せいぜい
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. at the most; at best
Isn't it at most about that much?
2. to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
Well, go ahead and try as hard as you can.
Pitch accent
せ
いぜい
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Examples (24 in total)
Well, go ahead and try as hard as you can.
She is at most 18 years old.
At the most, you'll only be 30 minutes late.
I'd say ten people at the most.
The lady is forty years old at most.
At most 40 percent of students go on to university.
You might as well enjoy yourself to the utmost while you can.
It is at best a second-rate hotel.
At best I can do only half of what you did.
Yeah, well, have all the fun you want with your girlfriend.
Only twenty people will come to the party at best.
At best we can only hope for a small profit.
He has at most 100 dollars.
He has a hundred dollars at most.
Well then, just for tonight, let's drink as much as we can.
Cherry blossoms last only for a few days, a week at the most.
Life is at best very short.
I'd say it's five percent at most, wouldn't you?
A person's life, at the most, does not reach a hundred years.
At the most, he earns 50 dollars a week.
I have to make the best of that small room.
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The step they took provided at best a temporary solution to the problem.
It was at most a few seconds, yet it felt long even to us watching.