Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Placed; situated: of things.
- Placed or circumstanced as to condition, convenience, benefit, and the like; situated: of persons.
- Disposed mentally; affected: as, “sorrowfully bestad,”
- Provided; furnished.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective same as
defeated .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
best . - verb Variant of
bestead
Etymologies
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Examples
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Post: 3 Weeks ago McCain bested Obama in Ohio by 4% (45-41).
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Poor PR … He finds himself confronted with the facts as reported by information from a major and respected university that backs up its narrative with official government documents from the 1980s obtained via the Freedom of Information Act and he can manage to stuuter in his utter frustration at having been bested is “i see exxonley has resorted to absolute fantasy in posts 136 and 137.”
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In 1961, when Maris and Mantle chased Ruth's record of 60 HRs, Maris again bested Mantle for the MVP -- winning the award in another tight vote by only 4 points.
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In 1961, when Maris and Mantle chased Ruth's record of 60 HRs, Maris again bested Mantle for the MVP -- winning the award in another tight vote by only 4 points.
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GREENVILLE, South Carolina (Ticker) -- Duke survived as the mentor once again bested the pupil.
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David, in agreement with you on the subject of "worsted" vs. "bested" - worsted is a type of yarn and I assume Mr Hudson isn't implying that Robin Hood turned rich people into wool.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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David, in agreement with you on the subject of "worsted" vs. "bested" - worsted is a type of yarn and I assume Mr Hudson isn't implying that Robin Hood turned rich people into wool.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Captain Riddle and Burges got to paying poker, and the Captain "bested" him for about $200.
Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi George H. Devol
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CLICK THRU for more details about Aqua Ninja (who, in spirit, has alredy "bested" me, as I do not swin, much less dive LOL)
TOYSREVILs I LIKE TOYS TOYSREVIL 2010
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CLICK THRU for more details about Aqua Ninja (who, in spirit, has alredy "bested" me, as I do not swin, much less dive LOL)
TOYSREVILs I LIKE TOYS TOYSREVIL 2010
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