Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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most | No | Yes | No | Yes |
intensifier | Yes | No | No | No |
most (noun) | intensifier (noun) |
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a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies |
most (adjective) | intensifier (adjective) |
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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 | |
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number |
most (adverb) | intensifier (adverb) |
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used to form the superlative, greatest in size or degree | |
very | |
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but |