best

Everyday

1. Better than all others: "the best player". tree →
2. In the most suitable way: "Do what works best." tree →
3. "Your best" means the most you can do: "Try your best." tree →
4. Most liked: "my best friend". tree →

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 →
• Try your best on the test. tree →
• This is the best cake I have ever had. tree →
• Which shop has the best price? tree →
• Who runs best in our class? tree →
• All the best for your birthday. tree →
• Make the best of a rainy day. tree →
• Red is the colour I like best. tree →
• However, I will do my best. tree →

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 Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Pharaoh gave Jacob's family "the best of the land," Goshen. A runaway slave was to live "where it liketh him best," showing the Torah's care for the weak. In the primary 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

• the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and thy brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell. (Torah GEN.47.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• he shall dwell with thee, in the midst of thee, in the place which he shall choose within one of thy gates, where it liketh him best; thou shalt not wrong him. (Torah DEU.23.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. (Torah GEN.47.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants. (Prophets 1SA.8.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• look ye out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.' (Prophets 2KI.10.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• Behold, Thou hast made my days as hand-breadths; and mine age is as nothing before Thee; surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. (Writings PSA.39.6, JPS 1917) tree →

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.