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as best one can

as best one can
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [az best wuhn kan]
    • /æz bɛst wʌn kæn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [az best wuhn kan]
    • /æz bɛst wʌn kæn/

Definitions of as best one can words

  • phrase as best one can If someone does something as best they can, they do it as well as they can, although it is very difficult. 3
  • noun as best one can as effectively as possible within one's limitations 3
  • noun as best one can as well as one can 3
  • adjective as best one can of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best work; the best students. 1
  • adjective as best one can most advantageous, suitable, or desirable: the best way. 1
  • adjective as best one can largest; most: the best part of a day. 1
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Origin of as best one can

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 As best one can

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as best one can 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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