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say it: mohst
most is an adverb and adjective meaning "used to form the superlative". It carries 5 recorded senses.
used to form the superlative
“the king cobra is the most dangerous snake”
very
“a most welcome relief”
intensifier
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
“the job is (just) about done”
“the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded”
“we're almost finished”
“the car all but ran her down”
“he nearly fainted”
“talked for nigh onto 2 hours”
“the recording is well-nigh perfect”
“virtually all the parties signed the contract”
“I was near exhausted by the run”
“most everyone agrees”
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number
“who has the most apples?”
“most people like eggs”
“most fishes have fins”
superlative
the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree
“made the most money he could”
“what attracts the most attention?”
“made the most of a bad deal”
superlative
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for most come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.