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In the best possible way, given one's circumstances and abilities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable
Examples
- We tried to make our lives comfortable as best we could.
- As best I can tell, this wound does not seem grievous.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Danish:
så godt man kan
— in the best possible way, given the circumstances
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Danish:
efter bedste evne
— in the best possible way, given the circumstances
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Finnish:
parhaansa mukaan
— in the best possible way, given the circumstances
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French:
tant bien que mal
— in the best possible way, given the circumstances
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French:
du mieux possible
— in the best possible way, given the circumstances
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French:
au mieux
— in the best possible way, given the circumstances
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French:
du mieux que l'on peut
— in the best possible way, given the circumstances
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German:
so gut man kann
— in the best possible way, given the circumstances
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German:
so gut wie möglich
— in the best possible way, given the circumstances
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Italian:
alla meglio
— in the best possible way, given the circumstances
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Polish:
najlepiej, jak się da
— in the best possible way, given the circumstances
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Romanian:
cât de bine poate
— in the best possible way, given the circumstances
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Scottish Gaelic:
mar as fheàrr as urrainn do
— in the best possible way, given the circumstances
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Turkish:
elinden geldiğince
— in the best possible way, given the circumstances
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Turkish:
elinden geldiği kadar
— in the best possible way, given the circumstances
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Unami:
wishëksi
— in the best possible way, given the circumstances
