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- US Pronunciation
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- [awl fawr stressed th ee best]
- /ɔl fɔr stressed ði bɛst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awl fawr stressed th ee best]
- /ɔl fɔr stressed ði bɛst/
Definitions of all for the best words
- noun all for the best turning out to be good or fortunate after all 3
- adjective all for the best of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best work; the best students. 1
- adjective all for the best most advantageous, suitable, or desirable: the best way. 1
- adjective all for the best largest; most: the best part of a day. 1
- adverb all for the best most excellently or suitably; with most advantage or success: an opera role that best suits her voice. 1
- adverb all for the best in or to the highest degree; most fully (usually used in combination): best-suited; best-known; best-loved. 1
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Origin of all for the best
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English beste, Old English betst, best; cognate with Dutch best, Old High German bezzist (German best), Old Norse bezt, Gothic batists. See better1, -est1
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Parts of speech for All for the best
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all for the best popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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