0 past simple and past participle of best --
1 to defeat someone in a fight or competition: --
Vercingetorix, aware that he had already been bested three times, decided to change tactics.
The team bested their previous season's output of 79, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
The rabbit harasses them, but is ultimately bested by the bigger of the two dogs.
He bested his previous world record that had held for 3 months old, by over 2 seconds.
They bested it by seven wins, finishing 60-22 and qualified for the playoffs for the twelfth straight season.
She later bested her own single-game record with a 24-rebound performance.
She later bested her own record with a speed of 20.5 kn.
While he posted 30 wins against them during his career, they bested him 36 times.
