articles - "it is best" vs. "it is the best" - English Language ...
22 Dec 2025 at 5:08am
The word "best" is an adjective, and adjectives do not take articles by themselves. Because the noun car is modified by the superlative adjective best, and because this makes the noun car definite in this context, we use the. It is best not to do something. Here, we have the adjective best, but this adjective is attached to no noun.
"What was best" vs "what was the best"? - English Language Learners ...
21 Dec 2025 at 11:07am
In your context, the best relates to {something}, whereas best relates to a course of action. Plastic, wood, or metal container? What was the best choice for this purpose? Plastic, wood, or metal container? What was best to choose for this purpose? Either is acceptable, and the practical meaning is the same, but their referents, implicit not explicit, are different.
definite article - "Most" "best" with or without "the" - English ...
21 Dec 2025 at 6:09pm
I mean here "You are the best at tennis" "and "you are best at tennis", "choose the book you like the best or best" both of them can have different meanings but "most" and another adverb in a standalone sentence has a completely different meaning.
"Which one is the best" vs. "which one the best is"
21 Dec 2025 at 1:16pm
"Which one is the best" is obviously a question format, so it makes sense that " which one the best is " should be the correct form. This is very good instinct, and you could even argue that the grammar is good, but at best it's unnatural.
grammar - It was the best ever vs it is the best ever? - English ...
19 Dec 2025 at 4:57am
So, " It is the best ever " means it's the best of all time, up to the present. " It was the best ever " means either it was the best up to that point in time, and a better one may have happened since then, or it includes up to the present.
adverbs - About "best" , "the best" , and "most" - English Language ...
18 Dec 2025 at 6:20pm
Both sentences could mean the same thing, however I like you best. I like chocolate best, better than anything else can be used when what one is choosing from is not specified I like you the best. Between chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry, I like vanilla the best can be used when choosing from some choices.
how to use ?best? as adverb? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
21 Dec 2025 at 4:08pm
Your example already shows how to use "best" as an adverb. It is also a superlative, like "greatest", or "highest", so just as you would use it as an adjective to show that something is the ultimate example of it's kind when used as an adverb you do so to indicate that the adjective it precedes is to the highest degree possible. In your example "experienced" is the past tense of the verb to ...
expressions - "it's best" - how should it be used? - English Language ...
18 Dec 2025 at 2:02pm
It's best that he bought it yesterday. or It's good that he bought it yesterday. 2a has a quite different meaning, implying that what is being approved of is not that the purchase be made, but that he is the one to make it. 3 "It's best (if) he (not) buy it tomorrow." is not a subjunctive form, and some options do not work well.
"better" vs "best" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
21 Dec 2025 at 1:44pm
The second sentence, as you said, contains a superlative, "best." In English, unlike in some other languages such as Spanish, the superlative does not require a definite article. In fact, it would actually sound weird to say, "It is the best to stay here." The second sentence means this: It is better to stay here than anywhere else.
superlatives - "plural" + are/were + "one" of the best + - English ...
14 Dec 2025 at 12:17am
Consider the phrase "one of" as a synonym for "among". This way, your sentence reads: " Honda and Toyate are among the best selling cars in the US " I hope this clarifies this particular usage. As for the superlative nature, typically in English the meaning of superlative is slightly augmented by the use of determiners.
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22 Dec 2025 at 5:08am
The word "best" is an adjective, and adjectives do not take articles by themselves. Because the noun car is modified by the superlative adjective best, and because this makes the noun car definite in this context, we use the. It is best not to do something. Here, we have the adjective best, but this adjective is attached to no noun.
"What was best" vs "what was the best"? - English Language Learners ...
21 Dec 2025 at 11:07am
In your context, the best relates to {something}, whereas best relates to a course of action. Plastic, wood, or metal container? What was the best choice for this purpose? Plastic, wood, or metal container? What was best to choose for this purpose? Either is acceptable, and the practical meaning is the same, but their referents, implicit not explicit, are different.
definite article - "Most" "best" with or without "the" - English ...
21 Dec 2025 at 6:09pm
I mean here "You are the best at tennis" "and "you are best at tennis", "choose the book you like the best or best" both of them can have different meanings but "most" and another adverb in a standalone sentence has a completely different meaning.
"Which one is the best" vs. "which one the best is"
21 Dec 2025 at 1:16pm
"Which one is the best" is obviously a question format, so it makes sense that " which one the best is " should be the correct form. This is very good instinct, and you could even argue that the grammar is good, but at best it's unnatural.
grammar - It was the best ever vs it is the best ever? - English ...
19 Dec 2025 at 4:57am
So, " It is the best ever " means it's the best of all time, up to the present. " It was the best ever " means either it was the best up to that point in time, and a better one may have happened since then, or it includes up to the present.
adverbs - About "best" , "the best" , and "most" - English Language ...
18 Dec 2025 at 6:20pm
Both sentences could mean the same thing, however I like you best. I like chocolate best, better than anything else can be used when what one is choosing from is not specified I like you the best. Between chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry, I like vanilla the best can be used when choosing from some choices.
how to use ?best? as adverb? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
21 Dec 2025 at 4:08pm
Your example already shows how to use "best" as an adverb. It is also a superlative, like "greatest", or "highest", so just as you would use it as an adjective to show that something is the ultimate example of it's kind when used as an adverb you do so to indicate that the adjective it precedes is to the highest degree possible. In your example "experienced" is the past tense of the verb to ...
expressions - "it's best" - how should it be used? - English Language ...
18 Dec 2025 at 2:02pm
It's best that he bought it yesterday. or It's good that he bought it yesterday. 2a has a quite different meaning, implying that what is being approved of is not that the purchase be made, but that he is the one to make it. 3 "It's best (if) he (not) buy it tomorrow." is not a subjunctive form, and some options do not work well.
"better" vs "best" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
21 Dec 2025 at 1:44pm
The second sentence, as you said, contains a superlative, "best." In English, unlike in some other languages such as Spanish, the superlative does not require a definite article. In fact, it would actually sound weird to say, "It is the best to stay here." The second sentence means this: It is better to stay here than anywhere else.
superlatives - "plural" + are/were + "one" of the best + - English ...
14 Dec 2025 at 12:17am
Consider the phrase "one of" as a synonym for "among". This way, your sentence reads: " Honda and Toyate are among the best selling cars in the US " I hope this clarifies this particular usage. As for the superlative nature, typically in English the meaning of superlative is slightly augmented by the use of determiners.
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