Meaning of "best" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BEST

Old English betst; related to Gothic batista, Old High German bezzist.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BEST

best  [bɛst]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEST

Best is a verb and can also act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb best in English.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES BEST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of best in the English dictionary

The first definition of best in the dictionary is most excellent of a particular group, category, etc. Other definition of best is most suitable, advantageous, desirable, attractive, etc. Best is also in a manner surpassing all others; most excellently, advantageously, attractively, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BEST

PRESENT

Present

I best

you best

he/she/it bests

we best

you best

they best

Present continuous

I am besting

you are besting

he/she/it is besting

we are besting

you are besting

they are besting

Present perfect

I have bested

you have bested

he/she/it has bested

we have bested

you have bested

they have bested

Present perfect continuous

I have been besting

you have been besting

he/she/it has been besting

we have been besting

you have been besting

they have been besting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I bested

you bested

he/she/it bested

we bested

you bested

they bested

Past continuous

I was besting

you were besting

he/she/it was besting

we were besting

you were besting

they were besting

Past perfect

I had bested

you had bested

he/she/it had bested

we had bested

you had bested

they had bested

Past perfect continuous

I had been besting

you had been besting

he/she/it had been besting

we had been besting

you had been besting

they had been besting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will best

you will best

he/she/it will best

we will best

you will best

they will best

Future continuous

I will be besting

you will be besting

he/she/it will be besting

we will be besting

you will be besting

they will be besting

Future perfect

I will have bested

you will have bested

he/she/it will have bested

we will have bested

you will have bested

they will have bested

Future perfect continuous

I will have been besting

you will have been besting

he/she/it will have been besting

we will have been besting

you will have been besting

they will have been besting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would best

you would best

he/she/it would best

we would best

you would best

they would best

Conditional continuous

I would be besting

you would be besting

he/she/it would be besting

we would be besting

you would be besting

they would be besting

Conditional perfect

I would have best

you would have best

he/she/it would have best

we would have best

you would have best

they would have best

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been besting

you would have been besting

he/she/it would have been besting

we would have been besting

you would have been besting

they would have been besting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you best
we let´s best
you best

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to best

Past participle

bested

Present Participle

besting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BEST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «best» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of best

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TRANSLATION OF BEST

Find out the translation of best to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of best from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «best» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 最好的
• Translator English - Spanish: el mejor
• English: best
• Translator English - Hindi: सर्वश्रेष्ठ
• Translator English - Arabic: أَفْضَل
• Translator English - Russian: наилучший
• Translator English - Portuguese: melhor
• Translator English - Bengali: সেরা
• Translator English - French: meilleur
• Translator English - Malay: Terbaik
• Translator English - German: bester
• Translator English - Japanese: 最もよい
• Translator English - Korean: 최고의
• Translator English - Javanese: Paling apik
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tốt nhất
• Translator English - Tamil: சிறந்த
• Translator English - Marathi: सर्वोत्तम
• Translator English - Turkish: en iyi
• Translator English - Italian: migliore
• Translator English - Polish: najlepszy
• Translator English - Ukrainian: кращий
• Translator English - Romanian: cel mai bun
• Translator English - Greek: βέλτιστος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: beste
• Translator English - Swedish: bäst
• Translator English - Norwegian: best

10 QUOTES WITH «BEST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word best.

1

Scott Adkins

Best fight ever in a movie: 'They Live.' I want to do a martial arts version of that, where you think it's ended, and it just keeps on going. I love that fight. It was funny as well. Unexpected.

2

Neal Asher

If I could time travel into the future, my first port of call would be the point where medical technology is at its best because, like most people on this planet, I have this aversion to dying.

3

Matthew Ashford

Melissa and I have the best working relationship, and we feel that Jack and Jennifer have so much more to do.

4

Ronnie Barker

To get a job where the only thing you have to do in your career is to make people laugh-well, it's the best job in the world.

5

Johnny Bench

These guys were the best. They were the best at their positions and made playing the game easier. And at the same time it made it so much more enjoyable.

6

Julian Bond

I tell young people to prepare themselves as best they can for a world that grows more challenging every day-get the best education they can, and couple that education with real-life experience in social justice work.

7

Omar N. Bradley

I am convinced that the best service a retired general can perform is to turn in his tongue along with his suit and to mothball his opinions.

8

Sergei Bubka

The strategy of my coach and me was that we looked at pictures of all the best pole vaulters from around the world, and we took the best parts from them, and we created a person that had never existed. We then started to work toward being such a person.

9

Chandler Canterbury

Some of the best advice I've gotten was from William Hurt and Harry Connick Jr. I've really learned a lot from both of them.

10

Graydon Carter

Arrogance, ignorance, and incompetence. Not a pretty cocktail of personality traits in the best of situations. No sirree. Not a pretty cocktail in an office-mate and not a pretty cocktail in a head of state. In fact, in a leader, it's a lethal cocktail.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEST»

Discover the use of best in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to best and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

How to Read a Book

Originally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a living classic that introduces and elucidates the various levels of reading and how to achieve them—from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional ...

Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren, 2011

Perl Best Practices

I recommend this book to anyone who prefers getting on with the job rather than going back and fixing errors caused by syntax and poor style issues."-- Jacinta Richardson"If you care about programming in any language read this book.

Damian Conway, 2005

What the Best College Teachers Do

This book, the conclusion of a fifteen-year study of nearly one hundred college teachers in a wide variety of fields and universities, offers valuable answers for all educators.

Ken Bain, 2011

The One Best System: A History of American Urban Education

Mr. Tyack has placed his colorful, wide-ranging view of history within a broad new framework drawn from the most recent work in history, sociology, and political science.

David B. Tyack, 1974

Best Approximation in Inner Product Spaces

This book evolved from notes originally developed for a graduate course, "Best Approximation in Normed Linear Spaces," that I began giving at Penn State Uni versity more than 25 years ago.

Frank Deutsch, 2001

Best Life

Best Life magazine empowers men to continually improve their physical, emotional and financial well-being to better enjoy the most rewarding years of their life.

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USA's Best Trips: 99 Themed Itineraries Across America

Offers ninety-nine itineraries for trips throughout the United States, including forty-eight hour itineraries for New Orleans, Manhattan, Boston, and Miami.

‎2010

500 Reasons Why You're My Best Friend

She's your most dependable ally. These are just some of the characteristics of every woman's best girlfriend. And artist-illustrator Lorraine Bodger deftly describes plenty of others in her list book, 500 Reasons Why You're My Best Friend.

Lorraine Bodger, 2012

Accounting Best Practices

"This book is critical to running an efficient and accurate accounting department. The use of RFID technology to track documents is one of many valuable tools in this latest edition.

Steven M. Bragg, 2010

Bringing Out the Best in People: How to Enjoy Helping Others ...

Alan Loy McGinnis, author of the best-selling book The Friendship Factor, studied the great leaders throughout history, the most effective organization, and many prominent psychologists to discover their motivational secrets.

Alan Loy McGinnis, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term best is used in the context of the following news items.

Best & Worst NBA Free Agent Signings of 2015

The best player on the free agent market joins one of the best-run franchises in the NBA, and the dynasty will continue for a few more years. «The Big Lead, Jul 15»

Millennials: the best Silicon Valley company to work for is one you've …

Also placed at 22 on Fortune's other list that tells you where to work, 100 Best Companies to Work For, Workday outranks other valley-based ... «The Next Web, Jul 15»

Yanis Varoufakis: some of his best quotes

Greece's ex-finance minister had a reputation as a combative politician who pushed the boundaries of acceptable fighting talk too far. Here are ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Geno Smith: Brandon Marshall is “a quarterback's best friend”

“He's a quarterback's best friend … For one, he's a veteran guy,” Smith said, via the team's website. “He understands the game on and off the ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»

10 of the best UK campsites ... with summer 2015 availability

UK camping trips are on the rise, thanks to the heatwave and crises in Europe, but there's still time to book a pitch. From a new National Trust ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Lionel Messi allegedly refuses best player award at Copa America …

A video which appears to show Copa America tournament organisers removing the Best Player award from the stage at the final has appeared ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Sydney's best pizza

A quick "best pizza in Sydney" Google will bring up a handful of top 10s featuring the same six most famous pizzerias popping up over and over ... «Good Food, Jul 15»

Las Vegas sportsbook gives Mavericks sixth-best odds to win 2016 …

Feb 22, 2015; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) and forward Chandler Parsons (25) share a laugh on the bench ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»

20 best new Android apps and games this week

You can read the previous Best Android Apps roundups for more recommendations, but if iOS is your platform of choice, check the Best iPhone ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Best commands in the Navy to make rank

Active studying programs, career tracking and deployed time are hallmarks of the best commands, according to interviews and Navy data. «NavyTimes.com, Jul 15»