for the best
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fə(ɹ) ðə ˈbɛst/, /ˌfɔ(ɹ) ðə ˈbɛst/
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Prepositional phrase
- Having the best possible outcome eventually.
- It's all for the best.
- I really don’t know what to do for the best.
See also
- for the better
- hope for the best
- blessing in disguise
Further reading
- “be for the best” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “for the best”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “for the best”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.