besting
present participle ofbest
best
verb[T]
formaluk/best/us/best/todefeatsomeone in afightorcompetition:
He bested hisopponentin just tworounds.
Synonyms
outdo
outflank
trump
Winning and defeating
- annihilate
- annihilation
- bank
- be gunning forsomeoneidiom
- be one in the eye forsomeoneidiom
- convincing
- moral victory
- move/go in for the killidiom
- near thing
- outclass
- outcompete
- sew
- slaughter
- sweep
- sweep the boardidiom
- takesomeonedown
- takesomeoneto the cleaner'sidiom
- takesomethingapart
- takedown
- thrash
Examplesofbesting
besting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
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Vale had remedied their scoring trouble, with five players allbestingthe previous season's top scorer tally of five goals.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After her victory,besting36 other contestants, she competed in several more international pageants.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He emerges trim and in top form, easilybestinghis opponent in the ring.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He has no concerns outside ofbestinganyone unfortunate enough to cross his path.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At season's end, he had 25 home runs,bestingthe previous record by four.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bestingthe lady's huntsmaster in a spear-throwing contest raises him higher in her estimation and gains him a place in her bed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Such a relativist extreme, rather thanbestingextreme universalism, has equally dangerous implications.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A record number of 752 words were used in the competition,bestingthe prior year's record of 718.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They won the grand prize,besting600 other entrants.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Donoher-coached teams were noted for their discipline, tenacity, and sound fundamentals, frequentlybestingteams with greater athleticism.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He also thinks of his battles as chess games, at which he is a masterful player, alwaysbestingany opponent who played against him.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Gorchakova set a new world record,bestingthe old one by more than 2.5 metres.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He would go on to record a four-game home run streak,bestinghis total of home runs from the previous season (3 in 88 games played).
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