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| at most |
| 1. prep. At the most; at a maximum or upper limit. |
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| There weren't so many people at the concert - 40 at most. |
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| Analysis |
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| at |
| 1. prep. In, near, or in the general vicinity of a particular place. |
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| Caesar was at Rome; at the corner of Fourth Street and Vine; at Jim’s house |
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| 2. prep. (indicating time) (Indicating occurrence in an instant of time or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker's perspective.) |
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| at six o’clock; at closing time; at night. |
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| 3. prep. In the direction of (often in an unfocused or uncaring manner). |
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| most |
| 1. det. superlative degree of much. |
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| The teams competed to see who could collect the most money. |
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| 2. det. superlative degree of many: the comparatively largest number of (ngd, construed with the definite article) |
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| The team with the most points wins. |
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| 3. det. superlative degree of many: the majority of; more than half of (ngd, construed without the definite article) |
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