Meaning

2 senses
  1. Most; largest.

    Unpacking took the best part of a week.

  2. Most superior; most favorable.

    In my opinion, mushrooms are the best pizza toppings.

More definitions
  • (superlative of ‘good’) having the most positive qualities
  • (comparative and superlative of ‘well’) wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable

Examples

6817 sentences
  1. Do your best and don't worry.

    Роби все, що в твоїх силах, і не хвилюйся. — deniko

    deGib dein Bestes und sorge dich nicht! — Tamy

  2. Which subject do you like best?

    Який твій улюблений предмет? — deniko

    ruКакой предмет тебе больше нравится? — corvard

    deWas ist dein Lieblingsfach? — Vortarulo

  3. This is the very best method.

    Це найкращий спосіб. — deniko

    ruЭто самый лучший способ. — Wezel

    deDies ist die allerbeste Methode. — mayabe

  4. I was wearing my best clothes.

    Я був у своєму найкращому одязі. — deniko

    ruЯ был в своей лучшей одежде. — marafon

    deIch trug meine besten Kleider. — MUIRIEL

  5. He picked out the best book.

    Він вибрав найкращу книгу. — mkazarian

Origin

From Middle English best, beste, from Old English bezt, betest, from Proto-Germanic *batis

From Middle English best, beste, from Old English bezt, betest, from Proto-Germanic *batistaz.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (comparative and superlative of ‘well’) wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable:better

Antonyms

2 antonyms
worstA2baddest

Word family

39 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • best best
  • the best best
  • best best friend
  • my best best
  • best best to
  • his best best
  • your best best
  • our best best
  • best best way
  • best friend
  • best way to
  • be best best

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
best — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto