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sec·ond ˈbest: adjective and adverb
second-best optimum: noun

sec·ond ˈbest ADJ

second best

zweitbeste(r, s)

to be second best

Zweitbeste(r) sein

to come off second best fig

den Kürzeren ziehen inf

to feel second best

sich acc minderwertig fühlen

to settle for [or be content with] second best

sich acc mit weniger zufriedengeben [o. begnügen]

to refuse to settle for second best

sich acc nicht mit halben Sachen zufriedengeben

second-best optimum N CTRL

Specialized Vocabulary

second-best optimum (Theorie des Zweitbesten)

Second-best-Optimum nt

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to feel second best

sich acc minderwertig fühlen

to come off second best fig

den Kürzeren ziehen inf

to refuse to settle for second best

sich acc nicht mit halben Sachen zufriedengeben

to settle for [or be content with] second best

sich acc mit weniger zufriedengeben [o. begnügen]

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English

He received the second best score in the qualifying round and automatically qualified for the finals. en.wikipedia.org

The team went on to finish with a 22-8 record, second best on the league. en.wikipedia.org

The quarter-finals see the top seed playing the worse-qualified seed and the second best team playing the second worse team and so on. en.wikipedia.org

As a sophomore she gained attention for her basketball skills, city rankings had her listed as the second best player. en.wikipedia.org

At the close of the season she would have a grand total of 94, now second best all-time. en.wikipedia.org

She appeared in a team second best 104 games, driving in 38 runs while scoring 62 times. en.wikipedia.org

In 1999, the team, again, finished with the second best record in the league at 9-3. en.wikipedia.org

The defense allowed just 246 points, with its greatest strength being against the run allowing a second best 3.2 yards per carry. en.wikipedia.org

In 2008, it got its second best co-efficient in its history. en.wikipedia.org

Rose inherited a 9-21 team and immediately posted a 20-9 record, the second best turnaround in college basketball in 2005-06. en.wikipedia.org

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