You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 28.

Today’s word is best, spelled b-e-s-t.

best /best/ verb [transitive]

to be better or more successful than someone else at doing something SYN outdo

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

He bested his opponent in just two rounds.

They were bested by their opponents.

Democrats are aware of that history and built an unprecedented turnout operation for these runoffs, hoping to best the Republicans’ own aggressive effort.

— Cameron Mcwhirter, WSJ, "Georgians Vote in Runoff Races That Will Determine Senate Control," 5 Jan. 2021

Those absentee and provisional ballots, however, are not enough to best the 77% turnout rate.

— Hannah K. Sparling, The Enquirer, "Ohio voter turnout breaks record with more than 5.8 million votes," 4 Nov. 2020

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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