give one's best

verb

To wish (someone) well

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give one's allgo all outdo one's bestgive full measure
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Meanings

verbgive one's best (third-person singular simple present gives one's best, present participle giving one's best, simple past gave one's best, past participle given one's best)

present singular third person gives one's best · participle present giving one's best · past gave one's best · participle past given one's best

  1. transitiveTo wish (someone) well

    "Thank you. Please give her my best." "I will."

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  2. intransitiveSynonym of give one's all.

    Synonyms: give one's all

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of give one's all.

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give one's all

More synonyms by meaning

verbperform a task as well as possible

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go all outdo one's bestgive full measure
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doperform
Also see
do one's bestgo all out

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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