Phrase guide

at most

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

At the most; at a maximum or upper limit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • There weren't so many people at the concert — 40 at most.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

not more than

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • spend at most $20 on the lunch

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: at the most

Antonyms: at least

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

75 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فِي مُعْظَم (fī muʕẓam) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Arabic: في الأغلب — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Arabic: على أقصى تقدير — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Armenian: առավելագույնը (aṙavelaguynə) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Armenian: առառավելն (aṙaṙaveln) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Armenian: ամենաշատը (amenašatə) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Azerbaijani: uzaqbaşı — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Belarusian: са́мае бо́льшае (sámaje bólʹšaje) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Catalan: com a màxim — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Catalan: pel cap alt — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Catalan: a tot estirar — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 最多 (zuìduō) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 充其量 (chōngqíliàng) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 頂多 /顶多 (dǐngduō) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 至多 (zhìduō) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Czech: nanejvýš — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Danish: højst — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Dutch: hoogstens — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Dutch: maximaal — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Esperanto: maksimume — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Finnish: enintään — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Finnish: korkeintaan — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Finnish: maksimissaan — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • French: au plus — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • French: tout au plus — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • French: au grand maximum — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • French: grand maximum — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • French: grand max — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • French: à tout casser — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • French: au maximum — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Galician: como máximo — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Georgian: მაქსიმუმ (maksimum) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Georgian: არაუმეტეს (araumeṭes) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Georgian: არანაკლებ (aranaḳleb) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • German: maximal — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • German: höchstens — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Greek: το πολύ (to polý) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Hebrew: לְכָל הַיּוֹתֵר (l'khol hayyotér) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Hindi: अधिक से अधिक (adhik se adhik) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Hindi: ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा (zyādā se zyādā) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Hungarian: legfeljebb — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Hungarian: legföljebb — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Hungarian: maximum — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Icelandic: í mesta lagi — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Ido: admaxime — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Irish: ar a mhéad — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Italian: al massimo — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Italian: al limite — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Japanese: せいぜい (seizei) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Japanese: おおくても (ōkutemo) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Japanese: 高々 (takadaka) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Korean: 기껏해야 (gikkeothaeya) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Latin: summum — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Polish: co najwyżej — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Portuguese: no máximo — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Russian: са́мое бо́льшее (sámoje bólʹšeje) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Russian: не бо́льше чем (ne bólʹše čem) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Russian: не бо́лее (ne bóleje) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Russian: ма́ксимум (máksimum) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Spanish: como máximo/máximum — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Spanish: como mucho — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Spanish: cuando mucho — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Spanish: no más de — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Spanish: a lo sumo/mayor/más — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Spanish: todo lo más — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Spanish: a todo tirar — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Swedish: högst — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Swedish: på sin höjd — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Swedish: inte mer än — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Thai: อย่างมาก — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Turkish: en fazla — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Ukrainian: щонайбі́льше (ščonajbílʹše) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Welsh: ar y mwyaf — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Welsh: fan bellaf — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit
  • Yiddish: העכסטנס (hekhstns) — at the most; at a maximum or upper limit