Meaning

1 senses
  1. To gain the advantage in a contest.

Examples

5327 sentences
  1. It has my name on it.

    Це явно для мене. — deniko

    ruНа нём моё имя. — sharptoothed

    deEs ist mit meinem Namen gekennzeichnet. — Tamy

  2. You should have kept it secret.

    Ви повинні були тримати це в таємниці. — Anjy

    ruТы должен был держать это в тайне. — marafon

    deDu hättest es geheim halten sollen. — Ullalia

  3. I'll have to think about it.

    Треба буде подумати про це. — anastasishko

    ruМне надо будет об этом подумать. — zmoo

    deIch muss darüber nachdenken. — samueldora

  4. She can't have written it herself.

    Вона не могла це власноруч написати. — shanghainese

    ruОна не могла это сама написать. — marafon

    deSie kann es nicht selbst geschrieben haben. — Manfredo

  5. She has never seen it before.

    Вона ніколи раніше цього не бачила. — aandrusiak

    ruОна никогда раньше этого не видела. — marafon

Forms

has the best of it, having the best of it, had the best of it, had the best of it
Base formhave the best of it · to have the best of it
3rd person singularhas the best of it
Present participlehaving the best of it
Past simplehad the best of it
Past participlehad the best of it

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhave the best of it
he, she, ithas the best of it

Past simpleLesson

all personshad the best of it

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave had the best of it
he, she, ithas had the best of it

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill have the best of it

See also

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