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best
adjective
-
best
,
good
,
better
of
the
highest
quality
or
standard
;
better
than
everyone
or
everything
else
â¢
This
is
the
best
cake
I
â
ve
tasted
all
year
.
This
is
the
best
cake
I
â
ve
tasted
all
year
.
â¢
He
bought
the
best
seat
in
the
theater
,
right
in
the
center
.
He
bought
the
best
seat
in
the
theater
,
right
in
the
center
.
Old
English
â
betst
â,
superlative
of
â
gÅd
â (
good
),
related
to
Old
High
German
â
pest
â.
adjective
-
good
,
better
,
best
of
the
highest
quality
,
excellence
,
or
suitability
among
a
group
â¢
This
is
the
best
pizza
I
have
ever
tasted
.
This
is
the
best
pizza
I
have
ever
tasted
.
â¢
Lisa
bought
the
best
seats
for
the
concert
so
we
could
see
everything
clearly
.
Lisa
bought
the
best
seats
for
the
concert
so
we
could
see
everything
clearly
.
adverb
-
well
,
better
,
best
in
the
most
effective
,
suitable
,
or
desirable
way
;
superlative
of
well
â¢
Lena
sings
best
when
she
feels
relaxed
.
Lena
sings
best
when
she
feels
relaxed
.
â¢
Which
tool
works
best
for
cutting
thick
cardboard
?
Which
tool
works
best
for
cutting
thick
cardboard
?
From
Old
English
â
betst
â,
superlative
of
â
wel
â (
well
).
noun
-
best
the
highest
level
of
quality
,
success
,
or
effort
that
someone
or
something
can
reach
â¢
She
always
tries
to
do
her
best
in
class
.
She
always
tries
to
do
her
best
in
class
.
â¢
The
team
gave
their
best
but
still
lost
the
match
.
The
team
gave
their
best
but
still
lost
the
match
.
Old
English
â
betst
â
meaning
â
the
utmost
â,
from
Proto-Germanic
*batista
.
adverb
-
well
,
better
,
best
in
the
most
effective
,
skillful
,
or
suitable
way
â¢
Jorge
plays
the
guitar
best
when
he
is
relaxed
.
Jorge
plays
the
guitar
best
when
he
is
relaxed
.
â¢
Of
all
the
candidates
,
Maria
spoke
best
during
the
interview
.
Of
all
the
candidates
,
Maria
spoke
best
during
the
interview
.
noun
-
best
the
highest
level
of
effort
,
performance
,
or
quality
that
someone
or
something
can
achieve
â¢
Try
your
best
and
don
â
t
worry
about
the
result
.
Try
your
best
and
don
â
t
worry
about
the
result
.
â¢
Even
when
he
was
tired
,
the
artist
gave
his
best
to
every
painting
.
Even
when
he
was
tired
,
the
artist
gave
his
best
to
every
painting
.
verb
-
best
,
besting
,
bests
,
bested
to
defeat
or
outdo
someone
or
something
;
to
be
superior
to
â¢
The
young
player
bested
the
veteran
in
the
final
round
.
The
young
player
bested
the
veteran
in
the
final
round
.
â¢
No
one
has
ever
bested
her
marathon
time
.
No
one
has
ever
bested
her
marathon
time
.
From
Middle
English
â
besten
â
meaning
â
to
surpass
â,
based
on
the
adjective
â
best
.â
verb
to
defeat
or
outdo
someone
or
something
â¢
The
underdog
team
bested
the
champions
in
a
thrilling
final
.
The
underdog
team
bested
the
champions
in
a
thrilling
final
.
â¢
She
finally
bested
her
older
brother
at
chess
after
months
of
practice
.
She
finally
bested
her
older
brother
at
chess
after
months
of
practice
.
good
adjective
-
good
,
better
,
best
having
high
quality
,
being
pleasant
,
useful
,
or
correct
â¢
She
is
a
good
friend
who
always
helps
me
.
She
is
a
good
friend
who
always
helps
me
.
â¢
The
pizza
from
that
new
restaurant
tastes
really
good
.
The
pizza
from
that
new
restaurant
tastes
really
good
.
Old
English
gÅd
,
of
Germanic
origin
;
related
to
Dutch
goed
and
German
gut
.
adjective
-
good
,
better
,
best
of
high
quality
,
pleasant
,
or
satisfactory
â¢
The
pizza
smells
really
good
in
the
oven
.
The
pizza
smells
really
good
in
the
oven
.
â¢
He
did
a
good
job
fixing
the
bicycle
.
He
did
a
good
job
fixing
the
bicycle
.
adjective
-
good
,
better
,
best
behaving
in
a
morally
right
,
kind
,
or
helpful
way
â¢
It
is
good
to
share
your
toys
with
others
.
It
is
good
to
share
your
toys
with
others
.
â¢
She
is
known
for
her
good
heart
and
always
helps
the
elderly
.
She
is
known
for
her
good
heart
and
always
helps
the
elderly
.
adverb
-
good
,
better
,
best
(
informal
or
dialect
)
well
;
in
a
satisfactory
manner
â¢
He
can
play
the
guitar
pretty
good
for
his
age
.
He
can
play
the
guitar
pretty
good
for
his
age
.
â¢
The
team
worked
good
together
despite
the
pressure
.
The
team
worked
good
together
despite
the
pressure
.
Adverbial
use
dates
back
to
Middle
English
,
later
considered
non-standard
compared
to
â
well
â.
well
adverb
-
well
,
better
,
best
in
a
good
,
satisfactory
,
or
skillful
manner
â¢
Olivia
plays
the
piano
very
well
.
Olivia
plays
the
piano
very
well
.
â¢
Make
sure
you
mix
the
batter
well
so
there
are
no
lumps
.
Make
sure
you
mix
the
batter
well
so
there
are
no
lumps
.
adverb
-
well
,
better
,
best
in
a
good
,
satisfactory
,
or
thorough
way
â¢
She
plays
the
piano
very
well
.
She
plays
the
piano
very
well
.
â¢
If
you
listen
well
,
you
can
hear
the
birds
outside
.
If
you
listen
well
,
you
can
hear
the
birds
outside
.
adjective
-
well
,
better
,
best
in
good
health
;
not
sick
â¢
After
a
week
of
rest
,
I
feel
well
again
.
After
a
week
of
rest
,
I
feel
well
again
.
â¢
Is
your
daughter
well
enough
to
go
to
school
today
?
Is
your
daughter
well
enough
to
go
to
school
today
?
adverb
-
well
,
better
,
best
in
a
good
,
successful
,
or
satisfactory
way
â¢
Ella
plays
the
piano
very
well
for
her
age
.
Ella
plays
the
piano
very
well
for
her
age
.
â¢
If
you
plan
the
trip
well
,
everything
should
go
smoothly
.
If
you
plan
the
trip
well
,
everything
should
go
smoothly
.
Old
English
â
wel
â,
from
Proto-Germanic
*wel-
â
according
to
one
â
s
wish
â.
adjective
-
well
,
better
,
best
in
good
health
or
free
from
illness
â¢
After
a
week
of
rest
,
Grandma
felt
well
enough
to
go
for
a
walk
.
After
a
week
of
rest
,
Grandma
felt
well
enough
to
go
for
a
walk
.
â¢
Are
you
well
?
You
look
a
bit
pale
.
Are
you
well
?
You
look
a
bit
pale
.
Extension
of
the
adverb
sense
to
describe
a
person
â
s
state
of
health
,
first
recorded
in
Middle
English
.
adverb
-
well
,
better
,
best
to
a
large
degree
or
distance
;
far
;
considerably
â¢
The
mountain
peak
is
well
over
4
,
000
meters
high
.
The
mountain
peak
is
well
over
4
,
000
meters
high
.
â¢
We
arrived
well
before
the
movie
started
.
We
arrived
well
before
the
movie
started
.
Developed
as
an
emphatic
use
of
the
basic
adverb
meaning
in
Early
Modern
English
.
better
adjective
-
better
,
bettering
,
betters
,
bettered
,
good
,
best
,
well
of
higher
quality
or
more
suitable
than
something
else
â¢
This
restaurant
is
better
than
the
last
one
we
tried
.
This
restaurant
is
better
than
the
last
one
we
tried
.
â¢
I
feel
better
after
taking
the
medicine
.
I
feel
better
after
taking
the
medicine
.
adverb
-
better
,
bettering
,
betters
,
bettered
,
good
,
best
,
well
in
a
more
skillful
,
effective
,
or
satisfactory
way
â¢
She
sings
better
than
anyone
in
the
choir
.
She
sings
better
than
anyone
in
the
choir
.
â¢
After
extra
practice
,
the
team
played
better
together
.
After
extra
practice
,
the
team
played
better
together
.
verb
-
better
,
bettering
,
betters
,
bettered
,
good
,
best
,
well
to
improve
something
or
make
it
higher
in
quality
â¢
They
worked
hard
to
better
the
design
of
the
app
.
They
worked
hard
to
better
the
design
of
the
app
.
â¢
I
want
to
better
myself
by
learning
new
languages
.
I
want
to
better
myself
by
learning
new
languages
.
noun
-
better
,
bettering
,
betters
,
bettered
,
good
,
best
,
well
a
person
or
thing
that
is
superior
in
rank
,
skill
,
or
quality
â¢
He
always
respected
his
elders
and
recognized
them
as
his
betters
.
He
always
respected
his
elders
and
recognized
them
as
his
betters
.
â¢
In
chess
,
she
finally
met
her
better
and
lost
the
match
.
In
chess
,
she
finally
met
her
better
and
lost
the
match
.
dumb
adjective
-
dumb
,
dumber
,
dumbest
showing
a
lack
of
intelligence
or
good
judgment
â¢
It
was
a
dumb
idea
to
leave
the
keys
in
the
car
.
It
was
a
dumb
idea
to
leave
the
keys
in
the
car
.
â¢
Don
â
t
call
yourself
dumb
â
everyone
makes
mistakes
.
Don
â
t
call
yourself
dumb
â
everyone
makes
mistakes
.
Originally
â
unable
to
speak
â,
this
figurative
extension
to
â
stupid
â
emerged
in
the
19th
century
.
adjective
-
dumb
,
dumber
,
dumbest
unable
to
speak
â¢
For
many
years
,
the
painter
was
dumb
after
an
illness
but
communicated
through
sign
language
.
For
many
years
,
the
painter
was
dumb
after
an
illness
but
communicated
through
sign
language
.
â¢
The
school
built
special
programs
to
support
dumb
students
in
the
classroom
.
The
school
built
special
programs
to
support
dumb
students
in
the
classroom
.
Old
English
â
dumb
â
meaning
â
silent
,
unable
to
speak
â,
related
to
German
â
dumm
â.
adjective
-
dumb
,
dumber
,
dumbest
temporarily
unable
or
unwilling
to
speak
because
of
shock
or
strong
emotion
â¢
She
was
struck
dumb
with
amazement
when
the
fireworks
filled
the
sky
.
She
was
struck
dumb
with
amazement
when
the
fireworks
filled
the
sky
.
â¢
The
shocking
news
rendered
him
dumb
for
several
seconds
.
The
shocking
news
rendered
him
dumb
for
several
seconds
.
This
figurative
sense
dates
back
to
Middle
English
,
using
â
dumb
â
metaphorically
for
silence
.
adjective
-
dumb
,
dumber
,
dumbest
(
of
a
device
)
not
equipped
with
independent
computing
power
or
processing
capability
â¢
A
basic
landline
phone
is
a
dumb
device
compared
to
a
smartphone
.
A
basic
landline
phone
is
a
dumb
device
compared
to
a
smartphone
.
â¢
The
factory
replaced
its
dumb
terminals
with
modern
computers
.
The
factory
replaced
its
dumb
terminals
with
modern
computers
.
Adopted
in
the
1960s
for
computer
equipment
that
could
only
send
or
receive
data
without
processing
it
.
