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all the best

all the best
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awl stressed th ee best]
    • /ɔl stressed ði bɛst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awl stressed th ee best]
    • /ɔl stressed ði bɛst/

Definitions of all the best words

  • convention all the best You can say 'All the best' when you are saying goodbye to someone, or at the end of a letter. 3
  • noun all the best best wishes 3
  • adjective all the best of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best work; the best students. 1
  • adjective all the best most advantageous, suitable, or desirable: the best way. 1
  • adjective all the best largest; most: the best part of a day. 1
  • adverb all the best most excellently or suitably; with most advantage or success: an opera role that best suits her voice. 1

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Origin of all the best

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English beste, Old English betst, best; cognate with Dutch best, Old High German bezzist (German best), Old Norse bezt, Gothic batists. See better1, -est1

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Parts of speech for All the best

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

all the best popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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