You use most to refer to the majority of a group of things or people or the largest part of something. Most of the houses in the capital don't have piped water.

We use the quantifier most to talk about quantities, amounts and degree. We can use it with a noun (as a determiner) or without a noun (as a pronoun). We can also use it with adjectives and adverbs to form the superlative. …

MOST definition: in the greatest quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number. See examples of most used in a sentence.

Streets fill with people during the festival, but for the most part [= usually, most of the time] it's a quiet, sleepy town.

You use most or most of to talk about the majority of a group of things or people, or the largest part of something. You use most in front of a plural noun which does not have a determiner, such as 'the' or 'a', or a possessive, such as 'my' or 'our', in front of it.

The adverb most, a shortened form of almost, is far from being either a recent development or an Americanism. It goes back to the 16th century in England, where it is now principally a dialect form.

In this video, you’ll learn: The difference between “most” and “most of” When to use “the most” (superlative form) Why “almost” is NOT the same as “most” How to correctly use ...