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give one's best

give one's best verb: to wish (someone) well.

Verb

give one's best (third-person singular simple present gives one's best, present participle giving one's best, simple past gave one's best, past participle given one's best)

  1. (transitive) To wish (someone) well
    • "Thank you. Please give her my best."
      "I will."2010, P C Cast, Goddess Of Legend, volume 7, Hachette UK, →ISBN
  2. (intransitive) Synonym of give one's all.
    Synonyms:
    give one's all

Synonyms of give one's best

Forms of give one's best

third-person singular presentgives one's best
present participlegiving one's best
pastgave one's best
past participlegiven one's best

Questions about give one's best

What does give one's best mean?
Give one's best means to wish (someone) well.
What part of speech is give one's best?
Give one's best is a verb.
What is the past tense of give one's best?
The past tense of give one's best is gave one's best.

Words near give one's best in the dictionary

  1. give notice
  2. give of oneself
  3. give off
  4. give one a yell
  5. give one's all
  6. give one's best
  7. give one's daughter away
  8. give one's eye-teeth
  9. give one's head a shake
  10. give one's left nut
  11. give one's notice

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