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# utmost

adjective (utmost); noun (the utmost)

«utmost» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Utmost means greatest or most extreme, as much as possible: «of the utmost importance». [tree →](https://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utmost/#m3)

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

Farthest or last, at the very edge. Here it means the far edge of the Israelite camp or of the border. In the primary 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

- And it came to pass in the morning that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into Bamoth-baal, and he saw from thence the utmost part of the people. (Torah NUM.22.41, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/utmost/#x1)
- And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto Ir-moab, which is on the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border. (Torah NUM.22.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/utmost/#x2)
- I hate them with utmost hatred; I count them mine enemies. (Writings PSA.139.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/utmost/#x3)

### Note

Formal. Used only before a noun or in «do your utmost» / «try your utmost». Close to «uttermost» (older). It has no comparative.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «utmost» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utmost/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«utmost» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/utmost.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «utmost» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/utmost/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«utmost» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/utmost.html) on Mova free.