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beste in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for beste in the English»French Dictionary

bestial [Brit ˈbɛstɪəl, Am ˈbɛstʃəl, ˈbistʃəl] ADJ lit, fig

bestow [Brit bɪˈstəʊ, Am bəˈstoʊ] VB trans form

bestir <pres part bestirring; pret, pp bestirred> [Brit bɪˈstəː, Am bəˈstər] VB refl form

bestrew <pret bestrewed, [bɪˈstruːd], pp bestrewed or bestrewn [bɪˈstruːn]> [Brit bɪˈstruː, Am bəˈstru] VB trans liter

I.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] N

II.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADJ superlative of good

1. best (most excellent or pleasing):

III.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADV

best superlative of well

IV.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] VB trans (defeat, outdo)

See also Sunday best, well2, well1, good

I.well2 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] N

well → well up

I.well1 <comp better; superl best> [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] ADJ

2. well (in satisfactory state, condition):

II.well1 <comp better; superl best> [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] ADV

1. well (satisfactorily):

2. well (used with modal verbs):

it may well be that + subj

3. well (intensifier):

III.well1 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] INTERJ

I.good [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd] N

2. good (benefit):

III.good <comp better, superl best> [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd] ADJ

15. good (competent):

VI.good [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd] INTERJ

VII.good [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd]

beste in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for beste in the English»French Dictionary

bestir <-rr-> [bɪˈstɜ:ʳ, Am -ˈstɜ:r] VB trans form

bestial [ˈbestɪəl, Am -tʃl] ADJ

bestow [bɪˈstəʊ, Am -ˈstoʊ] VB trans form

I.best [best] ADJ superl of good

1. best (the finest):

See also well2, well1, good

I.well1 <better, best> [wel] ADJ

II.well1 <better, best> [wel] ADV

III.well1 [wel] INTERJ (exclamation)

I.good <better, best> [gʊd] ADJ

beset <-tt-, beset, beset> [bɪˈset] VB trans

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