ALL meanings of bested
best
B b - adjective bested of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best work; the best students. 1
- adjective bested most advantageous, suitable, or desirable: the best way. 1
- adjective bested largest; most: the best part of a day. 1
- adverb bested most excellently or suitably; with most advantage or success: an opera role that best suits her voice. 1
- adverb bested in or to the highest degree; most fully (usually used in combination): best-suited; best-known; best-loved. 1
- noun bested something or someone that is best: They always demand and get the best. The best of us can make mistakes. 1
- noun bested a person's finest clothing: It's important that you wear your best. 1
- noun bested a person's most agreeable or desirable emotional state (often preceded by at). 1
- noun bested a person's highest degree of competence, inspiration, etc. (often preceded by at). 1
- noun bested the highest quality to be found in a given activity or category of things (often preceded by at): cabinetmaking at its best. 1
- noun bested the best effort that a person, group, or thing can make: Their best fell far short of excellence. 1
- noun bested a person's best wishes or kindest regards: Please give my best to your father. 1
- verb with object bested to get the better of; defeat; beat: He easily bested his opponent in hand-to-hand combat. She bested me in the argument. 1
- idioms bested all for the best, for the good as the final result; to an ultimate advantage: At the time it was hard to realize how it could be all for the best. Also, for the best. 1
- idioms bested as best one can, in the best way possible under the circumstances: We tried to smooth over the disagreement as best we could. 1
- idioms bested at best, under the most favorable circumstances: You may expect to be treated civilly, at best. 1
- idioms bested get / have the best of, to gain the advantage over. to defeat; subdue: His arthritis gets the best of him from time to time. 1
- idioms bested had best, would be wisest or most reasonable to; ought to: You had best phone your mother to tell her where you are going. 1
- idioms bested make the best of, to cope with in the best way possible: to make the best of a bad situation. 1
- idioms bested with the best, on a par with the most capable: He can play bridge with the best. 1
- verb bested simple past tense and past participle of best. 0
- verb bested Variant of bestead. 0