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make the best of

make the best of
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [meyk stressed th ee best uhv, ov]
    • /meɪk stressed ði bɛst ʌv, ɒv/
    • /meɪk ðə best əv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [meyk stressed th ee best uhv, ov]
    • /meɪk stressed ði bɛst ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of make the best of words

  • verbal expression make the best of do what you can 1
  • noun make the best of to cope as well as possible in the unfavourable circumstances of (often in the phrases make the best of a bad job, make the best of it) 0
  • noun make the best of to do as well as one can with 0
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Parts of speech for Make the best of

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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make the best of popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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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