best

best
best 1. adjective, pronoun
((something which is) good to the greatest extent: the best book on the subject; the best (that) I can do; She is my best friend; Which method is (the) best?; The flowers are at their best just now.) best
2. adverb
(in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) best
3. verb
(to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) overgå, beseire
- bestseller
- the best part of
- do one's best
- for the best
- get the best of
- make the best of it
I
subst. \/best\/
1) best, finest
Fiona always tries to do her best
2) fordel
3) beste klær, finklær
Laura was dressed in her Sunday best
Laura hadde søndagsklærne på seg
4) (sport) rekord, bestenotering
all the best ha det så bra, lykke til, mange hilsener
at best i beste fall
at best he can only expect to pass the exam
i beste fall kan han kun forvente å bestå eksamen
at one's best på sitt beste, som best, i storform
best of all aller best, det aller beste
be best of friends være bestevenner
do one's very best gjøre så godt man kan, gjøre sitt aller beste
for the best i beste hensikt med det beste resultat
get six of the best (hverdagslig) få seks slag, få juling
get\/have the best of someone få overtaket på noen
be in the best of health være i toppform, være ved god helse
look one's best se godt ut
make the best of something gjøre det beste ut av noe, få mest mulig ut av noe
be one of the best være hyggelig, være grepa
he is one of the best
han er en hyggelig kar \/ han er en grepa kar
to the best of one's ability etter beste evne, så godt man kan
to the best of one's knowledge såvidt man vet
II
verb \/best\/
1) overvinne, slå
2) overgå
3) få overtaket over
she was bested in the discussion
hun trakk det korteste strå i diskusjonen
III
adj. \/best\/
best
we have the best restaurant in town the
best part of det meste av, størsteparten av
she cried for the best part of an hour
hun gråt i nesten en time
put one's best foot forward gjøre sitt beste
IV
adv. \/best\/
mest, størst, høyest
he loved Norah best
han elsket Norah høyest
somebody had best do something det er best at noen gjør noe, noen bør gjøre noe, noen må gjøre noe
you had best go home
det er best at du går hjem

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