best
adjective
1 adjective most excellentis fearr that's the best one so far sin an ceann is fearr go dtí seowe provide the best possible service cuirimid an tseirbhís is fearr is féidir ar fáilthe best thing about the car an rud is fearr faoin gcarr 2 adjective most skilful or ableis fearr he's the best actor in the play is é an t-aisteoir is fearr sa dráma éwho's best at climbing? cé is fearr ag dreapadh?Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective most suitable or appropriateis fearr it's the best time to go there sin an t-am is fearr le dul annthe best person for the job an duine is fearr don phostwhich cream is best for it? cén t-uachtar is fearr lena aghaidh?that's the best thing to say sin an rud is fearr a ráit's best to avoid them is fearr fanacht glan orthu 4 adjective kept for special occasionsmaith adj1 he's wearing his best suit tá a chulaith mhaith airget the best china out faigh na gréithe maithe faoi réir 5 adjective highest, fastest, etcis fearr she got the best marks in her class fuair sí na marcanna is fearr ina rangwhat's your best time? cad é an t-am is fearr atá agat? 6 adjective COMM cheapestis fearr the best price an praghas is fearr
adverb
7 adverb most successfully or excellentlyis fearr it's best done straightaway is fearr é a dhéanamh ar an bpointethey grow best in a greenhouse i dteach gloine is fearr a fhásann siadthe best dressed man an fear is dea-ghléasta 8 adverb to the greatest degreehe found the job which suits him best fuair sé an post is fearr a fheileann dóher best known song an t-amhrán is cáiliúla aiciit's as a singer that he will be best remembered is mar amhránaí is fearr a bheidh cuimhne airnoun
9 noun the most excellent, suitable, etcthis one is the best seo an ceann is fearrit's not the best ní hé is fearrshe only buys the best ní cheannaíonn sí ach an chuid is fearrtheir fish isn't always the best ní bhíonn a gcuid éisc thar mholadh beirte uaireantait's said to be the best in Ireland deirtear gurb é an ceann is fearr in Éirinn é, deirtear gurb é is fearr in Éirinnwe only want the best for you níl uainn ach an rud is fearr duitsehe wears the best of clothes caitheann sé an chuid is fearr de na héadaíshe's the best of women is í plúr na mban í, togha mná íhe sold the best of the paintings dhíol sé an chuid ab fhearr de na pictiúirit's one of the best in the world tá sé ar cheann de na cinn is fearr ar domhanit was the best she could do ba é a dícheall éhe did the best he could rinne sé a dhícheallshe gets the best out of them meallann sí a ndícheall astu 10 noun the most skilfulshe wants to be the best ba mhaith léi a bheith ar an duine is fearrthey're the best níl aon duine chomh maith leo, níl aon duine inchurtha leoverb
11 verb do better than TRANSITIVEsáraigh verb buail verb