Tra từ best - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

best [best bests bested besting] adjective, adverb, noun, verb BrE [best] NAmE [best]
adjective (superlative of good)
1. of the most excellent type or quality
• That's the best movie I've ever seen!
• He wrote his best songs before he was 25.
•She was one of the best tennis players of her generation.
•Is that your best suit?
•They've been best friends (= closest friends) since they were children.
•the company's best-ever results
•We want the kids to have the best possible education.
2. most enjoyable; happiest
• Those were the best years of my life.
3. most suitable or appropriate
• What's the best way to cook steak?
• The best thing to do would be to apologize.
•He's the best man for the job.
•It's best if you go now.
•I'm not in the best position to advise you.
Rem: Idioms containing best adj. are at the entries for the nouns and verbs in the idioms, for example on your best behaviour is at behaviour.

Word Origin:
Old English betest (adjective), betost, betst (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German best, also to ↑better.

Thesaurus:
best adj.
•the best way to cook steak
•It's best if you go now.
ideal • • optimum • • wise • • sensible • • preferred • |formal desirable • • advisable • |formal, BrE favoured • |formal, AmE favored •
Opp: worst
be best/wise/sensible/desirable/advisable to do sth
the best/the optimum/a wise/a sensible/an ideal/the preferred choice
the best/a wise/a sensible thing to do

Example Bank:
•Owen judged it best to make no reply.
•This is by far the best restaurant in the town.
•We aim to give our guests the very best attention.
•Who in the class is best at history?
•He's the best man for the job.
•I'm not in the best position to advise you.
•It's best if you go now.
•What's the best way to cook steak?
Idioms: ↑all the best ▪ ↑as best you can ▪ ↑at best ▪ ↑best of a bad bunch ▪ best of three/five ▪ ↑best that money can buy ▪ do/mean something for the best ▪ ↑for the best ▪ ↑get the best of something ▪ ↑make the best of a bad job ▪ ↑make the best of it ▪ ↑make the best of things ▪ ↑the best of your belief ▪ ↑with the best

adverb (superlative of well, often used in adjectives)
1. most; to the greatest extent
• Which one do you like best?
• Well-drained soil suits the plant best.
•her best-known poem
2. in the most excellent way; to the highest standard
• He works best in the mornings.
•Britain's best-dressed woman
• The beaches are beautiful, but, best of all, there are very few tourists.
3. in the most suitable or appropriate way
• Painting is best done in daylight.
• Do as you think best (= what you think is the most suitable thing to do).

Word Origin:
Old English betest (adjective), betost, betst (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German best, also to ↑better.

noun singular (usually the best)
1. the most excellent thing or person
• We all want the best for our children.
• They only buy the best.
•They're all good players, but she's the best of all.
•We're the best of friends (= very close friends).
2. the highest standard that sb/sth can reach
• She always brings out the best in people.
• The town looks its best (= is most attractive) in the spring.
•Don't worry about the exam— just do your best.
•The roses are past their best now.
•I don't really feel at my best today.
3. something that is as close as possible to what you need or want
• Fifty pounds is the best I can offer you.
• The best we can hope for in the game is a draw.
4. the highest standard that a particular person has reached, especially in a sport
•She won the race with a personal best of 2 minutes 22.
more at the best/pick of the bunch at ↑bunch _n., hope for the best at ↑hope _v., best of luck at ↑luck _n., your Sunday best at ↑Sunday

Word Origin:
Old English betest (adjective), betost, betst (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German best, also to ↑better.

verb usually passive ~ sb (formal)
to defeat or be more successful than sb
• He was determined not to be bested by his old rival.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English betest (adjective), betost, betst (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German best, also to ↑better.

Example Bank:
•A great colonial power was nearly bested by a few farmers.

See also: ↑best of a bad lot