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{
"term": "best",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "of the most excellent type or quality",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "That's the best movie I've ever seen!"
},
{
"text": "He wrote his best songs before he was 25."
},
{
"text": "She was **one of the best** tennis players of her generation."
},
{
"text": "Is that your best suit?"
},
{
"text": "They've been **best friends** *(= closest friends)* since they were children."
},
{
"text": "the company’s **best-ever** results"
},
{
"text": "We want the kids to have the **best possible** education."
},
{
"text": "This is by far the best restaurant in the town."
},
{
"text": "We aim to give our guests the very best attention."
},
{
"text": "Who in the class is best at history?"
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "consider something", "deem something"],
"adverb": ["very", "by far", "easily"],
"preposition": ["at", "for"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "giving most pleasure; happiest",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Those were the best years of my life."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "consider something", "deem something"],
"adverb": ["very", "by far", "easily"],
"preposition": ["at", "for"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "most suitable or appropriate",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "What's the best way to cook steak?"
},
{
"text": "Which is the best tool for this job?"
},
{
"text": "The **best thing** to do would be to apologize."
},
{
"text": "**It's best** if you go now."
},
{
"text": "I'm not in the best position to advise you."
},
{
"text": "Owen judged it best to make no reply."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "consider something", "deem something"],
"adverb": ["very", "by far", "easily"],
"preposition": ["at", "for"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/best/",
"audio": "be/best/best__gb_4.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/best/",
"audio": "be/best/best__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English betest (adjective), betost, betst (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German best, also to better."
}