2 hours
    
  • the recording is well-nigh perfect
    
  • virtually all the parties signed the contract
    
  • I was near exhausted by the run
    
  • most everyone agrees
    

• very
  • a most welcome relief
    

• used to form the superlative
  • the king cobra is the most dangerous snake
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  most(a) , about , almost , nearly , near , nigh , virtually , well-nigh , to the highest degree
• Antonyms: 
  least(a) , fewest(a) , least , to the lowest degree