Standard Lemma guide

bests

intj · name · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /bɛsts/
  • rhymes with -ɛsts

1

intj

Meaning 1

A polite, formulaic end to a letter or email.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

plural of Best

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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3

noun

Meaning 3

plural of best

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

Examples

  • 2010, Hunter Allen, Andrew Coggan, Training and Racing with a Power Meter, 2nd Ed., →ISBN link By plotting all of your bests over the entire selected time span, you can grasp the rate of your wattage decay as the duration of the effort increases[.]

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4

verb

Meaning 4

third-person singular simple present indicative of best

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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History

Etymology

* (end to a letter) Perhaps short for "best regards and best wishes".

Real reading context

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