Best
Definition of Best
Pronunciation: bĕst a. | 1. | Having good qualities in the highest degree; most good, kind, desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; as, the best man; the best road; the best cloth; the best abilities. | | 2. | Most advanced; most correct or complete; as, the best scholar; the best view of a subject. | | 3. | Most; largest; as, the best part of a week. | n. | 1. | Utmost; highest endeavor or state; most nearly perfect thing, or being, or action; as, to do one's best; to the best of our ability. | adv. | 1. | In the highest degree; beyond all others. | | 2. | To the most advantage; with the most success, case, profit, benefit, or propriety.Had I not best go to her? - Thackeray. | | 3. | Most intimately; most thoroughly or correctly; as, what is expedient is best known to himself. | v. t. | 1. | To get the better of. |
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