Best Definition & Meaning – Merriam-Webster

Adjective

You should wear your best clothes tonight.

We ate the best food and drank the best wines.

His modesty and sense of humor are his best qualities.

Is that your best offer?

Which of these do you think tastes best?

Mary sends you her very best wishes.

She’s the best student in her class.

He won the award for best actor in a drama.

She truly believes that this is the best way to solve the problem.

She’s the team’s best hope for a medal.

Adverb

The sauce is best served cold.

They work best under pressure.

That’s what we do best!

We need to think about how best to fix this problem.

The work should be done by the people who are best able to do it.

She’s best suited to life in the city.

He is best known for his invention of the light bulb.

The museum features some of the best-known examples of this style of painting.

Noun

Out of all of my workers, he’s the best.

Our company is the best in the business.

Thanks, Dad. You’re the best!

I have one more gift for you, and I saved the best for last.

Bad things happen to the best of us.

They want the best for their children.

Even in the best of times, we had trouble paying our bills.

In the best of all possible worlds, no one would be without food and clean water.

I have a wonderful family and a great job, so I feel that I have the best of both worlds.

He did his best to help them.

Verb

at last she’s bested her card-playing mother at the game of hearts

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