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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utmost/#m1)

2) (noun) Your utmost is the most you can do: «do your utmost». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utmost/#m2)

3) (old use) Utmost can mean farthest or most distant: «the utmost ends of the earth». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utmost/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utmost/#x1)
- Safety is of the utmost importance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utmost/#x2)
- She did her utmost to win the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utmost/#x3)
- The secret must be kept with the utmost care. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utmost/#x4)
- He tried his utmost but still missed the bus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utmost/#x5)
- The explorers sailed to the utmost ends of the earth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utmost/#x6)
- I did my utmost to wake him, but in vain." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utmost/#x7)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2548/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «utmost» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utmost/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.