Best

Portuguese Meaning

English Meaning

1. Surpassing all others in excellence, achievement, or quality; most excellent: the best performer; the best grade of ore.
2. Most satisfactory, suitable, or useful; most desirable: the best solution; the best time for planting.
3. Greatest; most: He spoke for the best part of an hour.
4. Most highly skilled: the best doctor in town.
5. In a most excellent way; most creditably or advantageously.
6. To the greatest degree or extent; most: "He was certainly the best hated man in the ship” ( W. Somerset Maugham).
7. One that surpasses all others.
8. The best part, moment, or value: The best is still to come. Let's get the best out of life.
9. The optimum condition or quality: look your best. She was at her best in the freestyle competition.
10. One's nicest or most formal clothing.
11. The supreme effort one can make: doing our best.
12. One's warmest wishes or regards: Give them my best.
13. To get the better of; beat: "I'm a rough customer, I expect, but I know when I'm bested” ( Nathanael West).
14. at best Interpreted most favorably; at the most: no more than 40 people at best in attendance.
15. at best Under the most favorable conditions: has a top speed of 20 miles per hour at best.
16. for the best With an ultimately positive or preferable result.
17. get To outdo or outwit; defeat: My opponent got the best of me in the debate.
18. make the best of Accept (a bad situation) in as good a light as possible.