наибо́лее
- 1.
the most, most
Э́то наибо́лее ва́жный вопро́с.
This is the most important question.
Used before adjectives and adverbs to form the superlative; more formal-sounding than самый. Compare больше всего.
Usage info
A superlative adverb. The differences compared to самый: наиболее is more common in academic or scientific contexts; it only has an adverbial form, unlike самый which can decline for case; and самый can mean "the very, the exact" while наиболее does not carry this meaning.
Examples
Газе́та публику́ет наиболее ва́жные фа́кты.
The newspaper publishes the most important facts.
Междунаро́дный фина́нсовый кри́зис стал во второ́м полугодии 2008 года одной из наиболее ва́жных полити́ческих тем.
The international financial crisis became one of the most important political issues in the second half of 2008.
В её лаборато́рии можно бы́ло найти́ все наиболее смерте́льные я́ды.
All the most deadly poisons were in her laboratory.
Word familyнаибо́лееPRO
- наибо́лееthe most
- наибо́льшийgreatest; greatest possible
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