max

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

Translingual

Symbol

max

1. (mathematics) maximum

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of maximum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæks/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -æks

Adjective

max (not comparable)

1. (informal) Maximum; maximal.

Synonyms

• maxi

Derived terms

• max Q

Translations

abbreviation for maximum

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

Adverb

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.

Noun

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. […]

Antonyms

• min

Verb

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.

Derived terms

terms derived from all parts of speech

• alpha max
• devo max
• max fac
• max facs
• max-min fairness
• max out
• max-Q
• max q
• min-max
• pro max
• Q-max
• to the max

 

Anagrams

• XMA, ǀXam

Bouyei

Etymology

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

1. horse

Finnish

Alternative forms

• max.

Etymology

Internationalism (compare English max, Latin max.).

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

max (not comparable)

1. (in writing or colloquial) at most, max

   Synonyms: enimmillään, maksimissaan

   Siinä menee max vartti.

   It will be fifteen minutes, max.

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maks/

Adverb

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, [...]

Synonyms

• maxim

Italian

Adjective

max (invariable)

1. Abbreviation of massimo (“max”).

Old English

Noun

max n

1. Alternative form of masc

Old French

Noun

max m

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

Swedish

Noun

max

1. max

   till max

   to the max

Related terms

• maxa

Noun

max c

1. (card games) a max bet

Declension

Declension of max

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

Adverb

max (not comparable)

1. max

   Synonym: maximalt

   Du får max äta tre kakor

   You're allowed to eat three cookies, max

References

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

Zazaki

Noun

max

1. (Kuzarg) palm, palm tree

Zhuang

Etymology

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

1. horse