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most

большинство

the greatest amount or number

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Pronunciation
EN-UK/məʊst/
EN-US/moʊst/
RU[bəlʲʂɨnˈstvo]
most

most with Russian translation

most usage examples

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

Most students passed the exam.

Большинство студентов сдало экзамен.

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

Most of the books on the shelf are new.

Большинство книг на полке новые.

most synonyms

🇬🇧en

то же слово; без различий

A2Very Often

Most people agree.

🇬🇧en

более формальное выражение для «большинство»

A2Often

The majority of students passed the exam.

M
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more than half

больше половины; точнее и более математично, чем «most»

A2Often

More than half the class voted for the plan.

🇬🇧en

«много»; не обязательно означает большинство

A2Very Often

Many people were late.

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a lot of

разговорное «много»; не обязательно большинство

A2Very Often

A lot of people came to the party.

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almost all

почти все; ближе к полному количеству, чем просто большинство

A2Often

Almost all the books are new.

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nearly all

почти все; чуть менее категорично, чем «the majority»

A2Often

Nearly all the guests have arrived.

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the greater part

более книжное выражение для «большая часть»

A2Rarely

The greater part of the day was rainy.

T
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the bulk (of)

основная масса; обычно о большом объёме или основной части чего-то

A2Often

The bulk of the work is done.

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Questions about this word

What does most mean?

the greatest amount or number

How do you pronounce most?

most is pronounced as /məʊst/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

How is most used in a sentence?

Most students passed the exam. Translation: Большинство студентов сдало экзамен.

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