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best

From Wiktionary
best is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
benefit - best - bet

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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Positive
good

Comparative
better

Superlative
best

  1. The superlative form of good; most good.
    William is the best football player on our team.
    You are the best.
    It's best if you go now.

Adverb

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Positive
well

Comparative
better

Superlative
best

  1. The superlative form of well; most well.
    I'm feeling the best that I have in a while.

Noun

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Singular
best

Plural
none

  1. (uncountable) The greatest effort that one can make.
    I did my best.

Verb

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Plain form
best

Third-person singular
bests

Past tense
bested

Past participle
bested

Present participle
besting

  1. (transitive) To do better, especially in a competition.
    I bested my high score on the game.