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გამოთქმა: /bɛst/

ზედსართავი

Universal
  • of the most excellent or desirable type or quality:the best midfielder in the country how to obtain the best results from your machine her best black suit
  • most enjoyable:some of the best times of my life
  • most appropriate, advantageous, or well advised:do whatever you think best it’s best if we both go

ზმნისართი

Universal
  • to the highest degree; most (used with verbs suggesting a desirable action or state or a successful outcome):they named the pictures they liked best you knew him best well-drained soil suits this plant best
  • to the highest standard:the best-dressed man in Britain the things we do best
  • most appropriately or usefully:pruning is best done in spring jokes are best avoided in essays

არსებითი სახელი

Universal
  • that which is the most excellent, outstanding, or desirable:buy the best you can afford Sarah always had to be the best at everything this film represents the best of mainstream popular cinema
  • the finest aspect of a person or thing:he brought out the best in people
  • (one's best) the highest standard or level that someone or something can reach:this is jazz at its best try to look your best
  • (one's best) one’s smartest or most formal clothes:she dressed in her best
  • (in sport) a record performance:a lifetime best of 12.0 secondsSee also personal best.
  • written at the end of a letter to wish a person well:See you soon, best, Michael

ზმნა

Universal
  • outwit or get the better of (someone):she refused to allow herself to be bested

all the best

said or written to wish a person well on ending a letter or parting.

as best one can (or may)

as effectively as possible under the circumstances:I went about my job as best I could

at best

taking the most optimistic view:what signs there are of recovery are patchy at best

at the best of times

even in the most favourable circumstances:his memory is poor at the best of times

best of breed

the animal in a show judged to be the best representative of its breed.
any item or product considered to be the best of its kind:their technology is still considered best of breed and demand for their products is still growing

one's best friend

one’s closest friend:Michael was Frank’s best friend he’s best friends with Eddie

the best-laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley

proverb even the most careful planning doesn’t necessarily ensure success: in the tradition of all best-laid plans, subsequent events overturned the scheme
[see gang2]

be the best of friends

be very close friends:she’s really nice and we’re the best of friends

the best of three (or five etc.)

victory achieved by winning the majority of a specified odd number of games.

the best part of

most of:the tedious ceremony took the best part of a day

best wishes

an expression of hope for someone’s future happiness or welfare, often written at the end of a letter: best wishes, Celia we sent our best wishes for a speedy recovery

one's best years

the most vigorous and productive period of one’s life; one’s prime: my best years are ahead of me

do (or try) one's best

do all one can:Ruth did her best to reassure her

be for (or all for) the best

be desirable in the end, although not at first seeming so: what was done was done, and maybe it was for the best

get the best of

overcome (someone):his drinking got the best of him and he was fired

give someone/thing best

British dated admit the superiority of someone or something: he finally decided to give us best and took himself off

had best do something

find it most sensible or well advised to do the thing mentioned:I’d best be going

make the best of

derive what limited advantage one can from (something unsatisfactory):you’ll just have to make the best of the situation
use (resources) as well as possible:he tried to make the best of his talents

make the best of a bad job

British do something as well as one can under difficult circumstances.

six of the best

British, chiefly historical or humorous a caning as a punishment, traditionally with six strokes of the cane: one prefect would hold you down and the other would give you six of the best

to the best of one's ability

to the best of one's knowledge

with the best of them

as well or as much as anyone:he’ll be out there dancing with the best of them

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