Meanings
nounpersonal best (plural personal bests)
plural personal bests
- A person's best ever performance at some task to date.
His personal best was a seven-minute mile.
Synonyms: personal record
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person's best ever performance at some task to date.
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Finnish henkilökohtainen ennätys
- henkilökohtainen ennätysperson's best performance at a task
French record personnel
- record personnelperson's best performance at a task
German persönliche Bestleistung, persönlicher Rekord
- persönliche Bestleistungperson's best performance at a task
- persönlicher Rekordperson's best performance at a task
Polish osobisty rekord, życiówka
- osobisty rekordperson's best performance at a task
- życiówkaperson's best performance at a task
Swedish personbästa, pers
- personbästaperson's best performance at a task
- persperson's best performance at a task
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personal best. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personal%20best
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“personal best.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personal%20best. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “personal best,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personal%20best.
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