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have the best of

Variant of best

adjective

  1. good
  2. of the most excellent sort; surpassing all others
  3. most suitable, most desirable, most favorable, most profitable, etc.
  4. being almost the whole; largest: it took the best part of an hour

Origin: ME best, betst < OE betst (akin to Goth batists) < ? IE base *bhad-, good > Sans bhadrá-ḥ, fortunate, good

adverb

  1. well
  2. in the most excellent manner; in the most suitable way
  3. in the highest degree; to the greatest extent; most

noun

  1. people of the highest worth, ability, or reputation: among the best in his profession
  2. the thing, condition, circumstance, action, etc. that is most excellent, most suitable, etc.
  3. the most one can do; utmost: to do one's best
  4. advantage: to get the best of an opponent
  5. one's finest clothes

transitive verb

to win out over; defeat or outdo
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