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most of all

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

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adv

Meaning 1

to a greater extent than anything else

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 最重要的 (zuì zhòngyào de) — to a greater extent than anything else
  • Danish: allermest — to a greater extent than anything else
  • Dutch: meest van alles — to a greater extent than anything else
  • Finnish: ennen kaikkea — to a greater extent than anything else
  • French: plus que tout — to a greater extent than anything else
  • French: par-dessus tout — to a greater extent than anything else
  • German: am allermeisten — to a greater extent than anything else
  • Greek: πάνω απ’ όλα (páno ap’ óla) — to a greater extent than anything else
  • Ancient Greek: μάλιστα (málista) — to a greater extent than anything else
  • Italian: più di tutto — to a greater extent than anything else
  • Japanese: とりわけ (toriwake) — to a greater extent than anything else
  • Korean: 무엇보다도 (mueotbodado) — to a greater extent than anything else
  • Norwegian Bokmål: aller mest — to a greater extent than anything else
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: aller mest — to a greater extent than anything else
  • Old English: ealra swīþost — to a greater extent than anything else
  • Old English: ealra mǣst — to a greater extent than anything else
  • Polish: przede wszystkim — to a greater extent than anything else
  • Portuguese: sobretudo — to a greater extent than anything else
  • Portuguese: mais do que tudo — to a greater extent than anything else
  • Russian: бо́льше всего́ (bólʹše vsevó) — to a greater extent than anything else
  • Russian: бо́лее всего́ (bóleje vsevó) — to a greater extent than anything else
  • Scots: maistly — to a greater extent than anything else
  • Spanish: sobre todo — to a greater extent than anything else