utmost

«utmost» in Mova's school dictionary: greatest or most extreme, as much as possible: «of the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (utmost); noun (the utmost)

meaning for a pupil

1) Utmost means greatest or most extreme, as much as possible: «of the utmost importance». tree →

2) (noun) Your utmost is the most you can do: «do your utmost». tree →

3) (old use) Utmost can mean farthest or most distant: «the utmost ends of the earth». tree →

sense in the lessons

In formal speech and writing: «of the utmost importance», «with the utmost care», «try your utmost». In stories and the Bible: «the utmost parts of the earth». It tells the reader something matters as much as it possibly can.

examples

• Handle the eggs with the utmost care. tree →
• Safety is of the utmost importance. tree →
• She did her utmost to win the race. tree →
• The secret must be kept with the utmost care. tree →
• He tried his utmost but still missed the bus. tree →
• The explorers sailed to the utmost ends of the earth. tree →
• I did my utmost to wake him, but in vain." tree →

note

Formal. Used only before a noun or in «do your utmost» / «try your utmost». Close to «uttermost» (older). It has no comparative.

In the corpora

• I hate them with utmost hatred; I count them mine enemies.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «utmost» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.