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make the best of

make the best of verb: to derive what limited advantage one can (from an unpleasant outcome or situation).

Verb

make the best of (third-person singular simple present makes the best of, present participle making the best of, simple past and past participle made the best of)

  1. (idiomatic) To derive what limited advantage one can (from an unpleasant outcome or situation).
    • So make the best of this test and don't ask why
      It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time1997, Green Day, “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)”, in Nimrod, Reprise Records
  2. (idiomatic) To use (a resource) as well as possible; to be resourceful.

make the best of meaning in Tamil

make the best of in Tamil

இயன்றவரை நன்கு பயன்படுத்திக்கொள்

Synonyms of make the best of

Forms of make the best of

third-person singular presentmakes the best of
present participlemaking the best of
past participlemade the best of
pastmade the best of

Questions about make the best of

What does make the best of mean?
Make the best of means to derive what limited advantage one can (from an unpleasant outcome or situation).
What is make the best of in Tamil?
Make the best of in Tamil is இயன்றவரை நன்கு பயன்படுத்திக்கொள். See Make the best of meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is make the best of?
Make the best of is a verb.
What is the past tense of make the best of?
The past tense of make the best of is made the best of.

Words near make the best of in the dictionary

  1. make sure
  2. make terms
  3. make the angels blush
  4. make the bald man cry
  5. make the bed
  6. make the best of
  7. make the best of a bad bargain
  8. make the best of a bad job
  9. make the best of one's way
  10. make the case for
  11. make the cheese more binding

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Adapted from Wiktionary: make the best of (page history and authors); make the best of (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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