le
/maks/
Translation
max, loads (of), the most
Word origin
A colloquial clipping of maximum, taken from Latin maximum, the neuter of maximus ('greatest'), the superlative of magnus ('great'). English clipped its own max from the same Latin word.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- maximus
- English cognates
- maximum, magnitude, major
Grammar
Examples
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There were loads of people leaving the concert.
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That job earns him a fortune every month.
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We turned the music up to the max in the car.
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She is working flat out to finish before Friday.
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Two hours max and I will be there.
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