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make the most of

make the most of verb: to realize the maximal value, worth, or potential of (something); to derive as much benefit or profit from (something) as is possible.

Verb

make the most of (third-person singular simple present makes the most of, present participle making the most of, simple past and past participle made the most of)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To realize the maximal value, worth, or potential of (something); to derive as much benefit or profit from (something) as is possible.
    • Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.1841, R[alph] W[aldo] Emerson, “(please specify the essay number)”, in Essays, Boston, Mass.: James Munroe and Company, →OCLC
    • Help me make the
      Most of       freedom and of pleasure
      Nothing ever lasts forever
      Everybody wants to rule the world1985, Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”, in Songs from the Big Chair, performed by Tears for Fears
    Synonyms:
    get the most out of

make the most of meaning in Vietnamese

make the most of in Vietnamese

realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of
tận dụng

Examples of make the most of in a sentence

  • But with the home side likewise unable to make the most of a period of first-half ascendancy, Villa were swift to make amends on the restart.2011 January 25, Les Roopanarine, “Wigan 1 - 2 Aston Villa”, in BBC:
  • How much time you have doesn’t matter, when you really care about someone, if you make the most of it.2017 November, N. K. Jemisin, Mac Walters, chapter 13, in Mass Effect Andromeda: Initiation, 1st edition (Science Fiction), Titan Books...
  • The train is a '221'+'220' combo to allow for social distancing - a luxury on an XC train as normally you're playing sardines, so I make the most of it.2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68:

Synonyms of make the most of

  • get the most out of

Forms of make the most of

third-person singular presentmakes the most of
present participlemaking the most of
past participlemade the most of
pastmade the most of

Questions about make the most of

What does make the most of mean?
Make the most of means to realize the maximal value, worth, or potential of (something); to derive as much benefit or profit from (something) as is possible.
What is make the most of in Vietnamese?
Make the most of in Vietnamese is tận dụng. See Make the most of meaning in Vietnamese.
How do you use make the most of in a sentence?
But with the home side likewise unable to make the most of a period of first-half ascendancy, Villa were swift to make amends on the restart.
What part of speech is make the most of?
Make the most of is a verb.
What is the past tense of make the most of?
The past tense of make the most of is made the most of.

Words near make the most of in the dictionary

  1. make the feathers fly
  2. make the first move
  3. make the fur fly
  4. make the grade
  5. make the headlines
  6. make the most of
  7. make the news
  8. make the passes
  9. make the perfect the enemy of the good
  10. make the riffle
  11. make the road shorter

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