Betydning av best på norsk

• 0 better than all others

  • the best song on the CD den beste sangen på CD-en

  • The new method is best. Den nye metoden er best.

• 1 more than others

  • I liked Tim best. Jeg likte Tim best.

  • Of the three songs, I know this one best. Av de tre sangene kan jeg denne best.

• 2 in a better way than all others

  • the method that works best metoden som virker best

• 3 sb or sth that is better than all others

  • Of all the teams, they are the best. Blant alle lagene er de det beste.

  • Most teachers just want the best for their students. De fleste lærere vil bare sine elevers beste.

• 4 looking at sth in the most positive way

  • I’d call the movie “average” at best. Jeg vil si at filmen er “ordinær”, i beste fall.

• 5 feeling as good as possible

  • I’m not at my best late at night. Jeg er ikke på mitt beste sent om kvelden.

• 6 to perform as well as you can

  • He didn’t win, but he did his best. Han vant ikke, men han gjorde sitt beste.

• 7 indicates that a bad thing has a good side

  • She didn’t make the team, but it was probably for the best. Hun kom ikke på laget, men det var nok til det beste.

• 8 to deal with a bad situation as well as you can

  • We made the best of it, even though it rained. Vi gjorde det beste ut av det, selv om det regnet.

• 9 (something which is) good to the greatest extent

  • She wrote the best book on the subject

  • This is the best (that) I can do

  • She is my best friend

  • Which method is (the) best?

  • The flowers are at their best just now.

• 10 in the best manner

  • She sings best (of all).

• 11 to defeat

  • He was bested in the argument.