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do one's utmost

do one's utmost verb: to make the greatest possible effort.

Verb

do one's utmost (third-person singular simple present does one's utmost, present participle doing one's utmost, simple past did one's utmost, past participle done one's utmost)

  1. (idiomatic) To make the greatest possible effort.
    • Please try to do your utmost to be there on Saturday. It's really important that you are there.

Synonyms of do one's utmost

Forms of do one's utmost

third-person singular presentdoes one's utmost
present participledoing one's utmost
pastdid one's utmost
past participledone one's utmost

Questions about do one's utmost

What does do one's utmost mean?
Do one's utmost means to make the greatest possible effort.
What part of speech is do one's utmost?
Do one's utmost is a verb.
What is the past tense of do one's utmost?
The past tense of do one's utmost is did one's utmost.

Words near do one's utmost in the dictionary

  1. do one's own time
  2. do one's part
  3. do one's stuff
  4. do one's sums
  5. do one's thing
  6. do one's utmost
  7. do one's worst
  8. do oneself a mischief
  9. do or die
  10. do out
  11. do out of

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