Best – Definition In The Cambridge English Dictionary

It’s outperforming huge companies like Nvidia and Google on some metrics, while besting gold and the world’s dominant currencies on others. Its third-quarter guidance for both profit and sales, at the midpoint, also bested forecasts. Kim bested Allen in the primary with 27.4% of the vote to his 19.4%, with an online campaign poll conducted for Allen in July showing that likely voters still prefer Kim by 7 points. Last year, Sivanandan became the youngest girl to defeat a grandmaster in classical chess when she bested 60-year-old Peter Wells. A common ordinary seaman bests the great Inigo Montoya with the sword?

Best (third-person singular simple present bests, present participle besting, simple past and past participle bested) Well1 /wɛl/USA pronunciation adv., adj., comparative bet•ter, superlative best, interj. Best (comparative (nonstandard, humorous) bester, superlative (nonstandard, humorous) bestest) Bet•ter1 /ˈbɛtɚ/USA pronunciation adj. comparative form of good.adv., comparative form of well. v. n. Best /bɛst/USA pronunciation adj., adv., superlative form of well. Among the company’s business segments, second-quarter sales for aeronautics, which includes the F-35 fighter jet, rose 9.3% to $8.11 billion, besting the FactSet consensus of $7.61 billion.

Adv. adj. interj. The word in the example elitespins casino sentence does not match the entry word. There was wonderful food, good company, and, best of all, a jazz band. He wanted the best for his children – good schools, a nice house, and trips abroad.

Even the National Weather Service’s Oxnard station wasn’t spared — topping out at 87 degrees, besting a record of 85 set in 1931. But the third, about a Latino World War II pilot who bests a Yautja in a deadly flight contest, underscores ingenuity as being superior to any weapon or combat skill. In 1971, the Osmonds tallied nine gold records, surpassing single-year bests by Elvis and the Beatles. Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context.