| Definition of 'BEST' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) best
the supreme effort one can make
"they did their best"
2. (noun) best, topper
the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others
"he could beat the best of them"
3. (adj) Best, C. H. Best, Charles Herbert Best
Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)
4. (adj) best
(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities
"the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit"
5. (verb) better(p), best(p)
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
"it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond"
6. (adverb) outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop
get the better of
"the goal was to best the competition"
7. (adverb) best
in a most excellent way or manner
"he played best after a couple of martinis"
8. (adverb) best
it would be sensible
"you'd best stay at home"
9. (adverb) better, best
from a position of superiority or authority
"father knows best"; "I know better."
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1. (adjective) best
better than all others
the best song on the CD; The new method is best.
2. best
sb's best friend
a person sb knows and likes most
3. (adverb) best
more than others
I liked Tim best.; Of the three songs, I know this one best.
4. best
in a better way than all others
the method that works best
5. (noun) best
the best
sb or sth that is better than all others
Of all the teams, they are the best.
6. best
the most satisfactory situation
Most teachers just want the best for their students.
7. best
the best of both worlds
the best aspects of two different situations
Combining working at home and in the office gives me the best of both worlds.
8. best
at best
looking at sth in the most positive way
I'd call the movie "average" at best.
9. best
at sb's/sth's best
feeling as good as possible
I'm not at my best late at night.
10. best
do your best
to perform as well as you can
He didn't win, but he did his best.
11. best
for the best
indicates that a bad thing has a good side
She didn't make the team, but it was probably for the best.
12. best
make the best of
to deal with a bad situation as well as you can
We made the best of it, even though it rained.
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| Definition of 'BEST' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) BEST
having good qualities in the highest degree; most good, kind, desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; as, the best man; the best road; the best cloth; the best abilities
2. (adj) BEST
most advanced; most correct or complete; as, the best scholar; the best view of a subject
3. (adj) BEST
most; largest; as, the best part of a week
4. (noun) BEST
utmost; highest endeavor or state; most nearly perfect thing, or being, or action; as, to do one's best; to the best of our ability
5. BEST
in the highest degree; beyond all others
6. BEST
to the most advantage; with the most success, case, profit, benefit, or propriety
7. BEST
most intimately; most thoroughly or correctly; as, what is expedient is best known to himself
8. (verb) BEST
to get the better of
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Sense: (something which is) good to the greatest extent
the best book on the subject; the best (that) I can do; She is my best friend; Which method is (the) best?; The flowers are at their best just now.
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 Afrikaans: beste |
 Arabic: أفْضَلُ ، الأفْضَلُ |
 Bulgarian: най-добър |
 Brazilian: melhor |
 Czech: nejlepší |
 German: beste/-r/-s |
 Danish: bedst |
 Greek: ο καλύτερος, άριστος |
 Spanish: mejor |
 Estonian: parim |
 Farsi: بهترین |
 Finnish: paras |
 French: le/la meilleur/-eure |
 Hebrew: הַטוֹב בְּיוֹתֵר |
 Hindi: सर्वोत्तम |
 Croatian: najbolji |
 Hungarian: legjobb |
 Indonesian: paling baik |
 Icelandic: bestur |
 Italian: migliore, il migliore |
 Japanese: 最良の |
 Korean: 가장 좋은 |
 Lithuanian: geriausias |
 Latvian: vislabākais |
 Malay: baik |
 Dutch: best |
 Norwegian: best |
 Polish: najlepszy |
 Persian: بهترین |
 Pashto: تر ټولو ښه، تر ټولو غوره، |
 Portuguese: melhor |
 Romanian: cel mai bun |
 Russian: лучший |
 Slovak: najlepší |
 Slovenian: najboljši |
 Serbian: najbolji |
 Swedish: bäst |
 Thai: ดีที่สุด |
 Turkish: en iyi, en iyisi |
 Taiwanese: 最好的 |
 Ukrainian: найкращий |
 Urdu: بہترین |
 Vietnamese: tốt nhất; đẹp nhất |
 Chinese: 最好的 |
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