helst

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. brukt som superlativ (I)the superlative til gjernegladly · by all means · usually: med størst lyst;
   jamfør heller (II)rather · would rather · either (after a negative) used as the superlativesuperlativ (I) of gjernegladly · by all means · usually: with the greatest willingness;
   compare heller (II)rather · would rather · either (after a negative)
   • jeg vil aller helst slippe ideally I'd rather not have to
   • vil du helst ha te? would you prefer tea?
   • gjøre det en helst vil to do what one most wants
2. mest sannsynlig most likely
   • det er helst hans egen feil it's most likely his own fault
   • det er vel helst slik det henger sammen that is probably how it all fits together
3. oftestoften, frequently;
   gjernegladly · by all means · usually most oftenoftest;
   gladly; usuallygjerne
   • de traff helst folk av sin egen stand they mostly met people of their own class
   • det vil helst gå godt it usually turns out all right

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