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best  (bst)

adj. Superlative of good.

1. Surpassing all others in excellence, achievement, or quality; most excellent: the best performer; the best grade of ore.

2. Most satisfactory, suitable, or useful; most desirable: the best solution; the best time for planting.

3. Greatest; most: He spoke for the best part of an hour.

4. Most highly skilled: the best doctor in town.

adv. Superlative of well².

1. In a most excellent way; most creditably or advantageously.

2. To the greatest degree or extent; most: "He was certainly the best hated man in the ship" W. Somerset Maugham.

n.

1. One that surpasses all others.

2. The best part, moment, or value: The best is still to come. Let's get the best out of life.

3. The optimum condition or quality: look your best. She was at her best in the freestyle competition.

4. One's nicest or most formal clothing.

5. The supreme effort one can make: doing our best.

6. One's warmest wishes or regards: Give them my best.

tr.v. best·ed, best·ing, bests

To get the better of; beat: "I'm a rough customer, I expect, but I know when I'm bested" Nathanael West.

Idioms:

at best

1. Interpreted most favorably; at the most: no more than 40 people at best in attendance.

2. Under the most favorable conditions: has a top speed of 20 miles per hour at best.

for the best

With an ultimately positive or preferable result.

get/have the best of

To outdo or outwit; defeat: My opponent got the best of me in the debate.

make the best of

Accept (a bad situation) in as good a light as possible.

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[Middle English, from Old English betst; see bhad- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: According to a traditional rule of grammar, better, not best, should be used in comparisons between two things: Which house of Congress has the better attendance record? This rule is often ignored in practice, but it still has many devoted adherents. In certain fixed expressions, however, best is used idiomatically for comparisons between two: Put your best foot forward. May the best team win! See Usage Notes at have, rather.

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best

Adjective

1. the superlative of good

2. most excellent of a particular group, category, etc.

3. most suitable, desirable, etc.

Adverb

1. the superlative of well

2. in a manner surpassing all others; most attractively, etc.

Noun

1. the best the most outstanding or excellent person, thing, or group in a category

2. the utmost effort: I did my best

3. a person's finest clothes

4. at best

a. in the most favourable interpretation

b. under the most favourable conditions

5. for the best

a. for an ultimately good outcome

b. with good intentions

6. get the best of to defeat or outwit

7. make the best of to cope as well as possible with

Verb

to defeat [Old English betst]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	best - the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best" attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" worst - the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test"
	2.	best - the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them" topper individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	3.	Best - Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978) C. H. Best, Charles Herbert Best
Verb	1.	best - get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition" outdo, outflank, scoop, trump beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart - defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"
Adj.	1.	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" superlative - an exaggerated expression (usually of praise); "the critics lavished superlatives on it" incomparable, uncomparable - such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data" good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" top - situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf" worst - (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year"
	2.	best - (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" better comparative, comparative degree - the comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'" advisable - worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise; "such action is neither necessary nor advisable"; "extreme caution is advisable"; "it is advisable to telephone first"
Adv.	1.	best - in a most excellent way or manner; "he played best after a couple of martinis"
	2.	best - it would be sensible; "you'd best stay at home"
	3.	best - from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." better

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best

adjective 1. finest, leading, chief, supreme, principal, first, foremost, superlative, pre-eminent, unsurpassed, most accomplished, most skilful, most excellent

adjective 2. most fitting, right, most desirable, most apt, most advantageous, most correct

noun 3. utmost, most, greatest, hardest, highest endeavour

adverb 4. most highly, most fully, most deeply >> the best the finest, the pick, the choice, the flower, the cream, the elite, the rème de la crème (French)

Translations

best [bɛst] adj → (el/la) mejor

adv → (lo) mejor;

the best part of (= most) → la mayor parte de;

at best → en el mejor de los casos;

to make the best of sth → sacar el mejor partido de algo;

to do one's best → hacer todo lo posible;

to the best of my knowledge → que yo sepa;

to the best of my ability → como mejor puedo;

the best thing to do is ... → lo mejor (que se puede hacer) es ...;

he's not exactly patient at the best of times → no es que tenga mucha paciencia precisamente

best [bɛst] adj → meilleur(e)

adv → le mieux;

the best part of (quantity) → le plus clair de, la plus grande partie de;

at best → au mieux;

to make the best of sth → s'accommoder de qch (du mieux que l'on peut);

to do one's best → faire de son mieux;

to the best of my knowledge → pour autant que je sache;

to the best of my ability → du mieux que je pourrai;

he's not exactly patient at the best of times → il n'est jamais spécialement patient;

the best thing to do is ... → le mieux, c'est de ...

best [bɛst] adj → beste(r, s)

adv → am besten

n at best → bestenfalls;

the best thing to do is ... → das Beste ist ...;

the best part of → der größte Teil +gen;

to make the best of sth → das Beste aus etw machen;

to do one's best → sein Bestes tun;

to the best of my knowledge → meines Wissens;

to the best of my ability → so gut ich kann;

he's not exactly patient at the best of times → er ist schon normalerweise ziemlich ungeduldig

best [bɛst] adj → migliore

adv → meglio;

the best thing to do is ... → la cosa migliore da fare or farsi è ...;

the best part of (quantity) → la maggior parte di;

at best → tutt'al più;

to make the best of sth → cavare il meglio possibile da qc;

to do one's best → fare del proprio meglio;

to the best of my knowledge → per quel che ne so;

to the best of my ability → al massimo delle mie capacità;

he's not exactly patient at the best of times → non è mai molto paziente

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best

adj / pron best [best]

(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. beste أفْضَلُ ، الأفْضَلُ най-добър nejlepší bedst beste/-r/-s ο καλύτερος, άριστος mejor parim بهترین paras le/la meilleur/-eure הַטוֹב בְּיוֹתֵר सर्वोत्तम najbolji legjobb paling baik bestur migliore, il migliore 最良の 최상의; 최상 geriausias vislabākais baik best best najlepszy melhor cel mai bun лучший najlepší najboljši najbolji bäst ดีที่สุด en iyi, en iyisi 最好的 найкращий بہترین tốt nhất; đẹp nhất 最好的

adv

in the best manner She sings best (of all). beste أفْضَلُ ما يَكون най-добре nejlépe bedst am besten με τον καλύτερο τρόπο, άριστα mejor kõige paremini بهترین وجه؛ از همه بهتر parhaiten le mieux בַּצוָּרה הַטוֹבָה בְּיוֹתֵר सबसे अच्छा najbolje legjobban terbaik best meglio 最も良く 가장 훌륭하게 geriausiai vislabāk terbaik het best best najlepiej o melhor cel mai bine наилучшим образом najlepšie najbolje najbolje bäst เหมาะสมที่สุด en iyi biçimde 最好地 найкраще سب سے اچھی طرح tốt nhất; hay nhất 最好地

v

to defeat He was bested in the argument. uitoorlê يَتَفَوَّقُ عَلى، يَتَغَلَّبُ побеждавам přemoci, porazit overgå; besejre übertreffen νικώ, ανατρέπω vencer üle trumpama شکست دادن؛ چیره شدن päihittää avoir le dessous לְהָבִיס परास्त करना poraziti csellel legyőz mengalahkan sigra avere la meglio su 負かす 이기다 nugalėti gūt virsroku; sakaut dikalahkan verslaan overgå, beseire pokonać derrotar a învinge брать верх premôcť, poraziť potegniti krajši konec poraziti besegra เอาชนะ yenmek, üstün gelmek 打敗 взяти верх, взяти гору غالب آنا đánh bại 打败

best man

the bridegroom's attendant at a wedding. strooijonker إشْبينُ العَريس кум ženichův svědek forlover der Trauzeuge (ein Freund) des Bräutigams κουμπάρος padrino de boda isamees ساقدوش best man garçon d'honneur שוּשבִּין दूल्हे का साथी vjenčani kum a vőlegény tanúja pengiring pengantin, saksi pengantin laki-laki svaramaður testimone dello sposo 新郎の付き添い役 신랑 들러리 pajaunys līgavaiņa vedējs pengapit lelaki getuige brudgommens forlover drużba padrinho cavaler de onoare шафер družba (na svadbe) poročni drug kum []marskalk, bestman เพื่อนเจ้าบ่าว sağdıç 男儐相 боярин, дружко نوشہ ، دولہے کا ساتھی phù rể 男傧相

n ˌbestˈseller

something (usually a book) which sells very many copies Ernest Hemingway wrote several bestsellers. trefferboek, blitsverkoper الأكْثَرُ بيعا / رَواجا бестселър bestseller bestseller der Bestseller μπεστ σέλερ best seller, éxito de ventas menuraamat پرفروش ترین menekkiteos best-seller רַב מֶכֶר सर्वाधिक बिकने वाला uspješnica könyvsiker paling laris metsölubók best seller, (libro di grande successo) ベストセラー 베스트 셀러 bestseleris bestsellers jualan terbaik succesboek bestseller bestseller campeão de vendas best-seller бестселлер bestseller uspešnica bestseler storsäljare, bestseller (หนังสือ) ขายดี en çok satan (kitap, vb) 暢銷書 бестселер سب سے زیادہ بکنے والی کتاب یا کوئی اور شے cuốn sách/ đĩa hát bán chạy nhất 畅销书

the best part of

most of; nearly (all of) I've read the best part of two hundred books on the subject. grotendeels, die meeste مُعْظَمُ ، القِسْمُ الأكْبَرُ مِن около většina, skoro všechno størstedel der größte Teil von το μεγαλύτερο μέρος από κτ. la mayoría (de) lõviosa قسمت عمده valtaosa la plupart de מַרְבִּית सबसे अच्छा हिस्सा gotovo sve a nagyobbik része vminek hampir semua megnið af quasi; la maggior parte di ～のほとんど ...의 대부분 dauguma lielākā daļa sebahagian besar grootste deel størstedelen, mesteparten przeważająca część a maior parte cea mai mare parte a/din большая часть väčšina, skoro všetky večina najveći deo största delen ส่วนใหญ่ ...-ın çoğunu, neredeyse hepsini 大半的 більша частина, більшість بہترین حصہ phần hay nhất 大半的

do one's best

to try as hard as possible He'll do his best to be here on time. bes يبذل يَبْذُلُ قُصارى جَهْدِه правя всичко, на което съм способен vynasnažit se (ze všech sil) gøre sit bedste sein Möglichstes tun βάζω τα δυνατά μου, δίνω τον καλύτερο εαυτό μου hacer lo posible (oma) parimat andma تمام تلتش خود را کردن yrittää parhaansa faire de son mieux לַעֲשוֹת כְּכָל שּבִּיכוֹלתוֹ अपने जानते पूरा प्रयास करना dati sve od sebe mindent elkövet berusaha keras gera sitt besta fare del proprio meglio 最善を尽くす 최선을 다하다 padaryti visa, kas įmanoma darīt visu iespējamo cuba yang terbaik zijn best doen gjøre sitt beste dołożyć wszelkich starań fazer o melhor que pode a-şi da toată silinţa сделать всё возможное vynasnažiť sa storiti vse dati sve od sebe göra sitt bästa ทำบางสิ่งให้ดีที่สุด elinden geleni yapmak 盡最大努力 зробити все можливе اپنی سی بہترین کوشش کرنا cố hết sức mình 尽最大努力

for the best

intended to have the best results possible We don't want to send the child away to school but we're doing it for the best. ten goede لِلْحُصولِ عَلى أفْضَلِ النَّتائِج най-добре за някого v nejlepším úmyslu til det bedste; til ens bedste zum besten για καλό con la mejor intención, para el bien de alguien kõige paremat mõeldes برای حصول بهترین نتیجه parhaaksi, parasta tarkoittaen pour le mieux לְטוֹבָה सद्विचार से u najboljoj namjeri javára demi yang terbaik (endanlega) til góðs per il meglio 良かれと思って 좋은 결과가 되도록 turėdamas/turėdami geriausius tikslus lai būtu vislabāk yang paling baik dilakukan oms bestwil til det beste; til ens beste w najlepszej intencji pelo seu bem pentru binele cuiva как лучше, к лучшему s najlepším úmyslom z najboljšimi nameni za nečije dobro i bästa välmening โดยหวังผลที่ดีที่สุด ...için en iyisini 出於好意 на краще بہترین مفاد کے لئے vì những điều tốt đẹp nhất 出于好意

get the best of

to win, or get some advantage from, (a fight, argument etc) He was shouting a lot, but I think I got the best of the argument. die beste daaraan toe wees يَفوزُ، يَكْسَبُ، يَتَغَلَّبُ печеля získat převahu klare sig bedst am besten wegkommen bei κερδίζω, αποκτώ πλεονέκτημα salir ganando peale jääma برنده شدن؛ نتیجه گرفتن päästä niskan päälle avoir le dessus לְנָצֵח जीतना izvući najveću korist legyőz memenangkan hafa betur avere la meglio, prevalere 勝つ 이기다 nugalėti, išeiti į gera uzveikt / pieveikt kādu; gūt virsroku menang winnen klare seg best odnieść większą korzyść ganhar a ieşi învingător взять верх získať prevahu imeti premoč izvući maksimum avgå med segern เอาชนะ üstün olmak, üstünlük sağlamak 勝過 перемогти, взяти верх کسی چیز سے فائدہ حاصل کرنا thắng thế 胜过

make the best of it

to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job. jou daarmee versoen, dit vir lief neem يَنْتَفِعُ عَلى أفْضَلِ وَجْه извличам максимална полза/ vyrovnat se, využít få det bedste ud af det das Beste daraus machen αντιμετωπίζω μια αρνητική κατάσταση όσο πιο αποτελεσματικά μπορώ tomarse algo lo mejor posible, ver el lado bueno de algo enda kasuks pöörama ساختن با؛ تحمل کردن kääntää tilanne edukseen (s')accommoder de לְמָצוֹת אֶת הַמֵיטָב सफलता के लिए कोशिश करना izvući najveću korist kihasznál berbuat sebaik-baiknya gera eins gott út og hægt er rassegnarsi 逆境に善処する 최대한 이용하다 nenusiminti samierināties (ar kaut ko); izmantot pēc iespējas labāk menggunakan sesuatu dengan sebaik-baiknya er het beste van maken få det beste ut av noe starać się wybrnąć superar a situação a se împăca cu ideea не падать духом zmieriť sa s sprijazniti se iskorisiti maksimalno göra det bästa möjliga av det ยอมรับในสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้น elindekinden mümkün olduğunca yararlanmak; onlardan en iyi şekilde istifade etmek 盡所能轉敗為勝 не журитися مقدور بھر ، حتی المقدور còn nước còn tát 尽所能转败为胜；充分利用