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Well1 /wɛl/USA pronunciation adv., adj., comparative bet•ter, superlative best, interj. Bet•ter1 /ˈbɛtɚ/USA pronunciation adj. comparative form of good.adv., comparative form of well. v. n. Among the company’s business segments, second-quarter sales for aeronautics, which includes the F-35 fighter jet, rose 9.3% to $8.11 billion, besting the FactSet consensus of $7.61 billion. It’s outperforming huge companies like Nvidia and Google on some metrics, while besting gold and the world’s dominant currencies on others. A common ordinary seaman bests the great Inigo Montoya with the sword?
The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word. I like all of Hitchcock’s films, but I think "Notorious" is the best. There was wonderful food, good company, and, best of all, a jazz band. I like all of Hitchcock's films, but I think "Notorious" is the best. He wanted the best for his children – good schools, a nice house, and trips abroad.
In 1971, the Osmonds tallied nine gold records, surpassing single-year bests by Elvis and the Beatles. His redneck spins pursuit of firsts, bests, biggests, quickest has helped fuel his success to unforeseen heights with SpaceX and Tesla, where he is also chief executive. Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. People also use this word to recommend something, as in "It would be best to get a lot of sleep." Nothing is better than the best — this is a word for the absolute number one example of something. Adv. adj. interj.
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Writing in The Times in 2005, Kenneth Turan called it “not only one of Kazan’s richest films and Dean’s first significant role” but “arguably the actor’s best performance.” Good /gʊd/USA pronunciation adj., bet•ter/ˈbɛtɚ/USA pronunciation best/bɛst/USA pronunciation n., interj., adv. adj. n. Best /bɛst/USA pronunciation adj., adv., superlative form of well. Go beyond just looking up words.Remember them forever with VocabTrainer. Going into Sunday’s Academy Awards, “Sinners” was nominated for a record-breaking 16 nominations, besting the previous achievement of 14 nominations held by “All About Eve,” “Titanic” and “La La Land.”
