See also: Max, MAX, мах, max., and -max

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max

  1. (mathematics) maximum

English

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Etymology

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Abbreviation of maximum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mæks/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æks

Adjective

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max (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Maximum; maximal.

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Adverb

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max (not comparable)

  1. (informal) at the most; maximum.
    • 1962, Poul Anderson, Time and Stars, published 1966, page 88:
      Four days max, then, to get them to safety.

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max (countable and uncountable, plural maxes)

  1. (informal) Clipping of maximum.
  2. (informal) An extreme, a great extent.
    He pushed himself to the max.
  3. (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. []

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max (third-person singular simple present maxes, present participle maxing, simple past and past participle maxed)

  1. (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.
  2. (informal, especially in present particple) To relax.

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *maːꟲ (horse), from Middle Chinese (MC maeX). Cognate with Thai ม้า (máa), Northern Thai ᨾ᩶ᩣ, Lao ມ້າ (), ᦙᦱᧉ (maa²), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥳ (mȧa), Shan မႃႉ (mâ̰a), Ahom 𑜉𑜠 (ma), 𑜉𑜡 () or 𑜉𑜡𑜠 (māa).

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Noun

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max

  1. horse

Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Internationalism (compare English max, Latin max.).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑks/, [ˈmɑ̝ks̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑks
  • Hyphenation(key): max

Adverb

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max (not comparable)

  1. (in writing or colloquial) at most, max
    Synonyms: enimmillään, maksimissaan
    Siinä menee max vartti.
    It will be fifteen minutes, max.

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max

  1. (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, [...]

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Italian

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max (invariable)

  1. Abbreviation of massimo (max).

Old English

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max n

  1. Alternative form of masc

Old French

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max m

  1. inflection of mal:
    1. oblique plural
    2. nominative singular

Swedish

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Noun

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max

  1. max
    till max
    to the max
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max c

  1. (card games) a max bet

Declension

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Declension of max
nominative genitive
singular indefinite max max
definite maxen maxens
plural indefinite maxar maxars
definite maxarna maxarnas

Adverb

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max (not comparable)

  1. max
    Synonym: maximalt
    Du får max äta tre kakor
    You're allowed to eat three cookies, max

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Zazaki

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Noun

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max

  1. (Kuzarg) palm, palm tree

Zhuang

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *maːꟲ (horse), from Middle Chinese (MC maeX). Cognate with Thai ม้า (máa), Northern Thai ᨾ᩶ᩣ, Lao ມ້າ (), ᦙᦱᧉ (maa²), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥳ (mȧa), Shan မႃႉ (mâ̰a), Ahom 𑜉𑜠 (ma), 𑜉𑜡 () or 𑜉𑜡𑜠 (māa).

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max (classifier duz, Sawndip forms or or or 𮜃, 1957–1982 spelling maч)

  1. horse