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Translingual
Symbol
max
- (mathematics) maximum
English
Etymology
Abbreviation of maximum.
Pronunciation
Adjective
max (not comparable)
- (informal) Maximum; maximal.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
max (not comparable)
- (informal) at the most; maximum.
1962, Poul Anderson, Time and Stars, published 1966, page 88:Four days max, then, to get them to safety.
Noun
max (countable and uncountable, plural maxes)
- (informal) Clipping of maximum.
- (informal) An extreme, a great extent.
He pushed himself to the max.
- (obsolete, slang) Gin.
1819–1824, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, London, (please specify |canto=I to XVII):Oh! for a glass of max!
1861, The Old Roman Well, page 243:'I remember,' said the pale man, 'the fust night as the Dandy ever came to this crib; he sat at this very table, and drank max with Charley Chatfield. […]
Antonyms
Verb
max (third-person singular simple present maxes, present participle maxing, simple past and past participle maxed)
- (usually with out) To reach the limit; to reach the maximum.
He maxed out his odds of dating Rebecca.
She maxed out all her credit cards while she was out of work.
- (informal, especially in present particple) To relax.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Bouyei
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *maːꟲ (“horse”), from Middle Chinese 馬 (MC maeX). Cognate with Thai ม้า (máa), Northern Thai ᨾ᩶ᩣ, Lao ມ້າ (mā), Lü ᦙᦱᧉ (maa²), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥳ (mȧa), Shan မႃႉ (mâ̰a), Ahom 𑜉𑜠 (ma), 𑜉𑜡 (mā) or 𑜉𑜡𑜠 (māa).
Pronunciation
Noun
max
- horse
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (compare English max, Latin max.).
Pronunciation
Adverb
max (not comparable)
- (in writing or colloquial) at most, max
- Synonyms: enimmillään, maksimissaan
Siinä menee max vartti.- It will be fifteen minutes, max.
Ido
Pronunciation
Adverb
max
- (archaic) most
- 1909-1910, Progreso – duesma yaro, page 40:
Segun sa (sua) opiniono la max importanta neceso por I.L. esas la max granda perfekteso, e ne la amaso di adheranti, [...]- According to his opionion the most important necessity for an I.L. is the perfection, and not the amount of adherents,
Synonyms
Italian
Adjective
max (invariable)
- Abbreviation of massimo (“max”).
Old English
Noun
max n
- Alternative form of masċ
Old French
Noun
max m
- inflection of mal:
- oblique plural
- nominative singular
Swedish
Noun
max
- max
Noun
max c
- (card games) a max bet
Declension
Adverb
max (not comparable)
- max
- Synonym: maximalt
Du får max äta tre kakor- You're allowed to eat three cookies, max
References
Zazaki
Noun
max
- (Kuzarg) palm, palm tree
Zhuang
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *maːꟲ (“horse”), from Middle Chinese 馬 (MC maeX). Cognate with Thai ม้า (máa), Northern Thai ᨾ᩶ᩣ, Lao ມ້າ (mā), Lü ᦙᦱᧉ (maa²), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥳ (mȧa), Shan မႃႉ (mâ̰a), Ahom 𑜉𑜠 (ma), 𑜉𑜡 (mā) or 𑜉𑜡𑜠 (māa).
Pronunciation
Noun
max (classifier duz, Sawndip forms 馬 or 马 or 獁 or 𮜃, 1957–1982 spelling maч)
- horse