besting

best

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [best]
- /bɛst/
- /best/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [best]
- /bɛst/

Definitions of besting word

adjective besting of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best work; the best students. 1
adjective besting most advantageous, suitable, or desirable: the best way. 1
adjective besting largest; most: the best part of a day. 1
adverb besting most excellently or suitably; with most advantage or success: an opera role that best suits her voice. 1
adverb besting in or to the highest degree; most fully (usually used in combination): best-suited; best-known; best-loved. 1
noun besting something or someone that is best: They always demand and get the best. The best of us can make mistakes. 1

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Origin of besting

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 Besting

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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besting 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".

besting usage trend in Literature

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