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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawr stressed th ee best]
- /fɔr stressed ði bɛst/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fawr stressed th ee best]
- /fɔr stressed ði bɛst/
Definitions of for the best words
- adjective for the best of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best work; the best students. 1
- adjective for the best most advantageous, suitable, or desirable: the best way. 1
- adjective for the best largest; most: the best part of a day. 1
- adverb for the best most excellently or suitably; with most advantage or success: an opera role that best suits her voice. 1
- adverb for the best in or to the highest degree; most fully (usually used in combination): best-suited; best-known; best-loved. 1
- noun for the best 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 for 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 For the best
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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for 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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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for for the best
adj for the best
- profitable — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
- beneficial — Something that is beneficial helps people or improves their lives.
- helpful — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
- fortunate — having good fortune; receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources; lucky: a fortunate young actor who got the lead in the play.
- auspicious — Something that is auspicious indicates that success is likely.
Antonyms for for the best
adj for the best
- disadvantageous — characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental.
- harmful — causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.
- unfortunate — suffering from bad luck: an unfortunate person.
- worthless — without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing: a worthless person; a worthless contract.
- unlucky — (of a person) not lucky; lacking good fortune; ill-fated.
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