best

Etymology 1
From, , from , , from.

Adjective

 * 1) Most; largest.
 * 2) Most superior; most favorable.
 * 1) Most; largest.
 * 2) Most superior; most favorable.
 * 1) Most; largest.
 * 2) Most superior; most favorable.
 * 1) Most; largest.
 * 2) Most superior; most favorable.
 * 1) Most superior; most favorable.

Usage notes

 * The comparative and superlative  derived from the positive  are nonstandard.  In informal (often jocular) contexts, best may be inflected further and given the comparative bester and the superlative bestest; these forms are also nonstandard.

Translations

 * Arabic: أَفْضَل
 * Czech:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: best
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish:
 * Latin:
 * Malay:
 * Maori: pai rawa atu
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Samoan: sili
 * Sanskrit: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Tamil: சிறந்த, மிகச்சிறந்த
 * Thai: ดีที่สุด
 * Ukrainian: найкращий, найлі́пший

Adverb

 * 1) To the most advantage; with the most success, cause, profit, benefit, or propriety.
 * 1) To the most advantage; with the most success, cause, profit, benefit, or propriety.
 * 1) To the most advantage; with the most success, cause, profit, benefit, or propriety.
 * 1) To the most advantage; with the most success, cause, profit, benefit, or propriety.
 * 1) To the most advantage; with the most success, cause, profit, benefit, or propriety.
 * 1) To the most advantage; with the most success, cause, profit, benefit, or propriety.
 * 1) To the most advantage; with the most success, cause, profit, benefit, or propriety.

Translations

 * French:
 * German: am besten
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 最もうまく
 * Korean: 가장 잘
 * Latin:
 * Portuguese:
 * Sardinian: méglius
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: pinakamahusay, pinakamagaling

Noun

 * 1)  The supreme effort one can make, or has made.
 * 2)  One's best behavior.
 * 3)  The person (or persons; or thing or things) that is (are) most excellent.
 * 1)  One's best behavior.
 * 2)  The person (or persons; or thing or things) that is (are) most excellent.
 * 1)  The person (or persons; or thing or things) that is (are) most excellent.
 * 1)  The person (or persons; or thing or things) that is (are) most excellent.

Translations

 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: minden tőle telhetőt megtesz, kitesz magáért
 * Irish: dícheall
 * Japanese:
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish:
 * Norwegian:
 * Russian: всё возмо́жное,
 * Slovak: vrchol, maximum
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: en iyisi


 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:, , , ,
 * Friulian: miôr
 * Galician: elite
 * German: ,
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Turkish: en iyisi

Verb

 * 1)  To surpass in skill or achievement.
 * 2)  To beat in a contest.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: вземам връх над
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:, , , , , , ,
 * German:, , , überlegen sein
 * Italian:, , ,
 * Maori: tārū
 * Norwegian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: poraziť
 * Spanish:, , , , ,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: ,

Etymology 2
Shortening of had best

Verb

 * 1)  Had best.

Usage notes

 * Although it is sometimes considered an adverb, best is virtually synonymous with should in We best be going. and ought to We best go.. Should and ought are auxiliary verbs.

Etymology 1
From, from , from , superlative of. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1) fine, okay
 * 2) dear, venerable (in a polite address)
 * 1) dear, venerable (in a polite address)
 * 1) dear, venerable (in a polite address)

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) elder
 * 2) lilac

Etymology
From, from.

Etymology 1
From,.

Etymology 2
From.

Etymology
From.

Etymology
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Etymology
From.

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  bestie

Noun

 * 1) groomsman

Etymology
Ultimately from.

Noun

 * 1) beast