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Definition of best verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

best

verb
 
/best/
 
/best/
[usually passive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they best
 
/best/
 
/best/
he / she / it bests
 
/bests/
 
/bests/
past simple bested
 
/ˈbestɪd/
 
/ˈbestɪd/
past participle bested
 
/ˈbestɪd/
 
/ˈbestɪd/
-ing form besting
 
/ˈbestɪŋ/
 
/ˈbestɪŋ/
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  1. to defeat or be more successful than somebody
    • be bested (by somebody) He was determined not to be bested by his old rival.
    • A great colonial power was nearly bested by a few farmers.
    Topics Successc2
    Word OriginOld English betest (adjective), betost, betst (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German best, also to better.
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