best
/best/
#303 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
The most good; better than all the others.
Word origin
Comes from an Old English word that is the top form of good.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- betst
Examples
player team.
"Best" shows she is more good than every other player.
.
Here "best" means no other day was as good.
test.
"Your best" means the most good work you are able to do.
Best is the top form of the word good. Something that is the best is more good than all the rest. We say good, then better, then best.
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