Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To wish (someone) well

    perform a task as well as possible

  2. (intransitive)Synonym of give one's all.

Examples

86 sentences

  1. I'll give it my best shot.

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  2. We gave it our best shot.

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  3. I gave it my best shot.

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  4. Just give it your best shot.

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  5. We'll give it our best shot.

    ruМы сделаем все возможное. — BW

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Forms

gives one's best, giving one's best, gave one's best, given one's best
Base formgive one's best · to give one's best
3rd person singulargives one's best
Present participlegiving one's best
Past simplegave one's best
Past participlegiven one's best

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygive one's best
he, she, itgives one's best

Past simpleLesson

all personsgave one's best

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave given one's best
he, she, ithas given one's best

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill give one's best

Synonyms

4 synonyms
give one's all
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
giveA1giveawayB2givenA2
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