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UK
/bˈɛst/
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[ US /ˈbɛst/ ]
[ US /ˈbɛst/ ]
ADVERB
-
in a most excellent way or manner
he played best after a couple of martinis -
from a position of superiority or authority
I know better.
father knows best -
it would be sensible
you'd best stay at home
VERB
-
get the better of
the goal was to best the competition
ADJECTIVE
-
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
the White House thought it best not to respond
it would be better to speak to him -
(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
NOUN
-
the supreme effort one can make
they did their best -
the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others
he could beat the best of them
How To Use best In A Sentence
- He had 112 helpers, many of whom had worked on some of the best fantasy movies of the past decade. Times, Sunday Times
- I blame it all on becca who called me in the middle of the night to talk to me all about how the two best friends names are Kate and Becca and that the main character lives in apartment 601 as my address and other kooky details that i have been trying to forget nightly since i saw that movie, And then every sound is that kid coming out of the television and im only writing about it now in order to expunge as i fear she will grab hold of my foot from under the desk and eat me or turn me into something decomposing or whatever it is she does. I-claudius Diary Entry
- The best adequacy for EA was obtained by combinations of imipenem/cilastatin or piperacillin/tazobactam, amikacin and a glycopeptide, with values reaching 99% and 94%, respectively. BioMed Central - Latest articles
- Such football titbits always float to the surface on third-round day which remains the best, most hectic, interesting and fun day of the season - and this one was even more frenetic than usual.
- It was the policy of the good old gentlemen to make his chileren feel that home was the happiest place in the world; and I value this delicious home---feeling as one of the choicest gifts a parent can bestow.
- I have found that a tool guided by a straight-edge, and "jiggered" backwards and forwards, makes by far the best lines for blind-tool work. Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians
- ‘Welcome to Scotland, laddie,’ growls Getch in his best through-the-beard burr.
- The site aims to find you the best real-time prices on airfares by trawling 35 airlines and travel websites.
- The Pre-U would at best take us back to the position in 2000. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
- Referring to some of the songs of that year, it complained that ‘some fellow gets shot, and his baby and his best friend both die with him, and some cat's crying or ready to die’.
