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1 greatest\ part\ of
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2 he lost the greatest part of his fortune in suits and pettifoggings
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > he lost the greatest part of his fortune in suits and pettifoggings
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3 this work swallows the greatest part of my time
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > this work swallows the greatest part of my time
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4 Bhagavadgita (Part of Book VI of the Mahabharata, one of the greatest and most beautiful of the Hindu scriptures)
Религия: "Бхагавадгита"Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Bhagavadgita (Part of Book VI of the Mahabharata, one of the greatest and most beautiful of the Hindu scriptures)
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5 transept (The part of a cruciform church that crosses at right angles to the greatest length between the nave and the apse or choir)
Религия: трансептУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > transept (The part of a cruciform church that crosses at right angles to the greatest length between the nave and the apse or choir)
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1. adjective(in greatest number, the majority of) die meisten; (in greatest amount) meist...; größt... [Fähigkeit, Macht, Bedarf, Geduld, Lärm]make the most mistakes/noise — die meisten Fehler/den meisten od. größten Lärm machen
2. nounfor the most part — größtenteils; zum größten Teil
1) (greatest amount) das meisteoffer [the] most for it — das meiste od. am meisten dafür bieten
pay the most — am meisten bezahlen
most of the poem — der größte Teil des Gedichts
most of the time — die meiste Zeit; (on most occasions) meistens
3)make the most of something, get the most out of something — etwas voll ausnützen; (represent at its best) das Beste aus etwas machen
4)3. adverbat [the] most — höchstens
1) (more than anything else) am meisten [mögen, interessieren, gefallen, sich wünschen, verlangt]2) forming superl.this book is the most interesting — dieses Buch ist das interessanteste
3) (exceedingly) überaus; äußerst* * *[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) meist2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) die meisten2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) zur Bildung des Superlatives2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) am meisten3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) äußerst3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) am meisten2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) der größte Teil•- academic.ru/48122/mostly">mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of* * *[məʊst, AM moʊst]I. pron▪ the \most am meistenwhat's the \most you've ever won at cards? was war das meiste, das du beim Kartenspielen gewonnen hast?when she shared the food out, John got the \most als sie das Essen verteilte, bekam John am meistenthey had the \most to lose sie hatten am meisten zu verlierenat the [very] \most [aller]höchstensshe's 50 at the very \most sie ist allerhöchstens 50▪ \most of sb/sth die meistenin this school, \most of the children are from the Chinese community in dieser Schule sind die meisten Kinder chinesischer Abstammung\most of the things I forget are unimportant anyway die meisten Dinge, die ich vergesse, sind sowieso unwichtig\most are in favour of tax reform die Mehrheit befürwortet die Steuerreform3. (best)▪ the \most höchstensthe \most I can do is try ich kann nicht mehr tun als es versuchenthe \most they can expect is a 4% pay increase sie können höchstens eine 4-prozentige Gehaltserhöhung erwartento get the \most out of life das meiste aus dem Leben machento be the \most (sl) der/die Größte seinhe's the \most — I wish he were interested in me er ist so toll — ich wünschte, er würde sich für mich interessierento make the \most of sth das Beste aus etw dat machenit's a lovely day — we must make the \most of it was für ein schöner Tag — wir müssen ihn nutzento make the \most of one's opportunities das Beste aus seinen Chancen machen; (represent at its best) etw hervorstreichenhow to make the \most of your features so unterstreichen Sie Ihre Züge richtig1. (greatest in amount, degree) am meistenwhich of you earns the \most money? wer von euch verdient am meisten Geld?they've had the \most success sie hatten größten Erfolg2. (majority of, nearly all) die meistenI don't eat meat, but I like \most types of fish ich esse kein Fleisch, aber ich mag die meisten Fischsortenwe like \most students wir mögen die meisten Studentenfor the \most part für gewöhnlichthe older members, for the \most part, shun him die älteren Mitglieder meiden ihn für gewöhnlich1. (forming superlative) im Deutschen durch Superlativ ausgedrücktthat's what I'm \most afraid of davor habe ich die meiste AngstJoanne is the \most intelligent person I know Joanne ist der intelligenteste Mensch, den ich kennethe \most intelligent animal das intelligenteste Tier\most easily/rapidly/thoroughly am leichtesten/schnellsten/gründlichstensandy plains where fire tends to spread \most quickly sandige Ebenen, auf denen sich das Feuer besonders rasch ausbreitet\most important/unfortunate wichtigste(r, s)/unglücklichste(r, s)the \most important event of my life das wichtigste Ereignis in meinem Lebenit was a \most unfortunate accident es war ein äußerst bedauerlicher Unfallit's \most kind of you to help me es ist überaus freundlich von Ihnen, dass Sie mir helfentheir situation was \most embarrassing ihre Lage war höchst unangenehmhe told me a \most interesting story er erzählte mir eine sehr interessante Geschichteit was a \most unusual car es war ein ganz ungewöhnliches Autoit was a \most beautiful morning es war ein besonders schöner Morgen\most certainly ganz bestimmt [o gewiss], mit absoluter Sicherheit\most likely höchstwahrscheinlichthat's \most probably correct das ist höchstwahrscheinlich richtig\most unlikely höchst unwahrscheinlich3. (to the greatest extent) am meistenwhat annoyed me \most... was mich am meisten gestört hat...the things he \most enjoyed die Dinge, die ihm am besten gefielenat \most höchstenswe've got enough rations for a week at \most die Rationen reichen höchstens für eine Woche\most of all am allermeistenI like the blue one \most of all der/die/das Blaue gefällt mir am besten\most of all, I hope that... ganz besonders hoffe ich, dass...she likes broccoli and carrots but likes green beans \most of all sie mag Broccoli und Karotten, ganz besonders aber grüne Bohnenwhat she wanted \most of all was sie am meisten wolltethey watch TV \most every evening sie sehen beinahe jeden Abend fern\most everyone understood fast jeder verstand* * *[məʊst]1. adj superl1) meiste(r, s); (= greatest) satisfaction, pleasure etc größte(r, s); (= highest) speed etc höchste(r, s)who has (the) most money? —
for the most part — größtenteils, zum größten Teil
2) (= the majority of) die meistenmost men/people — die meisten (Menschen/Leute)
2. n, pron(uncountable) das meiste; (countable) die meistenmost of the winter/day — fast den ganzen Winter/Tag über
most of the time — die meiste Zeit, fast die ganze Zeit
to make the most of a story — so viel wie möglich aus einer Geschichte__nbsp;machen
to make the most of one's looks or of oneself —
the hostess with the mostest (inf) it's the most! (dated sl) — die Supergastgeberin (inf) das ist dufte! (dated sl)
3. adv1) superl (+vbs) am meisten; (+adj) -ste(r, s); (+adv) am -stenthe most beautiful/difficult etc... — der/die/das schönste/schwierigste etc...
what most displeased him..., what displeased him most... — was ihm am meisten missfiel...
most of all because... — vor allem, weil...
2) (= very) äußerst, überausmost likely —
he added most unnecessarily... — er sagte noch völlig unnötigerweise...
he had told you most explicitly — er hat Ihnen doch ganz eindeutig gesagt...
* * *most [məʊst]1. meist(er, e, es), größt(er, e, es):for the most part größten-, meistenteils2. (vor Substantiv im pl, meist ohne Artikel) die meisten:most people die meisten Leute;(the) most votes die meisten StimmenB sthe most he accomplished das Höchste, das er vollbrachte;a) etwas nach Kräften ausnützen, (noch) das Beste aus einer Sache herausholen oder machen,at (the) most höchstens, bestenfalls2. das meiste, der größte Teil:he spent most of his time there er verbrachte die meiste Zeit dort3. die meisten pl:better than most besser als die meisten;most of my friends die meisten meiner FreundeC adv1. am meisten:what most tempted me was mich am meisten lockte;most of all am allermeisten2. (zur Bildung des sup):the most important point der wichtigste Punkt;most deeply impressed am tiefsten beeindruckt;most rapidly am schnellsten, schnellstens;most certainly ganz sicher3. (vor adj) höchst, äußerst, überaus:he’s most likely to come er kommt höchstwahrscheinlich4. US umg oder dial fast, beinahe:* * *1. adjective(in greatest number, the majority of) die meisten; (in greatest amount) meist...; größt... [Fähigkeit, Macht, Bedarf, Geduld, Lärm]make the most mistakes/noise — die meisten Fehler/den meisten od. größten Lärm machen
2. nounfor the most part — größtenteils; zum größten Teil
1) (greatest amount) das meisteoffer [the] most for it — das meiste od. am meisten dafür bieten
most of the time — die meiste Zeit; (on most occasions) meistens
most of what he said — das meiste von dem, was er sagte
3)make the most of something, get the most out of something — etwas voll ausnützen; (represent at its best) das Beste aus etwas machen
4)3. adverbat [the] most — höchstens
1) (more than anything else) am meisten [mögen, interessieren, gefallen, sich wünschen, verlangt]2) forming superl.3) (exceedingly) überaus; äußerst* * *adj.größt adj.höchst adj.meist adj. -
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məust
1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) más2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) la mayoría (de), la mayor parte (de)
2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) más2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) más3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) muy, de lo más4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) casi
3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) lo máximo2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) la mayor parte•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of
most1 adj pron la mayoría / la mayor partemost2 adv mástr[məʊst]1 (greatest in quantity) más■ who's got the most money? ¿quién tiene más dinero?2 (majority) la mayoría de, la mayor parte de1 más1 (greatest part) la mayor parte■ most of it is finished la mayor parte está terminada, casi todo está acabado2 (greatest number or amount) lo máximo3 (the majority of people) la mayoría1 (superlative) más2 (to the greatest degree) más3 (very) muy, de lo más4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (almost) casi\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat (the) (very) most como máximofor the most part por lo generalmost likely muy probablementemost of all sobre todoto do the most one can hacer todo lo que se pueda, hacer lo máximo que se puedato make the most of something aprovechar algo al máximo Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL Véanse también many y much/Table 1most ['mo:st] adv: másthe most interesting book: el libro más interesantemost adj1) : la mayoría de, la mayor parte demost people: la mayoría de la gente2) greatest: más (dícese de los números), mayor (dícese de las cantidades)the most ability: la mayor capacidadmost n: más m, máximo mthe most I can do: lo más que puedo hacerthree weeks at the most: tres semanas como máximomost pron: la mayoría, la mayor partemost will go: la mayoría iráadj.• la mayor parte adj.• la mayoría adj.• lo más adj.• más adj.adv.• más adv.n.• el mayor número s.m.• la mayor parte s.f.
I məʊsta) ( nearly all) la mayoría de, la mayor parte demost people — casi todo el mundo or la mayoría de la gente
who eats (the) most meat in your family? — ¿quién es el que come más carne de tu familia?
II
a) ( nearly all) la mayoría, la mayor partemost of us/them — la mayoría de nosotros/ellos
b) (as superl)she ate the most — fue la que más comió, comió más que nadie
at (the) most — como máximo, a lo sumo
to make the most of something — sacar* el mejor provecho posible de algo
c) ( people) la mayoría
III
1)a) ( to greatest extent) máswhat I like/dislike (the) most about him is... — lo que más/menos me gusta de él es...
b) (before adj, adv) máswhich is the most expensive? — ¿cuál es el más caro?
most probably o likely — muy probablemente
3) ( almost) (AmE colloq) casi[mǝʊst]1. ADJ(superl)1) (making comparisons) máswho has (the) most money? — ¿quién tiene más dinero?
2) (=the majority of) la mayoría de, la mayor parte demost men — la mayoría de or la mayor parte de los hombres
most people go out on Friday nights — la mayoría de or la mayor parte de la gente sale los viernes por la noche
2.NPRONmost of them — la mayoría de ellos, la mayor parte de ellos
most of the time — la mayor parte del tiempo, gran parte del tiempo
most of those present — la mayoría de or la mayor parte de los asistentes
most of her friends — la mayoría de or la mayor parte de sus amigos
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at (the) most, at the very most — como máximo, a lo sumo20 minutes at the most — 20 minutos como máximo or a lo sumo
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to get the most out of a situation — sacar el máximo partido a una situación•
to make the most of sth — (=make good use of) aprovechar algo al máximo, sacar el máximo partido a algo; (=enjoy) disfrutar algo al máximo3. ADV1) (superl) máswhich one did it most easily? — ¿quién lo hizo con mayor facilidad?
2) (=extremely) sumamente, muy•
a most interesting book — un libro interesantísimo or sumamente interesanteSee:MAJORITY, MOST in majority* * *
I [məʊst]a) ( nearly all) la mayoría de, la mayor parte demost people — casi todo el mundo or la mayoría de la gente
who eats (the) most meat in your family? — ¿quién es el que come más carne de tu familia?
II
a) ( nearly all) la mayoría, la mayor partemost of us/them — la mayoría de nosotros/ellos
b) (as superl)she ate the most — fue la que más comió, comió más que nadie
at (the) most — como máximo, a lo sumo
to make the most of something — sacar* el mejor provecho posible de algo
c) ( people) la mayoría
III
1)a) ( to greatest extent) máswhat I like/dislike (the) most about him is... — lo que más/menos me gusta de él es...
b) (before adj, adv) máswhich is the most expensive? — ¿cuál es el más caro?
most probably o likely — muy probablemente
3) ( almost) (AmE colloq) casi -
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[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) flest; mest2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) mest2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) mest2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) allermest3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) yderst; særdeles4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) næsten3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mest; flest2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) det meste; de fleste•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of* * *[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) flest; mest2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) mest2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) mest2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) allermest3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) yderst; særdeles4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) næsten3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mest; flest2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) det meste; de fleste•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of -
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1. adjective superl. ofacademic.ru/31746/good">good1) best...be best [of all] — am [aller]besten sein
the best thing to do is to apologize — das beste ist, sich zu entschuldigen
2) (most advantageous) best...; günstigst...think it best to do something — es für das beste halten, etwas zu tun
3) (greatest)2. adverb superl. of[for] the best part of an hour — fast eine ganze Stunde
well II 2. am bestenas best we could — so gut wir konnten
3. nounhe is the person best able to do it — er ist der Fähigste, um das zu tun
1)the best — der/die/das Beste
2) (clothes) beste Sachen; Sonntagskleider Pl.wear one's [Sunday] best — seine Sonntagskleider tragen
3)play the best of three [games] — um zwei Gewinnsätze spielen
get the best out of something/somebody — das Beste aus etwas/jemandem herausholen
he is not in the best of health — es geht ihm nicht sehr gut
all the best! — (coll.) alles Gute!
4)the best — Pl. die Besten
with the best of intentions — in bester Absicht
from the best of motives — aus den edelsten Motiven [heraus]
5)be at one's best — in Hochform sein
[even] at the best of times — schon normalerweise
do one's best — sein bestes od. möglichstes tun
do the best you can — machen Sie es so gut Sie können
make the best of it/things — das Beste daraus machen
make the best of a bad job or bargain — (coll.) das Beste daraus machen
4. transitive verbto the best of my belief/knowledge — meines Wissens
* * *[best] 1. adjective, pronoun((something which is) good to the greatest extent: the best book on the subject; the best (that) I can do; She is my best friend; Which method is (the) best?; The flowers are at their best just now.) beste/-r/-s2. adverb(in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) am besten3. verb(to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) übertreffen- best man- bestseller
- the best part of
- do one's best
- for the best
- get the best of
- make the best of it* * *[best]1. (finest, most excellent)▪ the \best... der/die/das beste...those were the \best days of my life das war die schönste Zeit meines Lebensto be on one's \best behaviour sich akk von seiner besten Seite zeigen\best friend bester Freund/beste Freundin\best regards [or wishes] viele [o herzliche] Grüßegive my \best wishes to your wife richten Sie Ihrer Frau herzliche Grüße von mir aus▪ to be \best am besten seinwhat are you \best at in school? in welchem Fach bist du am besten?2. (most favourable)▪ the \best... der/die/das beste...he is acting in her \best interests er handelt nur zu ihrem Bestenthe \best thing she can do is forget him am besten vergisst sie ihn möglichst schnell!what's the \best way to the station? wie komme ich am besten zum Bahnhof?▪ to be \best am besten seinit is \best to try and get to the supermarket before the rush starts am besten erledigt man seine Einkäufe im Supermarkt, bevor der Ansturm einsetztyour parents only want what is \best for you deine Eltern wollen nur dein Bestesit would be \best if... am besten wäre es, wenn...to do as one thinks \best tun, was man für richtig hält3. (most)the \best part of sth der Großteil [o größte Teil] einer S. genthe meeting took the \best part of an hour die Besprechung dauerte fast eine Stundeshe spent the \best part of the summer at her grandparents sie hat den Sommer größtenteils [o den Großteil des Sommers] bei ihren Großeltern verbrachtfor the \best part of two decades fast zwei Jahrzehnte lang4.if you want to get to the station before 10 o'clock, your \best bet would be to take a taxi wenn Sie vor 10 Uhr am Bahnhof sein wollen, nehmen Sie am besten ein Taxi▶ may the \best man win möge der/die Beste gewinnen▶ the \best things come in small packages [or parcels] ( prov) die Größe sagt noch nichts über den Wert auswhich evening would suit you \best for the party? welcher Abend würde dir für die Party am besten passen?Ayers Rock is \best seen at sunset Ayers Rock besucht man am besten bei Sonnenuntergangyou had \best tell him es wäre das Beste, du würdest es ihm sagen, du solltest es ihm am besten sagenwe'd \best be going now wir gehen jetzt am bestentry as \best you can versuch es so gut du kannst\best of all am allerbestento like sth/sb \best [of all] etw/jdn am [aller]liebsten [o am [aller]meisten] mögen▪ the \best der/die/das Bestehe can dance with the \best of them was das Tanzen betrifft, kann er es mit jedem aufnehmenand \best of all und allem voran; people und allen voranthere was wonderful food, interesting people, and \best of all a jazz band es gab ausgezeichnetes Essen, interessante Leute, und, was das Beste war, eine Jazzbandthey all did well: John, Daniel and \best of all, Tom wie schnitten alle gut ab: John, Daniel, und allen voran Tom2. (highest quality)▪ the \best das Bestethis is journalism at it's \best das ist Journalismus vom Feinstenjust do the work to the \best of your ability machen Sie die Arbeit einfach so gut Sie könnento be the \best of friends die besten Freunde seinto be in the \best of health bei bester Gesundheit seinto the \best of my knowledge meines Wissensto the \best of my memory soweit ich mich erinnern kannto do/try one's [level [or very]] \best sein Bestes tun/versuchento bring out the \best in sb das Beste in jdm zum Vorschein bringento get the \best out of sb das Beste aus jdm herausholenall the \best! ( fam) alles Gute!\best of luck! viel Glück!please give her my \best bitte richten Sie ihr meine Grüße [o viele Grüße von mir] ausat the \best of times in den besten Zeitento send one's \best AM seine besten [Glück]wünsche sendento be [all] for the \best besser so seinI know it's hard for you to leave Michael, but it's for the \best ich weiß, es fällt dir schwer, Michael zu verlassen, aber es ist besser soto turn out for the \best sich als das Beste herausstellenat \best bestenfallsthe \best of the day/summer der größte Teil des Tages/Sommerswe've already had the \best of the hot weather this summer diesen Sommer ist es nun wohl vorbei mit den heißen Tagen5. (superiority)his illness got the \best of him er erlag seiner Krankheitto give sb the \best jds Überlegenheit anerkennen6. SPORTto play the \best of three/five spielen, bis eine Seite zweimal/dreimal gewonnen hat7.▶ to get the \best of the bargain [or it] am besten dabei wegkommen▶ to make the \best of a bad situation [or BRIT also job], to make the \best of things [or it] das Beste daraus machen▶ the \best of both worlds das Beste von beidemIV. vt▪ to \best sb jdn schlagen [o besiegen]* * *[best]1. adj superlbeste(r, s) attr; (= most favourable) route, price also günstigste(r, s) attrto be best — am besten/günstigsten sein
to be best of all — am allerbesten/allergünstigsten sein
that was the best thing about her/that could happen — das war das Beste an ihr/, was geschehen konnte
the best thing to do is to wait, it's best to wait — das Beste ist zu warten
may the best man win! — dem Besten der Sieg!
the best part of the year/my money — fast das ganze Jahr/all mein Geld
2. adv superl of wellhe was best known for... — er war vor allem bekannt für...
best of all — am allerbesten/-liebsten/-meisten
I helped him as best I could — ich half ihm, so gut ich konnte
do as you think best — tun Sie, was Sie für richtig halten
2)(= better)
you had best go now — am besten gehen Sie jetzt3. n1)(= person, thing)
the best — der/die/das Bestethe best of the bunch (inf) — (noch) der/die/das Beste
2) (= clothes) beste Sachen pl, Sonntagskleider pl (inf)to be in one's (Sunday) best — in Schale sein (inf), im Sonntagsstaat sein
3)to do one's ( level) best — sein Bestes or Möglichstes tun
it's not perfect but it's the best I can do —
what a lame excuse, is that the best you can do? — so eine lahme Ausrede, fällt Ihnen nichts Besseres ein?
to get the best out of sb/sth —
to play the best of three/five — nur so lange spielen, bis eine Partei zweimal/dreimal gewonnen hat
to make the best of it/a bad job — das Beste daraus machen
the best of it is that... — das Beste daran ist, dass...
it's all for the best —
to the best of my ability — so gut ich kann/konnte
to the best of my knowledge —
he is at his best at about 8 in the evening —
that is Goethe at his best — das ist Goethe, wie er besser nicht sein könnte
it's not enough ( even) at the best of times — das ist schon normalerweise nicht genug
4. vtschlagen* * *best [best]1. best(er, e, es):be best at hervorragend sein in (dat);best evidence JUR primärer Beweis;the best families die besten oder feinsten Familien;be in one’s best form SPORT in Bestform sein;2. best(er, e, es), geeignetst(er, e, es), passendst(er, e, es):the best thing to do das Beste(, was man tun kann)B (sup von well1) adv am besten, am meisten, am vorteilhaftesten, am passendsten:best of all am allerbesten;the best-hated man of the year umg der meistgehasste Mann des Jahres;as best they could bes Br so gut sie konnten, nach besten Kräften;you had best go es wäre das Beste, wenn Sie gingen;C v/t besiegen, schlagenD s1. (der, die, das) Beste:all the best! alles Gute!, viel Glück!2. umg bestes Stück (bester Anzug etc)3. SPORT Bestleistung f, -zeit f:he can play tennis with the best im Tennis zählt er zu den Besten;the best of it is … das Beste daran oder umg der Witz dabei ist …;be at one’s besta) in Hoch- oder Höchstform sein,b) in seinem Element sein journalism at its best bester Journalismus;do one’s best sein Möglichstes tun; tun, was man kann;do sth for the best etwas in bester Absicht tun;look one’s best am vorteilhaftesten oder besonders gut aussehen;a) sich zufriedengeben mit,b) sich mit etwas Unabänderlichem abfinden,d) einer Sache die beste Seite abgewinnen, das Beste machen aus he tried to make the best of it auch er versuchte zu retten, was noch zu retten war;he meant it for the best er hat es (doch nur) gut gemeint; → ability 1, belief 3, bring out 3, health 2, job1 A 6, knowledge 1, memory 1, recollection 1, remembrance 1, world Bes Redew* * *1. adjective superl. of1) best...be best [of all] — am [aller]besten sein
the best thing to do is to apologize — das beste ist, sich zu entschuldigen
2) (most advantageous) best...; günstigst...which or what is the best way? — wie ist es am besten od. günstigsten?
think it best to do something — es für das beste halten, etwas zu tun
3) (greatest)2. adverb superl. of[for] the best part of an hour — fast eine ganze Stunde
well II 2. am besten3. nounhe is the person best able to do it — er ist der Fähigste, um das zu tun
1)the best — der/die/das Beste
2) (clothes) beste Sachen; Sonntagskleider Pl.wear one's [Sunday] best — seine Sonntagskleider tragen
3)play the best of three [games] — um zwei Gewinnsätze spielen
get the best out of something/somebody — das Beste aus etwas/jemandem herausholen
all the best! — (coll.) alles Gute!
4)the best — Pl. die Besten
from the best of motives — aus den edelsten Motiven [heraus]
5)[even] at the best of times — schon normalerweise
do one's best — sein bestes od. möglichstes tun
make the best of it/things — das Beste daraus machen
make the best of a bad job or bargain — (coll.) das Beste daraus machen
4. transitive verbto the best of my belief/knowledge — meines Wissens
* * *adj.am besten adj.best adj.bester adj. -
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[məʊst] 1.quantisostantivo femminile1) (the majority of, nearly all) la maggior parte di2) (superlative: more than all the others)he got the most votes, money — ha ottenuto il più alto numero di voti, la somma più alta
3) for the most part per la maggior parte; (most of the time) per la maggior parte del tempo; (basically) soprattuttofor the most part, they... — per lo più, loro...
2.his experience is, for the most part, in publishing — ha esperienza soprattutto in campo editoriale
the most you can expect is... — il massimo che tu possa sperare è...
the most I can do is... — il massimo che io possa fare è...
4) at (the) most (at the maximum) al massimo5) most of all soprattutto3.2) (very)most encouraging, odd — molto incoraggiante, strano
3) (more than all the rest) maggiormente, di più4) AE colloq. (almost) quasi••••to make the most of — sfruttare al massimo [opportunity, resources, situation, space]; godersi il più possibile [holiday, good weather]
Note:When used to form the superlative of adjectives, most is translated by il / la / i / le più depending on the gender and number of the noun: the most expensive hotel in Rome = il più costoso albergo di Roma / l'albergo più costoso di Roma; the most beautiful woman in the room = la più bella donna nella stanza / la donna più bella nella stanza; the most difficult problems = i problemi più difficili; the most profitable discussions = le discussioni più utili. Note that in the plural the adjective in the superlative form usually follows the noun it refers to. - For examples and further uses, see the entry below* * *[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) più2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) la maggior parte di, la maggioranza di2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) più2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) più3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) molto4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) quasi3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) più2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) la maggior parte (di)•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of* * *[məʊst] 1.quantisostantivo femminile1) (the majority of, nearly all) la maggior parte di2) (superlative: more than all the others)he got the most votes, money — ha ottenuto il più alto numero di voti, la somma più alta
3) for the most part per la maggior parte; (most of the time) per la maggior parte del tempo; (basically) soprattuttofor the most part, they... — per lo più, loro...
2.his experience is, for the most part, in publishing — ha esperienza soprattutto in campo editoriale
the most you can expect is... — il massimo che tu possa sperare è...
the most I can do is... — il massimo che io possa fare è...
4) at (the) most (at the maximum) al massimo5) most of all soprattutto3.2) (very)most encouraging, odd — molto incoraggiante, strano
3) (more than all the rest) maggiormente, di più4) AE colloq. (almost) quasi••••to make the most of — sfruttare al massimo [opportunity, resources, situation, space]; godersi il più possibile [holiday, good weather]
Note:When used to form the superlative of adjectives, most is translated by il / la / i / le più depending on the gender and number of the noun: the most expensive hotel in Rome = il più costoso albergo di Roma / l'albergo più costoso di Roma; the most beautiful woman in the room = la più bella donna nella stanza / la donna più bella nella stanza; the most difficult problems = i problemi più difficili; the most profitable discussions = le discussioni più utili. Note that in the plural the adjective in the superlative form usually follows the noun it refers to. - For examples and further uses, see the entry below -
11 πλεῖστος
A most, greatest, largest, in number, size, extent, etc., π. ὅμιλος, λαός, Il.15.616, 16.377, etc.;π. κακόν Od. 4.697
;πλεῖστοι ἐπιχθονίων ἀνθρώπων Hes.Fr.33.1
;π. εὐκλείας γέρας S.Ph. 478
; most in vogue,Pl.
Prt. 342a;π. τῶν Ἑλληνικῶν φῦλον τὸ Ἀρκαδικόν X.HG7.1.23
, etc.; τῇ γνώμῃ πλεῖστός εἰμι, ἡ π. γνώμη, Hdt.7.220 (s.v.l.), 5.126; πλεῖστον σχήσειν, as [comp] Sup. of πλέον ἔχειν (v. πλείων), Th.7.36.2 with Art.,οἱ π.
the greatest number,Id.
4.90, etc.; τὸ π. τοῦ βίου the greatest part of.., Pl.Lg. 718a, etc. (also same gender as the foll. Noun, ὁ π. τοῦ βίου, ἡ π. τῆς στρατιᾶς, Th.1.5, 7.3);τῇ ὄψει τοῦ θαρσεῖν τὸ π. εἰληφότες Id.4.34
;τῷ πλούτῳ διδοὺς τὸ π. E.Supp. 408
.II Special usages: with relat., ὅσας ἂν πλείστας δύνωνται καταστρέφεσθαι subdue the greatest number that they possibly could, Hdt.6.44;ὡς ἂν δύνωνται πλεῖστα IG12.98.4
, cf. 109.10, 113.37;ὁπόσσω κα πλείστω ἄξιος ᾖ Berl.Sitzb.1927.160
([place name] Cyrene);ὅς κα πλεῖστον διδῷ ἀποδόμενοι Leg.Gort.5.48
;ὡς π. χρόνον Pl.Grg. 481b
;ὅτι π. Th.6.64
, etc.: coupled with εἷς (q.v.),εἷς ἀνὴρ π. πόνον ἐχθροῖς παρασχών A.Pers. 327
: in comp. sense,πλείστον ἄξια ἢ ὥς τις οἴεται Hp.Art.57
(but πλεῖστα ἤ is corrupt in Hdt.2.35).III Adv. usages: most,Il.
19.287, Hes.Th. 231, etc.;ὡς π. X.An.2.2.12
: sts. added to a [comp] Sup.,π. ἐχθίστη S.Ph. 631
;π. ἀνθρώπων.. κάκιστος Id.OC 743
;τὴν π. ἡδίστην θεῶν E.Alc. 790
: πλεῖστα as Adv., Pi.P.9.97, S.OC 720, etc.;πολλάκις μὲν.., π. δὲ.. Pl.Hp.Ma. 281b
; π. χαίρειν, freq. in letters, POxy. 742 (i B.C.), etc.2 with Art., τὸ π. at most,ἡμερῶν τεσσάρων τὸ π. Ar.V. 260
, etc.;τὰ π.
for the most part,Pl.
Criti. 118c, etc.; opp. ἐνίοτε, Arist.HA 563a31.—The form πλείστως is cited by Gal.17(1).855 from Hp.Epid.6.1.10 ( πλεῖστα codd.).IV with Preps.:1 διὰ πλείστου furthest off, in point of space or time, Th.4.115,6.11.3 ἐπὶ πλεῖστον over the greatest distance, to the greatest extent, in point of space, time, or extent,ἐπὶ π. χλιδῆς ἀπίκετο Hdt.6.127
;ἐπὶ π. τοῦ γενησομένου Th.1.138
;ἐκ τοῦ ἐπὶ π. Id.1.2
; ἐπὶ π. ἀνθρώπων ib.1; ὡς ἐπὶ π. or ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ π., for the most part, Id.4.14, Pl.Lg. 720d.4 κατὰ τὸ π. for the most part, Plb.11.4.7, etc.5 περὶ πλείστου ποιεῖσθαι, v. περί A. IV.6 ἐν τοῖς πλεῖσται, v. ὁ, ἡ, τό, A. v111. 6.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > πλεῖστος
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12 част
1. part(дял) part, portion, share; section, partitionпо-голамата част от the greatest part of, most of, the bulk ofв по-голямата си част for the most part, mostlyедна трета/пета част a/one third/fifthчасти на речта parts of speechчасти на изречението parts/members of the sentenceставам (неделима) част от become a fixtureплащам своята част от гуляй go Dutchматериална част equipment, materiel2. воен. unit, outfit3. (област на дейност) sectorотговорник по финансовата част a person in charge of/responsible for finances, bursar, purserтова не е по моята част it is not within my competenceпрост съм по тая част I know little about thatне съм по тая част it is not in my line, разг. it isn't my cup of tea* * *част,ж., -и 1. part; ( дял) part, portion, share; section, partition; в по-голямата си \част for the most part, mostly; една трета/пета \част a/one third/fifth; за \част от секундата прен. for a split second; идеална \част юр. share; лъвска \част a lion’s share; материална \част equipment; на \части in parts/sections; piecemeal; неделима \част от part and parcel of; от всички \части на света from all corners of the earth; писано на \части written by catches; плащам своя \част от гуляй go Dutch; по-голямата \част от the greatest/better part of, most of, the bulk of; резервни \части spare parts, spares; ставам (неделима) \част от become a fixture; съставна \част a constituent/component part; constituent, component; ingredient; той не е по женската \част women are not in his line; \част на речта part of speech; form class; \части на изречението parts/members of the sentence;2. воен. unit, outfit;3. ( област на дейност) sector; не съм по тая \част it is not in my line, разг. it isn’t my cup of tea; отговорник по финансовата \част a person in charge of/ responsible for finances, bursar, purser; официална \част official proceedings; това не е по моята \част it is not within my competence.* * *part: частs of speech - части на речта, for the most част - в по -голямата си част, spare частs - резервни части, a component част - съставна част; (дял): share (и идеална част); partition ; section {sekSxn}; quota ; detail ; division ; fraction ; unit {yunit} (воен.): air-частs - въздушни части; It is not my line. - Не съм по тая част.* * *1. (дял) part, portion, share;section, partition 2. (област на дейност) sector 3. part 4. ЧАСТи на изречението parts/members of the sentence 5. ЧАСТи на речта parts of speech 6. в пo-голямата си ЧАСТ for the most part, mostly 7. воен. unit, outfit 8. войскова ЧАСТ а military unit 9. въздушна ЧАСТ air-unit 10. една трета/пета ЧАСТ a/one third/fifth 11. за ЧАСТ от секундата прен. for a split second 12. идеална ЧАСТ юр. share 13. лъвска ЧАСТ а lion's share 14. материална ЧАСТ equipment, materiel 15. на ЧАСТи in parts/sections;piecemeal 16. не съм пo тая ЧАСТ it is not in my line, разг. it isn't my cup of tea 17. неделима ЧАСТ oт part and parcel of 18. от всичкиЧАСТи на света from all corners of the earth 19. отговорник по финансовата ЧАСТ a person in charge of/ responsible for finances, bursar, purser 20. официална ЧАСТ official proceedings 21. писано на ЧАСТ и written by catches 22. плащам своята ЧАСТ от гуляй go Dutch 23. по-голамата ЧАСТ от the greatest part of, most of, the bulk of 24. прост съм по тая ЧАСТ I know little about that 25. резервни ЧАСТи spare parts, spares 26. ставам (неделима) ЧАСТ от become a fixture 27. съставна ЧАСТ a constituant/component part;constituent, component;ingredient 28. това не е по моята ЧАСТ it is not within my competence -
13 most
məust 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) flest, mest2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) de fleste, mesteparten av, det meste2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) mest2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) mest3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) meget, svært4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) nesten3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) flest, mest2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) mesteparten av, de fleste•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most offlest--------nestenIadv. \/məʊst\/1) mest2) ( danner superlativ) mest3) høyst, i høy grad, meget, svært, særs, særdeles, ytterst4) (amer., dialekt) nestenmost certainly (ja) absolutt, javisst, helt sikkertmost of all aller mest, mest av altIIdeterm. \/məʊst\/mest, flest, det meste, de flestejeg har mange bøker, men han har flestha mest\/flest pengerdet meste av min tid\/størstedelen av min tidat (the) most høyst, i høyden, toppenat the very most i beste fallfor the most part for det meste, hovedsakelig, overveiendemake the most of something dra størst mulig fordel av noe, gjøre mest mulig ut av noe, utnytte noe til fulle -
14 most
[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) mest; flestir2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) flestir; mest2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) mest2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) mest3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) mjög, ákaflega4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) næstum3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mest, flestir2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) mestan part; flestir•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of -
15 most
[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) o mais2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) a maioria2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) o mais2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) mais que tudo3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) muitíssimo4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) quase3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mais que todos2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) a maior parte•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of* * *[moust] n 1 a maior parte, o maior número. 2 a maioria. 3 máximo. this is the most you can ask for / isto é o máximo que você pode exigir. • adj sup of much and many. 1 o mais, os mais. 2 pela maior parte. • adv 1 o mais, os mais. 2 pela maior parte. 3 muitíssimo. at most quando muito. for the most part a) a maior parte. b) geralmente. to make the most of a thing tirar o máximo proveito. -
16 most
[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) največ2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) večina2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) najbolj2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) najbolj3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) izredno4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) skoraj3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) največ2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) večina•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of* * *I [moust]adjectivenajveč(ji); večina ( most people)for the most part — povečini, v glavnemII [moust]adverbnajbolj; naj- (za tvorbo superlativa: the most interesting); izredno (pred pridevniki: a most indecent story)most of all — posebno, zlastieconomy politics most-favo(u)red-nation clause — klavzula največjih ugodnostiIII [moust]nounvečina, največji del; največ, najboljšeto make the most of it — kar najboljše izkoristiti, prikazati v najlepši lučiat (the) most — v najboljšem primeru, največ -
17 pleraque
plērusque, răque, rumque, adj. [a strengthened form from plerus], very many, a very great part, the most, most (rare in sing., and only in Sall. and post-class. writers; but in plur. freq. in all periods and styles).(α).Plur.:(β).habent hunc morem plerique argentarii,
Plaut. Curc. 3, 7:pleraeque hae (meretrices) sub vestimentis secum habebant retia,
id. Ep. 2, 2, 32; Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 38:multi nihil prodesse philosophiam, plerique etiam obesse arbitrantur,
Cic. Inv. 1, 36, 65:ut plerique meministis,
id. Sest. 3, 6:plerique Belgae,
Caes. B. G. 2, 4:pleraeque boves,
Varr. R. R. 2, 5:pleraque tecta... alia, etc.,
Liv. 27, 3.—With ex and abl.:plerique e Graecis,
Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 8:plerisque ex factione ejus corruptis,
Sall. J. 29, 2.—With omnes, almost all: plerique omnes subiguntur sub suum judicium, Naev. ap. Don. ad Ter. And. 1, 1, 28 (Naev. Klussmann, p. 80):plerique omnes adulescentuli,
id. ib. 1, 1, 28; cf.:dixi pleraque omnia,
id. Heaut. 4, 7, 2.—Less emphatically, a considerable part, very many:rapti e publico plerique, plures in tabernis intercepti,
Tac. H. 1, 86; so,like plures: non dubito fore plerosque, qui hoc genus scripturae leve judicent, Nep. praef. 1: pleraque testimonia,
id. Tim. 4, 2:deum ipsum multi Aesculapium, quidam Osirim, plerique Iovem, plurimi Ditem patrem conjectant,
Tac. H 4, 84 fin. —With gen.:plerique nostrūm oratorum,
Cic. Or. 42, 143:Poenorum,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 6, § 12:vestrum,
id. Clu. 42, 117:quorum plerique,
id. Lael. 20, 71; Sall. J. 74, 1:urbium pleraeque,
Liv. 5, 6, 9:eorum plerique,
Cic. Top. 21, 80; id. Fam. 5, 21, 1:legentium, Liv. praef. 4: Graecorum,
Plin. Ep. 5, 20, 4:militum,
Tac. H. 1, 5.— Gen. plur. (rare and post-class.):scientia plerarumque litterarum,
Vitr. 1, 1, 11.— Subst.: plērăque, n. plur., all, every thing:nec ratione animi quicquam, sed pleraque viribus corporis administrabant,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2.—Also, the most, the greatest part.:pleraque ejus insulae,
Curt. 4, 8, 15. — plērăque, adverb., mostly, for the most part (post-class.):is erit pleraque impeccabilis,
Gell. 17, 19, 6.—Sing.: juventus pleraque Catilinae favebat, the greatest or largest part, Sall. C. 17, 6:pleraque nobilitas,
id. ib. 23, 6:quā tempestate Carthaginienses pleraeque Africae imperitabant,
id. J. 79, 2:exercitum plerumque opperiri jubet,
id. ib. 54, 9:Graecia,
Gell. 17, 21:comae pleramque contegebant faciem,
App. M. 9, p. 231, 5.— Neutr.: plērum-que, subst., with gen., the greatest part:ubi plerumque noctis processit,
Sall. J. 21, 2:Europae,
Liv. 45, 9; Just. 41, 1, 12; Mel. 1, 4, 2.—More freq.: plērumquē, adv., for the most part, mostly, commonly, very often, very frequently:haec ipsa fortuita sunt: plerumque enim non semper eveniunt,
Cic. Div. 2, 5, 14:plerumque casu, saepe naturā,
id. Or. 51, 170; Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 11:ridiculum acri Fortius et melius magnas plerumque secat res,
Hor. S. 1, 10, 15:hi plerumque gradus,
usually, Juv. 11, 46.—Post-Aug., in a less emphatic sense, often, frequently:plerumque permoveor, num ad ipsum referri verius sit,
Tac. A. 4, 57; id. H. 5, 1; id. G. 13; 45; id. Or. 15; Dig. 2, 14, 25 and 26. -
18 plerusque
plērusque, răque, rumque, adj. [a strengthened form from plerus], very many, a very great part, the most, most (rare in sing., and only in Sall. and post-class. writers; but in plur. freq. in all periods and styles).(α).Plur.:(β).habent hunc morem plerique argentarii,
Plaut. Curc. 3, 7:pleraeque hae (meretrices) sub vestimentis secum habebant retia,
id. Ep. 2, 2, 32; Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 38:multi nihil prodesse philosophiam, plerique etiam obesse arbitrantur,
Cic. Inv. 1, 36, 65:ut plerique meministis,
id. Sest. 3, 6:plerique Belgae,
Caes. B. G. 2, 4:pleraeque boves,
Varr. R. R. 2, 5:pleraque tecta... alia, etc.,
Liv. 27, 3.—With ex and abl.:plerique e Graecis,
Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 8:plerisque ex factione ejus corruptis,
Sall. J. 29, 2.—With omnes, almost all: plerique omnes subiguntur sub suum judicium, Naev. ap. Don. ad Ter. And. 1, 1, 28 (Naev. Klussmann, p. 80):plerique omnes adulescentuli,
id. ib. 1, 1, 28; cf.:dixi pleraque omnia,
id. Heaut. 4, 7, 2.—Less emphatically, a considerable part, very many:rapti e publico plerique, plures in tabernis intercepti,
Tac. H. 1, 86; so,like plures: non dubito fore plerosque, qui hoc genus scripturae leve judicent, Nep. praef. 1: pleraque testimonia,
id. Tim. 4, 2:deum ipsum multi Aesculapium, quidam Osirim, plerique Iovem, plurimi Ditem patrem conjectant,
Tac. H 4, 84 fin. —With gen.:plerique nostrūm oratorum,
Cic. Or. 42, 143:Poenorum,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 6, § 12:vestrum,
id. Clu. 42, 117:quorum plerique,
id. Lael. 20, 71; Sall. J. 74, 1:urbium pleraeque,
Liv. 5, 6, 9:eorum plerique,
Cic. Top. 21, 80; id. Fam. 5, 21, 1:legentium, Liv. praef. 4: Graecorum,
Plin. Ep. 5, 20, 4:militum,
Tac. H. 1, 5.— Gen. plur. (rare and post-class.):scientia plerarumque litterarum,
Vitr. 1, 1, 11.— Subst.: plērăque, n. plur., all, every thing:nec ratione animi quicquam, sed pleraque viribus corporis administrabant,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2.—Also, the most, the greatest part.:pleraque ejus insulae,
Curt. 4, 8, 15. — plērăque, adverb., mostly, for the most part (post-class.):is erit pleraque impeccabilis,
Gell. 17, 19, 6.—Sing.: juventus pleraque Catilinae favebat, the greatest or largest part, Sall. C. 17, 6:pleraque nobilitas,
id. ib. 23, 6:quā tempestate Carthaginienses pleraeque Africae imperitabant,
id. J. 79, 2:exercitum plerumque opperiri jubet,
id. ib. 54, 9:Graecia,
Gell. 17, 21:comae pleramque contegebant faciem,
App. M. 9, p. 231, 5.— Neutr.: plērum-que, subst., with gen., the greatest part:ubi plerumque noctis processit,
Sall. J. 21, 2:Europae,
Liv. 45, 9; Just. 41, 1, 12; Mel. 1, 4, 2.—More freq.: plērumquē, adv., for the most part, mostly, commonly, very often, very frequently:haec ipsa fortuita sunt: plerumque enim non semper eveniunt,
Cic. Div. 2, 5, 14:plerumque casu, saepe naturā,
id. Or. 51, 170; Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 11:ridiculum acri Fortius et melius magnas plerumque secat res,
Hor. S. 1, 10, 15:hi plerumque gradus,
usually, Juv. 11, 46.—Post-Aug., in a less emphatic sense, often, frequently:plerumque permoveor, num ad ipsum referri verius sit,
Tac. A. 4, 57; id. H. 5, 1; id. G. 13; 45; id. Or. 15; Dig. 2, 14, 25 and 26. -
19 πολύς
πολύς, πολλή, πολύ, gen. πολλοῦ, ῆς, οῦ (Hom.+; ins, pap, LXX, pseudepigr., Philo, Joseph., apolog.) ‘much’.—Comparative πλείων, πλεῖον (18 times in the NT, 4 times in the Apost. Fathers [including Hv 3, 6, 4; Hs 8, 1, 16] and Ath. 12, 3) or πλέον (Lk 3:13 and Ac 15:28 μηδὲν πλέον; otherwise, πλέον in the NT only J 21:15; 14 times in the Apost. Fathers [incl. μηδὲν πλέον Hs 1, 1, 6]; Ar. twice; Just. 6 times; Tat. once; Ath. 7 times), ονος; pl. πλείονες, and acc. πλείονας contracted πλείους, neut. πλείονα and πλείω (the latter Mt 26:53 [πλεῖον, πλείου vv.ll.]; B-D-F §30, 2; Mlt-H. 82; Thackeray p. 81f; Mayser p. 68f) ‘more’ (Hom.+; ins, pap, LXX; TestAbr B 7 p. 111, 27=Stone p. 70 [πλείον]; TestJob 35:2; TestGad 7:2 [πλεῖον]; AscIs 3:8; [πλέον]; EpArist; apolog. exc. Mel.).—Superlative πλεῖστος, η, ον ‘most’ (Hom.+).① pert. to being a large number, many, a great number ofⓐ positive πολύς, πολλή, πολύα. adj., preceding or following a noun (or ptc. or adj. used as a noun) in the pl. many, numerous δυνάμεις πολλαί many mighty deeds Mt 7:22b. δαιμονιζόμενοι πολλοί 8:16. Cp. vs. 30; 9:10; 13:17; 24:11; 27:52, 55; Mk 2:15a; 6:13; 12:41; Lk 4:25, 27; 7:21b; 10:24; J 10:32; 14:2; Ac 1:3; 2:43; 8:7b; 14:22; Ro 4:17f (Gen 17:5); 8:29; 12:4; 1 Cor 8:5ab; 11:30; 12:12a, 20; 1 Ti 6:12; 2 Ti 2:2; Hb 2:10; 1J 4:1; 2J 7; Rv 5:11; 9:9; 10:11; 1 Cl 55:3ab. ἔτη πολλά many years: Lk 12:19b (εἰς ἔτη π.); Ac 24:10 (ἐκ π. ἐτῶν); Ro 15:23 (ἀπὸ π. [v.l. ἱκανῶν] ἐτῶν).—αἱ ἁμαρτίαι αἱ πολλαί Lk 7:47a. αἱ εὐεργεσίαι αἱ π. 1 Cl 21:1.—πολλὰ καὶ βαρέα αἰτιώματα many serious charges Ac 25:7 (cp. Ps.-Pla., Sisyph. 1, 387a πολλά τε καὶ καλὰ πράγματα; B-D-F §442, 11; Rob. 655). πολλὰ καὶ ἄλλα σημεῖα J 20:30 (on the form X., Hell. 5, 4, 1 πολλὰ μὲν οὖν … καὶ ἄλλα λέγειν καὶ Ἑλληνικὰ καὶ βαρβαρικά; Dionys. Hal. 2, 67, 5; Ps.-Demetr. 142 πολλὰς κ. ἄλλας χάριτας; Jos., Ant. 3, 318; Tat. 38, 1. On the subject-matter Bultmann 540, 3; also Porphyr., Vi. Pyth. 28 after a miracle-story: μυρία δʼ ἕτερα θαυμαστότερα κ. θειότερα περὶ τἀνδρὸς … εἴρηται κτλ.).—ἄλλοι πολλοί many others IRo 10:1. ἄλλαι πολλαί Mk 15:41. ἄλλα πολλά (Jos., Bell. 6, 169, Ant. 9, 242; Just., D. 8, 1) J 21:25. ἕτεροι πολλοί Ac 15:35. ἕτερα πολλά (Jos., Vi. 39) Lk 22:65.—Predicative: πολλοί εἰσιν οἱ ἐισερχόμενοι Mt 7:13.—Mk 5:9; 6:31; Gal 4:27 (Is 54:1). AcPl Ha 5, 16.—οὐ πολλοί not many=( only) a few οὐ πολλαὶ ἡμέραι (Jos., Ant. 5, 328, Vi. 309) Lk 15:13; J 2:12; Ac 1:5; AcPl Ha 11, 1. οὐ πολλοὶ σοφοί not many wise (people) 1 Cor 1:26a; cp. bc. οὐ πολλοί πατέρες not many fathers 4:15.β. subst.א. πολλοί many i.e. persons—without the art. Mt 7:22; 8:11; 12:15; 20:28; 24:5ab; 26:28; Mk 2:2; 3:10 (Mt 12:15 has ascensive πάντας; other passages to be compared in this connection are Mk 10:45=Mt 20:28 πολλῶν and 1 Ti 2:6 πάντων. Cp. the double tradition of the saying of Bias in Clem. of Alex., Strom. 1, 61, 3 πάντες ἄνθρωποι κακοὶ ἢ οἱ πλεῖστοι τ. ἀνθρώπων κακοί.—On Mk 10:45 s. OCullmann, TZ 4, ’48, 471–73); 6:2; 11:8; Lk 1:1 (cp. Herm. Wr. 11, 1, 1b and see JBauer, NovT 4, ’60, 263–66), 14; J 2:23; 8:30; Ac 9:42; Ro 16:2; 2 Cor 11:18; Gal 3:16 (πολλοί= a plurality); Tit 1:10; Hb 12:15; 2 Pt 2:2. AcPl Ha 5, 8; 7, 5; 11, 3. Opp. ὀλίγοι Mt 22:14; 20:16 v.l. (cp. Pla., Phd. 69c ναρθηκοφόροι μὲν πολλοί, βάκχοι δέ τε παῦροι=the thyrsus-bearers [officials] are many, but the truly inspired are few)—W. a partitive gen. πολλοὶ τῶν Φαρισαίων Mt 3:7. π. πῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ Lk 1:16.—J 4:39; 12:11; Ac 4:4; 8:7a; 13:43; 18:8; 19:18; 2 Cor 12:21; Rv 8:11.—W. ἐκ and gen. (AscIs 3:1; Jos., Ant. 11, 151) πολλοὶ ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν J 6:60, 66.—10:20; 11:19, 45; 12:42; Ac 17:12. ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου πολλοί J 7:31 (Appian, Iber. 78 §337 πολλοὶ ἐκ τοῦ πλήθους).ב. πολλά—many things, much without the art.: γράφειν write at length B 4:9. διδάσκειν Mk 4:2; 6:34b. λαλεῖν Mt 13:3. μηχανᾶσθαι MPol 3. πάσχειν (Pind., O. 13, 63 al.; Jos., Ant. 13, 268; 403) Mt 16:21; Mk 5:26a; 9:12; Lk 9:22; 17:25; B 7:11; AcPl Ha 8, 19. ποιεῖν Mk 6:20 v.l. United w. another neut. by καί (Lucian, Icar. 20 πολλὰ κ. δεινά; Ael. Aristid. 46 p. 345 D.: πολλὰ κ. καλά; Ps.-Demetr., El. 70 πολλὰ κ. ἄλλα; likew. Appian, Bell. Civ. 5, 13 §53; Arrian, Anab. 6, 11, 2) πολλὰ κ. ἕτερα many other things Lk 3:18. πολλὰ ἂν κ. ἄλλα εἰπεῖν ἔχοιμι Dg 2:10 (Eur., Ep. 3, 2, πολλὰ κ. ἕτερα εἰπεῖν ἔχω; Diod S 17, 38, 3 πολλὰ δὲ καὶ ἄλλα … διαλεχθείς). ἐν πολλοῖς in many ways (Diod S 26, 1, 2; OGI 737, 7 [II B.C.]; Just., D. 124, 4 [of line of proof]) 2 Cor 8:22a. ἐπὶ πολλῶν (opp. ἐπὶ ὀλίγα) over many things Mt 25:21, 23.—W. art. (Pla., Apol. 1, 17a) τὰ πολλὰ πράσσειν transact a great deal of business Hs 4:5b.γ. elliptical δαρήσεται πολλά (sc. πληγάς) will receive many (lashes) Lk 12:47 (B-D-F §154; 241, 6).ⓑ comparative πλείων, πλεῖονα. adj. w. a plural (Diod S 14, 6, 1 μισθοφόρους πλείους=many mercenaries) πλείονας πόνους (opp. οὐχ ἕνα οὐδὲ δύο) 1 Cl 5:4. ἐπὶ ἡμέρας πλείους for a (large) number of days, for many days (Jos., Ant. 4, 277; cp. Theophr. in Apollon. Paradox. 29 πλείονας ἡμ.) Ac 13:31.—21:10 (Jos., Ant. 16, 15); 24:17; 25:14; 27:20. οἱ μὲν πλείονές εἰσιν γεγονότες ἱερεῖς the priests of former times existed in greater numbers Hb 7:23. ἑτέροις λόγοις πλείοσιν in many more words (than have been reported) Ac 2:40. ταῦτα καὶ ἕτερα πλείονα MPol 12:1.—W. a gen. of comparison (Just., A I 53, 3; Tat. 3, 2) ἄλλους δούλους πλείονας τῶν πρώτων other slaves, more than (he had sent) at first Mt 21:36. πλείονα σημεῖα ὧν more signs than those which J 7:31. Also w. ἤ: πλείονας μαθητὰς ἤ more disciples than 4:1. After πλείονες (-α) before numerals the word for ‘than’ is omitted (B-D-F §185, 4; Kühner-G. II 311; Rob. 666; Jos., Ant. 14, 96) ἐτῶν ἦν πλειόνων τεσσεράκοντα ὁ ἄνθρωπος the man was more than 40 years old Ac 4:22. πλείους τεσσεράκοντα 23:13, 21. Cp. 24:11; 25:6 (Jos., Ant. 6, 306 δέκα οὐ πλείους ἡμέρας).—The ref. is to relative extent (cp. 2bα) in τὰ ἔργα σου τὰ ἕσχατα πλείονα τῶν πρώτων your deeds, the latter of which are greater than the former Rv 2:19.β. subst.א. (οἱ) πλείονες, (οἱ) πλείους the majority, most (Diog. L. 1, 20; 22; Jos., Ant. 10, 114) Ac 19:32; 27:12. W. ἐξ: ἐξ ὧν οἱ πλείονες most of whom 1 Cor 15:6. W. gen. and a neg. (litotes) οὐκ ἐν τ. πλείοσιν αὐτῶν ηὐδόκησεν ὁ θεός God was pleased with only a few of them 10:5. This is perh. (s. ג below) the place for 1 Cor 9:19; 2 Cor 2:6; 9:2. Phil 1:14; MPol 5:1.ב. (οἱ) πλείονες, (οἱ) πλείους (even) more πλείονες in even greater numbers Ac 28:23. πολλῷ πλείους ἐπίστευσαν many more came to believe J 4:41.—διὰ τῶν πλειόνων to more and more people=those who are still to be won for Christ 2 Cor 4:15.ג. (οἱ) πλείονες, (οἱ) πλείους. In contrast to a minority οἱ πλείονες can gain the sense the others, the rest (so τὰ πλείονα Soph., Oed. Col. 36; τὸ πλέον Thu. 4, 30, 4; Jos., Ant. 12, 240; B-D-F §244, 3). So perh. (s. א above) ἵνα τ. πλείονας κερδήσω (opp. the apostle himself) 1 Cor 9:19; 2 Cor 2:6 (opp. the one who has been punished too severely.—In this case [s. א above] his punishment would have been determined by a unanimous vote of the Christian assembly rather than by a majority). Cp. 9:2; Phil 1:14; MPol 5:1.ד. πλείονα (for πλεῖον) more Mt 20:10 v.l.; various things Lk 11:53. ἐκ τοῦ ἑνὸς πλείονα 1 Cl 24:5 (s. as adv. ParJer 7:26).ⓒ superl. adj. πλείστη w. a plural most of αἱ πλεῖσται δυνάμεις Mt 11:20 (difft. B-D-F §245, 1).② pert. to being relatively large in quantity or measure, much, extensiveⓐ positive πολύς, πολλή, πολύα. adj. preceding or following a noun (or ptc. or adj. used as a noun)א. in the sg. much, large, great πολὺς ἀριθμός Ac 11:21. W. words that in themselves denote a plurality (Appian, Bell. Civ. 5, 80 §338 στρατὸς πολύς) πολὺς ὄχλος (s. ὄχ. 1a) Mt 14:14; 20:29; 26:47; Mk 5:21, 24; 6:34a; 8:1; 9:14; 12:37 (ὁ π. ὄχ.); Lk 5:29; 6:17a; 8:4; J 6:2, 5 (for the expression ὁ ὄχλος πολύς, in which π. follows the noun, J 12:9, 12, cp. Arrian, Anab. 1, 9, 6 ὁ φόνος πολύς); Ac 6:7; Rv 7:9; 19:1, 6. πολὺ πλῆθος (s. pl. 2bα) Mk 3:7f; Lk 5:6; 6:17b; 23:27; Ac 14:1; 17:4; 1 Cl 6:1. λαὸς πολύς many people Ac 18:10. Of money and its value, also used in imagery μισθὸς πολύς Mt 5:12; Lk 6:23, 35 (all three predicative, as Gen 15:1). ἐργασία π. Ac 16:16. π. κεφάλαιον 22:28. χρυσοῦ πολλοῦ … τρυφῆς πολλῆς AcPl Ha 2, 19.—Of things that occur in the mass or in large quantities (Diod S 3, 50, 1 πολλὴ ἄμπελος) γῆ πολλή Mt 13:5; Mk 4:5; θερισμὸς π. Mt 9:37; Lk 10:2 (both pred.). χόρτος π. J 6:10; καρπὸς π. (Cyranides p. 121, 11) 12:24; 15:5, 8.—λόγος π. a long speech (Diod S 13, 1, 2; Just., D. 123, 7) Ac 15:32; 20:2. περὶ οὗ πολὺς ἡμῖν ὁ λόγος about this we have much to say Hb 5:11 (cp. Pla., Phd. 115d).—Of time: πολὺς χρόνος a long time (Hom. et al.; Demetr.(?): 722 Fgm. 7; Jos., Ant. 8, 342; 19, 28; Just., A II, 2, 11) J 5:6 (s. ἔχω 7b); Hs 6, 4, 4 (pred.). μετὰ πολὺν χρόνον (Jos., Ant. 12, 324) Mt 25:19. Differently Mk 6:35ab (s. 3aα).ב. adj. w. a noun in the pl. many, large, great, extensive, plentiful ὄχλοι πολλοί great crowds or probably better many people (as Diod S 20, 59, 2; Ps.-Clem., Hom. 10, 3. For the corresponding mng. of ὄχλοι s. ὄχλος 1a) Mt 4:25; 8:1; 13:2; 15:30a; 19:2; Lk 5:15; 14:25. κτήματα πολλά a great deal of property Mt 19:22; Mk 10:22 (cp. Da 11:28 χρήματα π.). ὕδατα πολλά much water, many waters (Maximus Tyr. 21, 3g of the Nile ὁ πολὺς ποταμός, likew. Procop. Soph., Ep. 111) J 3:23; Rv 1:15; 14:2; 17:1; 19:6b. θυμιάματα πολλά a great deal of incense 8:3. τὰ πολλὰ γράμματα Ac 26:24. πολλοὶ χρόνοι long periods of time (Plut., Thes. 6, 9). πολλοῖς χρόνοις for long periods of time (SIG 836, 6; pap) Lk 8:29; 1 Cl 44:3. χρόνοις πολλοῖς AcPlCor 2:10. ἐκ πολλῶν χρόνων (Diod S 3, 47, 8; Jos., Ant. 14, 110; 17, 204) 1 Cl 42:5.β. subst.א. πολλοί many i.e. pers.—w. the art. οἱ πολλοί the many, of whatever appears in the context Mk 6:2 v.l. (the many people who were present in the synagogue); 9:26b (the whole crowd). Opp. ὁ εἷς Ro 5:15ac, 19ab; the many who form the ἓν σῶμα the one body 12:5; 1 Cor 10:17. Paul pays attention to the interests of the many rather than to his own vs. 33 (cp. Jos., Ant. 3, 212).—The majority, most (X., An. 5, 6, 19; Appian, Maced. 7, Bell. Civ. 4, 73 §309; 2 Macc 1:36; En 104:10; AscIs 3:26; Jos., Ant. 17, 72; Just., D. 4, 3) Mt 24:12; Hb 12:15 v.l. W. a connotation of disapproval most people, the crowd (Socrat., Ep. 6, 2; Dio Chrys. 15 [32], 8; Epict. 1, 3, 4; 2, 1, 22 al.; Plut., Mor. 33a; 470b; Plotinus, Enn. 2, 9, 9; Philo, Rer. Div. Her. 42) 2 Cor 2:17; Pol 2:1; 7:2.—Jeremias, The Eucharistic Words of Jesus3, tr. NPerrin, ’66, 179–82; 226–31, and TW VI 536–45: πολλοί.ב. πολύ much ᾧ ἐδόθη πολύ, πολὺ ζητηθήσεται παρʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ᾧ παρέθεντο πολὺ κτλ. Lk 12:48 (Just., A I, 17, 4 twice πλέον). Cp. 16:10ab; 2 Cl 8:5; καρποφορεῖν π. bear much fruit Hs 2:3. πολὺ κατὰ πάντα τρόπον much in every way Ro 3:2 (Ael. Aristid. 34, 43 K.=50 p. 562 D. gives answer to a sim. quest. asked by himself: πολλὰ καὶ παντοῖα).—Js 5:16.—As gen. of price πολλοῦ for a large sum of money (Menand., Fgm. 197 Kö.; PRyl 244, 10. S. στρουθίον.) Mt 26:9.—Of time: ἐπὶ πολύ ( for) a long time (JosAs 19:3; Ar. 65, 3; s. also ἐπί 18cβ) Ac 28:6; AcPl Ha 10, 21. μετʼ οὐ πολύ soon afterward Ac 27:14 (μετά B 2c).—ἐπὶ πολύ more than once, often (Is 55:7) Hm 4, 1, 8.—Before a comp. (as Hom. et al.; B-D-F §246; Rob. 664) in the acc. πολὺ βέλτιον much better Hs 1:9. π. ἐλάττων v 3, 7, 6 (Ar. 6, 2). π. μᾶλλον much more, to a much greater degree (Dio Chrys. 2, 10; 17; 64 al.; Ael. Aristid. 34, 9 K.=50 p. 549 D.; Just., A II, 8, 3; D. 95, 1 al.) Hb 12:9, 25 (by means of a negative it acquires the mng. much less; cp. Diod S 7, 14, 6 πολὺ μᾶλλον μὴ … =even much less); Dg 2:7b. π. πλέον 2:7a (Ar. 11, 7). π. σπουδαιότερος 2 Cor 8:22b. Cp. π. τιμώτερον 1 Pt 1:7 v.l.; in the dat. of degree of difference πολλῷ μᾶλλον (Thu. 2, 51, 4; UPZ 42, 48 [162 B.C.]; EpArist 7; 24 al.; Sir prol. ln. 14; Jos., Ant. 18, 184; Just., A I, 68, 9; Tat. 17, 4) Mt 6:30; Mk 10:48b; Lk 18:39; Ro 5:9f, 15b, 17; 1 Cor 12:22; 2 Cor 3:9, 11; Phil 2:12. πολλῷ μᾶλλον κρείσσον 1:23 (v.l. without μᾶλλον). πολλῷ πλείους J 4:41. πολλῷ στρουθίων as v.l. Mt 20:31 and Lk 12:7 (both N.25 app.; on the strong ms. support for this rdg. s. RBorger, TRu 52, ’87, 21–24).—W. the art. τὸ πολύ (opp. τὸ ὀλίγον as X., An. 7, 7, 36) 2 Cor 8:15 (cp. Ex 16:18).ג. πολύς (Diod S 14, 107, 4 πολὺς ἦν ἐπὶ τῇ τιμωρίᾳ=he was strongly inclined toward punishing) μὴ πολὺς ἐν ῥήμασιν γίνου do not be profuse in speech, do not gossip 1 Cl 30:5 (Job 11:3).—Παπίας ὁ πολύς Papias (7), prob. to be understood as ὁ πάνυ; s. πάνυ d.ⓑ comp. πλείων, πλεῖον; adv. πλειόνωςα. adj., w. a singular (TestJob 35:2 διὰ πλείονος εὐωδίας) καρπὸν πλείονα more fruit J 15:2, 8 P66; Hs 5, 2, 4. τὸ πλεῖον μέρος τοῦ ὄχλου the greater part of the throng 8, 1, 16. ἐπὶ πλείονα χρόνον for a longer time (PTebt 6:31 [II B.C.]) Ac 18:20. Foll. by gen. of comparison: πλείονα τιμήν more honor Hb 3:3b.—IPol 1:3a. Foll. by παρά τινα for comparison Hb 3:3a; 11:4; Hs 9, 18, 2. ὅσῳ πλείονος κατηξιώθημεν γνώσεως, τοσούτῳ μᾶλλον 1 Cl 41:4.—τὸ πλεῖον μέρος as adv. acc. for the greater part Hv 3, 6, 4a.β. as subst. πλεῖον, πλέον more τὸ πλεῖον the greater sum (cp. Diod S 1, 82, 2=the greater part; Ps 89:10) Lk 7:43. πλεῖον λαμβάνειν receive a larger sum Mt 20:10. W. partitive gen. ἐπὶ πλεῖον προκόψουσιν ἀσεβείας they will arrive at an ever greater measure of impiety=become more and more deeply involved in impiety 2 Ti 2:16. W. a gen. of comparison πλεῖον τῆς τροφῆς someth. greater (more important) than food Mt 6:25; Lk 12:23. πλεῖον Ἰωνᾶ Mt 12:41; cp. vs. 42; Lk 11:31, 32. ἡ χήρα πλεῖον πάντων ἔβαλεν the widow put in more than all the rest Mk 12:43; Lk 21:3. μηδὲν πλέον nothing more (Jos., Bell. 1, 43; cp. Just., D. 2, 3 οὐδὲν πλέον); the words than, except following are expressed by παρά and the acc. Lk 3:13 or by πλήν w. gen. Ac 15:28, w. εἰ μή Hs 1:6.—The acc. is used as an adv. more, in greater measure, to a greater degree (Herm. Wr. 13, 21 Nock after the mss.) Lk 7:42; IRo 1:1; IEph 6:2; w. a gen. of comparison Mt 5:20 (περισσεύω 1aβ); J 21:15; IPol 5:2 (s. Ad’Alès, RSR 25, ’35, 489–92). τριετίαν ἢ καὶ πλεῖον for three years or even more Ac 20:18 D (cp. TestAbr B 7 p. 111, 27 [Stone p. 70, 27]).—ἐπὶ πλεῖον any farther (of place) Ac 4:17 (TestGad 7:2; Ath. 12 [ἐπί 4bβ]); (of time) at length Ac 20:9 (ἐπί 18cβ) or any longer, too long 24:4; 1 Cl 55:1 (ἐπί 18cβ); any more, even more (ἐπί 13) 2 Ti 3:9; 1 Cl 18:3 (Ps 50:4). Strengthened πολὺ πλέον much more, much rather (4 Macc 1:8; cp. X., An. 7, 5, 15; BGU 180, 12f [172 A.D.] πολλῷ πλεῖον; Ar. 11, 7 πολλῷ πλεῖον) Dg 2:7; 4:5.—Also w. indications of number (s. 1bα) πλεῖον ἢ ἄρτοι πέντε Lk 9:13 (the words πλ. ἤ outside the constr. as X., An. 1, 2, 11). In πλείω δώδεκα λεγιῶνας ἀγγέλων more than twelve legions of angels Mt 26:53 the text is uncertain (B-D-F §185, 4; s. Rob. 666).—The adv. can also be expressed by πλειόνως (Aeneas Tact. 237; Jos., Ant. 17, 2; Leontios 24, p. 52, 10) more ὅσον … πλειόνως the more … the more IEph 6:1.ⓒ superl. πλεῖστος, ονα. adj.א. superlative proper τὸ πλεῖστον μέρος the greatest part w. partitive gen. Hs 8, 2, 9; 9, 7, 4. As adv. acc. for the greatest part 8, 5, 6; 8, 10, 1 (s. μέρος 1d).ב. elative (s. Mayser II/1, 1926, 53) very great, very large (ὁ) πλεῖστος ὄχλος Mt 21:8 (ὁ πλεῖστος ὄχλος could also be the greatest part of the crowd, as Thu. 7, 78, 2; Pla., Rep. 3, 397d); Mk 4:1.β. subst. οἱ πλεῖστοι the majority, most Ac 19:32 D (Just., D. 1, 4; cp. D. 48, 4 πλεῖστοι).③ pert. to being high on a scale of extentⓐ positive πολύς, πολλή, πολύα. as simple adj., to denote degree much, great, strong, severe, hard, deep, profound (Diod S 13, 7, 4 πολὺς φόβος; schol. on Apollon. Rhod. 4, 57; 58 p. 265, 3 πολλὴ δικαιοσύνη; Eccl 5:16 θυμὸς π.; Sir 15:18 σοφία; TestAbr A 20 p. 103, 4 [Stone p. 54] ἀθυμία; Just., D. 3, 1 ἠρεμία) ἀγάπη Eph 2:4. ἀγών 1 Th 2:2. ἄθλησις Hb 10:32. ἁπλότης Hv 3, 9, 1. ἀσιτία Ac 27:21. βία 24:6 [7] v.l. γογγυσμός J 7:12. διακονία Lk 10:40. δοκιμή 2 Cor 8:2. δόξα Mt 24:30; Hv 1, 3, 4; 2, 2, 6. δύναμις Mk 13:26. ἐγκράτεια strict self-control Hv 2, 3, 2. εἰρήνη complete or undisturbed peace (Diod S 3, 64, 7; 11, 38, 1) Ac 24:2. ἔλεος 1 Pt 1:3. ἐπιθυμία 1 Th 2:17. ζημία Ac 27:10. ζήτησις 15:7. θλῖψις 2 Cor 2:4a; 1 Th 1:6. καύχησις 2 Cor 7:4b (pred.). μακροθυμία Ro 9:22. ὀδυρμός Mt 2:18. παράκλησις 2 Cor 8:4. παρρησία (Wsd 5:1) 3:12; 7:4a (pred.); 1 Ti 3:13; Phlm 8. πεποίθησις 2 Cor 8:22c. πλάνη 2 Cl 1:7. πληροφορία 1 Th 1:5. πόνος Col 4:13. σιγή a great or general hush (X., Cyr. 7, 1, 25; Arrian, Anab. 5, 28, 4) Ac 21:40. στάσις 23:10. τρόμος 1 Cor 2:3. φαντασία Ac 25:23. χαρά 8:8; Phlm 7. ὥρα πολλή late hour (Polyb. 5, 8, 3; Dionys. Hal. 2, 54; Jos., Ant. 8, 118) Mk 6:35ab.β. subst. πολλά in the acc. used as adv. greatly, earnestly, strictly, loudly, often etc. (X., Cyr. 1, 5, 14; Diod S 13, 41, 5; Lucian, Dial. Deor. 19, 2; Aelian, VH 1, 23; 4 Km 10:18; Is 23:16; TestSol 1:1; GrBar; ApcMos; Jos., Ant. 14, 348) ἀλαλάζειν πολλά Mk 5:38 (s. ἀλαλάζω). πολλὰ ἁμαρτάνειν Hs 4:5c (ApcMos 32). π. ἀνακρίνειν Ac 28:18 v.l. π. ἀπορεῖν Mk 6:20 (Field, Notes 29). π. ἀσπάζεσθαι 1 Cor 16:19 (s. ἀσπάζομαι 1a). δεηθῆναι π. (GrBar 4:14; Jos., Vi. 173; 343) Hs 5, 4, 1. διαστέλλεσθαι Mk 5:43 (s. διαστέλλω). π. ἐπιτιμᾶν 3:12. π. ἐρωτᾶν earnestly pray Hv 2, 2, 1. κατηγορεῖν π. Mk 15:3 (s. κατηγορέω 1a). κηρύσσειν π. talk freely 1:45. κλαίειν bitterly Ac 8:24 D (ApcMos 39). κοπιᾶν (ApcMos 24; CIG IV 9552, 5 … μοι πολλὰ ἐκοπίασεν, cp. Dssm., LO 266, 5 [LAE 317]) work hard Ro 16:6, 12; 2 Cl 7:1b. νηστεύειν π. fast often Mt 9:14a. ὀμνύναι π. Mk 6:23. παρακαλεῖν Mk 5:10, 23; Ac 20:1 D; 1 Cor 16:12. π. πταίειν make many mistakes Js 3:2. π. σπαράσσειν convulse violently Mk 9:26a.—W. the art. ἐνεκοπτόμην τὰ πολλά I have been hindered these many times (cp. Ro 1:13 πολλάκις) Ro 15:22 (v.l. πολλάκις here too).γ. subst. πολύ in the acc. used as adv. greatly, very much, strongly (Da 6:15, 24 Theod.) ἀγαπᾶν πολύ show much affection, love greatly Lk 7:47b. κλαίειν π. weep loudly Rv 5:4.—Mk 12:27; Ac 18:27.ⓑ superlative, the neut. acc. πλεῖστον, α as adv. (sing. Hom. et al.; pl. Pind. et al.)α. pl. πλεῖστα in the formula of greeting at the beginning of a letter πλεῖστα χαίρειν (POxy 742; 744; 1061 [all three I B.C.]; PTebt 314, 2 [II A.D.] and very oft. in pap.—Griech. pap ed. Ltzm.: Kl. Texte 142, 1910, p. 4, 5, 6, 7 al.; Preis. II s.v. πλεῖστος) heartiest greeting(s) IEph ins; IMg ins; ITr ins; IRo ins; ISm ins; IPol ins.β. sing. τὸ πλεῖστον at the most (Aristoph., Vesp. 260; Diod S 14, 71, 3 πεμπταῖοι ἢ τὸ πλ. ἑκταῖοι; POxy 58, 17; PGiss 65:9) κατὰ δύο ἢ τὸ πλ. τρεῖς (word for word like Περὶ ὕψους 32, 1) 1 Cor 14:27.—B. 922f. DELG. M-M. EDNT. TW. -
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[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) a legtöbb2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) a legtöbb(et)2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) (felsőfok:) leg...bb (pl. a legszebb)2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) leginkább3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) rendkívül4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) majdnem3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) a legtöbb(et)2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) legtöbb(en)•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of
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