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ut⋅most

  [uht-mohst or, especially Brit., -muhst]
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–adjective
1. of the greatest or highest degree, quantity, or the like; greatest: of the utmost importance.
2. being at the farthest point or extremity; farthest: the utmost reef of the island.
–noun
3. Also, uttermost. the greatest degree or amount: the utmost that can be said; The hotel provides the utmost in comfort.
4. the most or best of one's abilities, powers, etc.: He did his utmost to finish on time.
5. the extreme limit or extent: His patience was taxed to the utmost.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME utmest, OE ūtemest. See out, -most

Synonyms:
1. maximum, highest, foremost, chief, major.
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ut·most   (ŭt'mōst')   
adj.  
  1. Being or situated at the most distant limit or point; farthest: the utmost tip of the peninsula.
  2. Of the highest or greatest degree, amount, or intensity; most extreme: a matter of the utmost importance.
n.  The greatest possible amount, degree, or extent; the maximum: worked every day to the utmost of her abilities.

[Middle English, from Old English ūtmest : ūt, out; see ud- in Indo-European roots + -mest, -most.]
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Utmost

Ut"most`\, a. [OE. utmeste, utemest, AS. ?temest, a superlative fr. ?te out. ????. See Out, and cf. Aftermost, Outmost, Uttermost.]

1. Situated at the farthest point or extremity; farthest out; most distant; extreme; as, the utmost limits of the land; the utmost extent of human knowledge. --Spenser.

We coasted within two leagues of Antibes, which is the utmost town in France. --Evelyn.

Betwixt two thieves I spend my utmost breath. --Herbert.

2. Being in the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number, or the like; greatest; as, the utmost assiduity; the utmost harmony; the utmost misery or happiness.

He shall answer . . . to his utmost peril. --Shak.

Six or seven thousand is their utmost power. --Shak.

Utmost

Ut"most`\, n. The most that can be; the farthest limit; the greatest power, degree, or effort; as, he has done his utmost; try your utmost.

We have tried the utmost of our friends. --Shak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : utmost
Spanish: extremo,
German: äußerst,
Japanese: 最も遠い
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utmost 
O.E. utmest (Anglian) "outermost," double superlative of ut "out."
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