max
English meaning: Max
Definition
An extreme, a great extent.
Example
“He pushed himself to the max.”
Another example: “He maxed out his credit card buying gear for the trip.”
Usage — When, Where & How
An informal clipping of 'maximum', used as a noun, adjective and adverb ('at max', 'max capacity', 'two days max'); also a common verb in the phrase 'max out'. The full word 'maximum' is preferred in formal writing.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
A 20th-century shortening of 'maximum', from Latin 'maximus' (greatest), superlative of 'magnus' (great).
Related Words
- planck
- headroom
- roach
- weber
- ernst
- min
- von
- maxwell
- jake
- munich
Common Collocations
- max out
- at max
- to the max
- max capacity
- max speed
- max effort
Word Forms
max (n, adj, v); maxes; maxed; maxing
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
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- Indo-European
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