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# best

«best» in Mova's school dictionary: **Better than all others: "the best player"** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (good, better, best); adverb (well, better, best); noun (the best); verb (best someone — rare)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Better than all others: "the best player". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/best/#m1)

2) In the most suitable way: "Do what works best." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/best/#m2)

3) "Your best" means the most you can do: "Try your best." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/best/#m3)

4) Most liked: "my best friend". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/best/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, "best" means comparing and choosing the top one; in maths problems "best buy" means the most for your money. In everyday life: do your best, best friend. Phrases: best friend, do your best, at best, the best of, best wishes, all the best, make the best of.

### examples

- She is my best friend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/best/#x1)
- Try your best on the test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/best/#x2)
- This is the best cake I have ever had. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/best/#x3)
- Which shop has the best price? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/best/#x4)
- Who runs best in our class? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/best/#x5)
- All the best for your birthday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/best/#x6)
- Make the best of a rainy day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/best/#x7)
- Red is the colour I like best. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/best/#x8)
- However, I will do my best. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/best/#x9)

### note

"Best" is the superlative of both "good" and "well". Use "the" before it: "the best". Compare two with "better", three or more with "best". "Best before" on food shows the date until it is best to eat.

### In the corpora

- [Quitting smoking is one of the best things a person can do for their health; many people need several tries.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/28-smoking-vaping-and-betting/8/)
- [Good-news gossip that thanks someone or shares their own news is the best kind.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/43-our-street-when-a-guess-becomes-a-reputation/11/)
- [Good news can be gossip too, and the best stories are the ones people share themselves.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/43-our-street-when-a-guess-becomes-a-reputation/24/)
- [The best way to handle an accident with an adult film is to know what you will do before it ever happens.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/0/)
- [Your best protection is simple: keep your messy notes and drafts, because they show the work is yours.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/10-using-ai-to-learn-not-to-copy/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «best» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/best/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.