Best

best Best beśt English thumb|Best station in the Netherlands Etymology From en de Beste a river in Germany or from en xno beste beast. Pronunciation en /bɛst/ en en-us-best.ogg US en ɛst 1 Proper noun ~ s en. en US officer having a ‘mild anxiety attack’ took ambulance meant for man shot by police w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/12/us-officer-anxiety-attack-ambulance-police-shooting 2026-03-12 Dyshan Best, 39, was shot in the back last year as he fled from officers in Bridgeport, Connecticut. A report released this week by the state’s inspector general found that the shooting was justified because Best had a gun in his hand and the officer pursuing him had reasons to fear for his own safety. https://web.archive.org/web/20260312125427/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/12/us-officer-anxiety-attack-ambulance-police-shooting en village/and/mun in p:suf/North Brabant c/Netherlands. Anagrams en best BTEs Bets bets Dutch Alternative forms nl Bèèst dialect form Etymology First attested as est in 1307. Etymology nl unknown. One proposal links the toponym to nl bast bark, rind with collectivising suffix -t, but it is impossible to conclusively prove or disprove this hypothetical etymology. Pronunciation nl /bɛst/ nl Nl-best.ogg nl Best nl ɛst 1 nl best Proper noun n nl town/and/municipality p/North Brabant c/Netherlands nl Klompengat<qq:Carnival nickname> nl Aarle Batadorp Vleut Derived terms nl Bestenaar nl Bests nl Naastenbest nl Verrenbest References