Confused words. 2014.
almost / most — Almost means nearly all : Almost all my friends have graduated from college by now. Most is superlative of more, meaning the greatest or to the highest degree : Chuck is the most computer savvy guy I know, or Chuck cooked a most delicious… … Confused words
almost, most — As an adverb, almost is preferable to the colloquial most in the senses of all but, very nearly. Say almost every person there rather than most every person there. As a pronoun or adjective, most means the greater part or number : Most of us… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
almost — /awl mohst, awl mohst /, adv. very nearly; all but: almost every house; almost the entire symphony; to pay almost nothing for a car; almost twice as many books. [bef. 1000; ME; OE (e)al mast, var. of AEL MAEST nearly] Syn. ALMOST (MOST), NEARLY,… … Universalium
almost — See almost, most See nearly, almost … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
most — See almost, most See most, mostly … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
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Almost — Al most ([add]l m[=o]st), adv. [AS. ealm[ae]st, [ae]lm[ae]st, quite the most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all + m?st most.] Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part. [1913 Webster] Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. Acts xxvi. 28 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Almost never — Almost Al most ([add]l m[=o]st), adv. [AS. ealm[ae]st, [ae]lm[ae]st, quite the most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all + m?st most.] Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part. [1913 Webster] Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. Acts… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Almost nothing — Almost Al most ([add]l m[=o]st), adv. [AS. ealm[ae]st, [ae]lm[ae]st, quite the most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all + m?st most.] Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part. [1913 Webster] Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. Acts… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
