Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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best | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
foremost | No | Yes | No | Yes |
best (noun) | foremost (noun) |
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the supreme effort one can make | |
the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others |
best (adjective) | foremost (adjective) |
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(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities | ranking above all others |
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable | situated closest to the bow |
preceding all others in spatial position |
best (verb) | foremost (verb) |
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get the better of |
best (adverb) | foremost (adverb) |
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it would be sensible | prominently forward |
in a most excellent way or manner | before anything else |
from a position of superiority or authority |