The word in the example 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.
Most people think Michael Jordan is the best basketball player of all-time, and Wayne Gretzky is the best hockey player ever, but there’s not much agreement on who’s the best football player or baseball player. Good /gʊd/USA pronunciation adj., bet•ter/ˈbɛtɚ/USA pronunciation best/bɛst/USA pronunciation n., interj., adv. adj. n. Go beyond just looking up words.Remember them forever with VocabTrainer. Since moving to Germany, Kane’s numbers have gone stratospheric, besting Haaland’s goal tallies every season and establishing himself as a frontrunner in the race for the Ballon d’Or.
Best (third-person singular simple present bests, present participle besting, simple past and redneck spins 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.