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Editorial note

And the best advice I have for you is to get out of what you are doing.

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Quick take

the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best"

Meaning at a glance

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noun

the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best"

noun

the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them"

noun

Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for best.

noun

the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best"

noun

the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them"

noun

Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)

verb

get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"

adjective

(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit"

adjective

(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond"

adverb

in a most excellent way or manner; "he played best after a couple of martinis"

adverb

it would be sensible; "you'd best stay at home"

adverb

from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better."

Example sentences

And the best advice I have for you is to get out of what you are doing.

* More broadly, the best and most creative work comes from a root of joy and excitement.

The best way to prevent burnout is to follow up a serious failure with doing small things that you know are going to work.

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.

He runs with an imperfect business plan because that's what his board thinks is best and because he's a slave to their opinions.

At best, it'll help you move forward as a company without having these sorts of problems lurking about in the shadows.

That way, one can quickly scan and see the best comments, but there isn't such a direct relationship as a numerical score.

And life is a series of tradeoffs and a constant balancing act between doing what is best for us right now versus what is best for the future.

He pursues partnerships and deals that fall through because of unforeseen differences, despite his best efforts.

If you lose your ability to feel joy and excitement about programming-related things, you'll be unable to do the best work.

Don't the best Wikipedia articles tend to be conformant to template layouts?Wikipedia is not Digg.

Not to psycho-analyze too much, but the lack of vote scores removes the pressure to have the best comment or a better score than someone that has a different perspective.

Paragraph 14 on page 34 is pretty typical: It says, in effect, "you'd better take your best shot at contesting this rejection now, Apple, because the next time around it will be a final rejection."7.