at the most

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [at stressed th ee mohst]
- /æt stressed ði moʊst/
- /ət ðə məʊst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [at stressed th ee mohst]
- /æt stressed ði moʊst/

Definitions of at the most words

phrase at the most You use at a minimum, or at the minimum, when you want to indicate that something is the very least which could or should happen. 3
noun at the most at the very limit; not more than 3
adjective at the most in the greatest quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number: to win the most votes. 1
adjective at the most in the majority of instances: Most operations are successful. 1
adjective at the most greatest, as in size or extent: the most talent. 1
noun at the most the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost: The most I can hope for is a passing grade. 1

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Origin of at the most

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English most(e), Old English māst; replacing Middle English mest(e), Old English mǣst; cognate with German meist, Gothic maists. See more

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Parts of speech for At the most

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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at the most popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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