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best β€” Of the highest quality, excellence, or standing; most advantageous, suitable, or desirable.

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: Of the highest quality, excellence, or standing; most advantageous, suitable, or desirable.

Pronunciation (IPA): /best/

Example Sentences

  • My mom thinks her cooking is the best, but my stomach disagrees.
  • She always gives her best effort in everything she does.
  • The best way to learn English is to practice speaking every day.

best

ADJECTIVE

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Of the highest quality, excellence, or standing; most advantageous, suitable, or desirable.

Of the highest quality, excellence, or standing; most advantageous, suitable, or desirable.
πŸ’‘ Concept

Of the highest quality, excellence, or standing; most advantageous, suitable, or desirable.

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🎡 Rhyme

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🎀Pronunciation

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ US/best/

🌳Etymology

Rootgood

Origin

From Old English 'betest', which was the superlative form of 'good'. It traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root '*bhad-' meaning 'good' or 'better'.

Breakdown

bet- (comparative root meaning 'better') + -est (superlative suffix meaning 'most')

🎡Rhyme

resttestnest

πŸ“Examples

πŸ˜„ Fun example

β€œMy mom thinks her cooking is the best, but my stomach disagrees.”

β€œShe always gives her best effort in everything she does.”

β€œThe best way to learn English is to practice speaking every day.”

πŸ˜„ Fun example

β€œMy cat thinks the best seat in the house is wherever I'm sitting.”

πŸ“šRelated Words

Synonyms

finestoptimalsupremeexcellentoutstanding

Antonyms

worstpoorest

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