max

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

Translingual

Symbol

max

(mathematics) maximum

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of maximum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mæks/
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Rhymes: -æks

Adjective

max (not comparable)

(informal) Maximum; maximal.

Synonyms

maxi

Derived terms

max Q

Translations

abbreviation for maximum

French: max (fr)
Polish: maks (pl)
Swedish: max (sv)

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.
- c. 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan
  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

min

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.

Derived terms

max out

Anagrams

XMA, ǀXam

Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *maːꟲ (“horse”), from Middle Chinese 馬 (MC mˠa^X). 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

IPA^(key): /ma˧˩/

Noun

max

horse

Finnish

Alternative forms

max.

Etymology

Internationalism (compare English max, Latin max.).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑks/, [ˈmɑks̠]
Rhymes: -ɑks
Syllabification^(key): max

Adverb

max (not comparable)

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

Ido

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maks/

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

maxim

Italian

Adjective

max (invariable)

Abbreviation of massimo (“max”).

Old French

Noun

max m

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

Swedish

Noun

max

max
till max
to the max

Related terms

maxa

Noun

max c

(card games) a max bet

Declension

Declension of max
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	max	maxen	maxar	maxarna
Genitive	max	maxens	maxars	maxarnas

Adverb

max (not comparable)

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

References

max in Svensk ordbok (SO)
max in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
max in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Zazaki

Noun

max f

(Kuzarg) palm, palm tree

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *maːꟲ (“horse”), from Middle Chinese 馬 (MC mˠa^X). 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

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ma˦˨/

Tone numbers: ma⁴

Hyphenation: max

Noun

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

horse