Best

/ˈbɛst/ · adjective

Meaning

superlative form of good: most good..

Definitions by Sense

1. superlative form of good: most good.
2. Most; largest.
3. Most superior; most favorable.
4. superlative form of well: most well
5. To the most advantage; with the most success, cause, profit, benefit, or propriety.
6. (uncountable, often used after possessive determiners) The supreme effort one can make, or has made.
7. (uncountable, often used after possessive determiners) One's best behavior.
8. (countable, often used after definite article) The person (or persons; or thing or things) that is (are) most excellent.

Example Sentences

I can either be your best friend or your worst enemy.

[…] when he is beſt, he is a little worſe then a man, and when he is worſt, he is little better than a beaſt:

Heav'ns laſt beſt gift, my ever new delight,

Swinging in the backyard Pull up in your fast car whistling my name Open up a beer And you say get over here and play a video game […] I say you the bestest Lean in for a big kiss, put his favorite perfume on Go play your video game

Policing the relationship between government and business in a free society is difficult.[…]Governments have to find the best people to fill important jobs: there is a limited supply of people who understand the financial system, for example. But governments must also remember that businesses are self-interested actors who will try to rig the system for their own benefit.

There's no common goal There's no common feeling To have the best house in the worst city

Unpacking took the best part of a week.

In my opinion, mushrooms are the best pizza toppings.

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• bester
• bestest
• bests
• besting
• bested
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