Utmost meaning in English

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Definition

(with) the utmost (care): (with) the maximum, greatest, highest (care, attention) adjective
It is of the utmost importance that you finish these reports before 5PM. After that will be too late.

UK: It is of utmost importance that you remember your toothbrush.
US: We must handle this dinosaur egg with the utmost care.

Examples

  • "I have the utmost confidence in Susan's abilities: if she can't get us out of this mess, no one can."
  • "I have the utmost confidence in Brian's abilities."
  • "Bruno : I have a mission of the utmost importance to give you, Jones."
Exercise 1
Bruno writes that he has the "utmost confidence in Susan's abilities". He means that:
Bruno writes that he has the "utmost confidence in Susan's abilities". He means that:
This is not what Bruno's line expresses. Bruno has confidence in Susan's abilities. He is not curious how she will "respond to this challenge".
When Bruno writes that he "has the utmost confidence in Susan's abilities" he is expressing that he "believes strongly in Susan's abilities" or that he "trusts Susan's talents". "To think highly of someone" shares a very similar idea to the expression "to have confidence in someone". To have the "utmost" respect for someone is to hold that person in the highest esteem.
In English, the noun "confidence" has a few meanings: when someone "has confidence" in someone, it means that they trust or believe in them. Someone can also "keep information confident" or "confidential" which means to keep something "secret" or "classified". However, in Bruno's line, he is indicating that he "trusts Susan's abilities" and not that they discuss intimate things.
In English, the noun "confidence" has a few meanings: when someone "has confidence" in someone, it means that they trust or believe in them. Someone can also "keep information confident" or "confidential" which means to keep something "secret" or "classified". However, in Bruno's line, he is indicating that he "trusts Susan's abilities" and not that Bruno trusts Susan to keep his secrets.

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