Meaning

3 senses
  1. An especially close and trusted friend.

    bester Freund, beste Freundin

    прия́тельprijátelʹ, прия́тельницаprijátelʹnica

    найкра́щий другnajkráščyj druh

    the one friend who is closest to you

  2. (informal)An object or concept considered very useful or helpful to someone.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see best, friend.

Examples

839 sentences
  1. We're still the best of friends.

    Ми як і раніше найкращі друзі.

    ruМы до сих пор лучшие друзья.

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  2. I tell my best friend everything.

    Я розповідаю своємо найкращому другу все.

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  3. Tom and I were best friends.

    Ми з Томом були найкращими друзями.

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  4. My best friend always gives me good advice.

    Мій найкращий друг завжди дає мені добру пораду.

    ruМой лучший друг всегда даёт мне хорошие советы.

    deMein bester Freund gibt mir immer gute Ratschläge.

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  5. Tom was my best friend at that time.

    У той час Том був моїм найкращим другом.

    ruТом был моим лучшим другом в то время.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
an especially close and trusted friend:
Русский
By meaning 1
an especially close and trusted friend:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an especially close and trusted friend:

Origin

From Middle English best frend, best freond, equivalent to best + friend. Compare West Fri

From Middle English best frend, best freond, equivalent to best + friend. Compare West Frisian bêste freon (“best friend”), Dutch beste vriend (“best friend”), German bester Freund (“best friend”).

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Forms

plural: best friends
Singularbest friend
Pluralbest friends

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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