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best vs first

first vs best

best and first both are nouns.

best and first both are adjectives.

best is a verb but first is not a verb.

best and first both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
best Yes Yes Yes Yes
first Yes Yes No Yes
best (noun) first (noun)
the supreme effort one can make the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
an honours degree of the highest class
the first element in a countable series
the first or highest in an ordering or series
the time at which something is supposed to begin
best (adjective) first (adjective)
(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities preceding all others in time or space or degree
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
ranking above all others
serving to begin
serving to set in motion
best (verb) first (verb)
get the better of
best (adverb) first (adverb)
it would be sensible before anything else
in a most excellent way or manner prominently forward
from a position of superiority or authority the initial time
before another in time, space, or importance
Difference between best and first

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