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in Vietnamese Hầu hết, phần lớn

BrE /məʊst/ AmE /moʊst/

adjective / pronoun / adverb en → vi

1 QUANTITY [adjective before noun] A2

Hầu hết, phần lớn

the largest amount or number of something; the greatest quantity possible

  • most + adjective

Collocations most people · most of the time

  • Most people agree with this idea.

    Hầu hết mọi người đồng ý với ý tưởng này.

2 SUPERLATIVE [adverb before adjective or adverb] A2

Rất, cực kỳ

used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs, meaning 'the most ...'

  • most + adjective/adverb

Collocations most beautiful · the most interesting

  • She is the most intelligent person I know.

    Cô ấy là người thông minh nhất mà tôi biết.

3 PRONOUN [pronoun] B1

Hầu hết, phần lớn

used to refer to a large number or amount of something, especially when it is the largest possible number or amount

  • most + plural noun

Collocations most of them · most of the money

  • Most of the students passed the exam.

    Hầu hết học sinh đã qua môn thi.

4 ADVERB [adverb] A2

Hầu như, gần như hoàn toàn

used to emphasize that something is true or happens in almost all cases, but not necessarily every single time

  • most + verb

Collocations most of the time · most often

  • He is most likely to be at home.

    Anh ấy hầu như chắc chắn sẽ ở nhà.

5 POSSESSIVE [possessive adjective] B1

Của phần lớn hoặc hầu hết

used before a noun or pronoun to show that something belongs to the person, group, or thing mentioned

  • most + plural noun

Collocations most people's opinions · most of the students' work

  • Most people's opinions are similar.

    Phần lớn ý kiến của mọi người là tương tự nhau.

6 NUMBER [noun] A1

Số ba, chữ số ba

the number that is one more than two; the symbol for this number is 3

  • most + plural noun

Collocations the most three · three most important

  • The most three people are here.

    Ba người quan trọng nhất ở đây.

7 PRONOUN [pronoun] B1

Hầu hết, phần lớn

used to refer to the largest number or amount of something, especially when it is being compared with other numbers or amounts

  • most + plural noun

Collocations the most of them · the most of the money

  • The most of them are here.

    Hầu hết họ ở đây.

8 ADVERB [adverb] A2

Hầu như, gần như hoàn toàn

used to emphasize that something is true or happens in almost all cases, but not necessarily every single time

  • most + verb

Collocations most of the time · most often

  • She most enjoys reading.

    Cô ấy hầu như thích đọc sách nhất.