how to pronounce most

/məʊst/

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most is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of most in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… year olds feel so most in some way or …”

meanings of most

adverb:

To a great extent or degree; highly; very.
Superlative form of many: most many.
Superlative form of much: most much Antonym: least.
Almost.
Forms the superlative of many adjectives. Antonym: least.

determinative:

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

noun:

The greater part.
The greatest amount.
A record-setting amount.

pronoun:

The greater part of a group, especially a group of people.

most frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word most occurs in english on average 987.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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