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make the most of

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of (something); to derive as much benefit or profit from (something) as is possible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: get the most out of

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: aprofitar — realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of
  • Finnish: ottaa kaikki irti — realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of
  • Finnish: hyödyntää — realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of
  • French: profiter — realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of
  • Galician: aproveitar ao máximo — realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of
  • Galician: tirar proveito de — realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of
  • Hungarian: (jól/maximálisan) hasznosít — realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of
  • Hungarian: kihasznál — realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of
  • Hungarian: felhasznál — realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of
  • Hungarian: kiaknáz — realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of
  • Hungarian: gyümölcsöztet — realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of
  • Hungarian: kamatoztat — realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of
  • Hungarian: sáfárkodik — realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of
  • Hungarian: a legtöbbet hozza ki belőle — realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of
  • Spanish: aprovechar — realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of
  • Spanish: sacar provecho — realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of
  • Spanish: sacar partido — realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of
  • Vietnamese: tận dụng — realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of