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meist

mostly

adverb MYST Common

Also means

most

Usage Note

meist usually shows up as meistens ('most of the time') or with an article in die meisten ('most people/things'). It is the superlative of viel, so am meisten means 'the most'.

Examples

"Er kommt meist zu spät."

Natural Translation

He's mostly late.

Literal Translation

He comes mostly too late.

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