THE BEST OF BOTH (OR ALL POSSIBLE) WORLDS

Meaning of THE BEST OF BOTH (OR ALL POSSIBLE) WORLDS in English

the best of both ( or all possible) worlds

the benefits of widely differing situations, enjoyed at the same time.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

BOTH — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES both sexes (= both men and women ) ▪ People of both sexes buy her …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOTH — ambi. BOTH - AND -: é ... é
English interlingue dictionary
POSSIBLE — I. ˈpäsəbəl adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin possibilis, from posse to be …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOTH — I. ˈbōth adjective Etymology: Middle English bothe, bathe, from Old Norse bāthir, adjective & pron.; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEST — I. ˈbest adjective, superlative of good Etymology: Middle English, adjective & adverb, from Old English betst; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORLDS — plural of world
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POSSIBLE — (a.) Capable of existing or occurring, or of being conceived or thought of; able to happen; capable of being done; …
Английский словарь Webster
POSSIBLE — ( a. ) Capable of existing or occurring, or of being conceived or thought of; able to happen; capable of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POSSIBLE — /pos"euh beuhl/ , adj. 1. that may or can be, exist, happen, be done, be used, etc.: a disease with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOTH — /bohth/ , adj. 1. one and the other; two together: He met both sisters. Both performances were canceled. pron. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEST — /best/ , adj., superl. of good with better as compar. 1. of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALL — /awl/ , adj. 1. the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOTH — I. ˈbōth pronoun, plural in construction Etymology: Middle English bothe, probably from Old Norse bāthir; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEST — I. ˈbest adjective, superlative of good Etymology: Middle English, from Old English betst; akin to Old English bōt remedy — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POSSIBLE — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin possibilis, from posse to be able, from potis, pote able + esse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOTH — conj as well; not only; equally. 2. both (·adj or ·pron) the one and the other; the two; the pair, …
Webster English vocab
BEST — vt to get the better of. 2. best ·adj most; largest; as, the best part of a week. 3. best …
Webster English vocab
POSSIBLE — [pos.si.ble] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L possibilis, fr. posse to be able, fr. potis, pote able + esse to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOTH — [both] pron, pl in constr [ME bothe, fr. ON bathir; akin to OHG beide both] (12c): the one as well …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEST — [best] adj, superlative of good [ME, fr. OE betst; akin to OE bot remedy--more at better] (bef. 12c) 1: excelling …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POSSIBLE — possible BrE AmE ˈpɒs əb ə l -ɪb- AmE \ ˈpɑːs- ▷ possible|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POSSIBLE — / ˈpɒsəbl; NAmE ˈpɑːs-/ adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. [ not usually before noun ] that can be done …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOTH — / bəʊθ; NAmE boʊθ/ determiner , pronoun 1. used with plural nouns to mean 'the two' or 'the one as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEST — / best; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective (superlative of good ) 1. of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALL — / ɔːl; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner 1. (used with plural nouns. The noun may have …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSSIBLE — I. pos ‧ si ‧ ble 1 S1 W1 /ˈpɒsəb ə l, ˈpɒsɪb ə l $ ˈpɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOTH — I. both 1 S1 W1 /bəʊθ $ boʊθ/ BrE AmE determiner , predeterminer , pronoun 1 . used to talk …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEST — I. best 1 S1 W1 /best/ BrE AmE adjective [superlative of good] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: betst ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ALL — I. all 1 S1 W1 /ɔːl $ ɒːl/ BrE AmE determiner , predeterminer , pronoun 1 . the whole of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POSSIBLE — adj. & n. --adj. 1 capable of existing or happening; that may be managed, achieved, etc. (came as early as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOTH — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. & pron. the two, not only one (both boys; both the boys; both of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEST — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (superl. of GOOD) of the most excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (my best …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALL — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a the whole amount, quantity, or extent of (waited all day; all his life; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POSSIBLE — adj. & n. adj. 1 capable of existing or happening; that may be managed, achieved, etc. (came as early as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOTH — adj., pron., & adv. adj. & pron. the two, not only one (both boys; both the boys; both of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEST — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. (superl. of GOOD) of the most excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (my best …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ALL — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a the whole amount, quantity, or extent of (waited all day; all his life; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POSSIBLE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. capable of existing or happening; that may be managed, achieved, etc. (came as early as …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
BOTH — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. & pron. the two, not only one (both boys; both the boys; both of the …
Oxford English vocab
BEST — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (superl. of GOOD) of the most excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (my best …
Oxford English vocab
ALL — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. a the whole amount, quantity, or extent of (waited all day; all his life; …
Oxford English vocab
POSSIBLE — ( possibles) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If it is possible …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOTH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use both when you are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Best is the superlative of good …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALL — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use all to indicate that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOTH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ when you are …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
POSSIBLE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a possible explanation ▪ Can anyone think of a possible explanation for why this …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEST — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES at best...at worst ▪ Choosing the right software can be time-consuming at best and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORLDS — [plural] [noun]They are worlds apart (= completely opposed) in their political views.
Cambridge English vocab
POSSIBLE — (UNCERTAIN) [adjective] [+ (that) clause; not gradable] - that might or might not happenIt's possible (that) Mira might turn up …
Cambridge English vocab
BOTH — [predeterminer], determiner, [pronoun] - (referring to) two people or things togetherBoth my parents are journalists.Her interest in the newspaper business …
Cambridge English vocab
BEST — (EXCELLENT) [noun] [U] - the most excellent in a group of things or peopleMy tastes are simple - I only …
Cambridge English vocab
POSSIBLE — Synonyms and related words : accomplishable, achievable, admissible, advisable, algorismic, algorithmic, aliquot, attainable, available, between the lines, cardinal, cogitable, conceivable, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOTH — See: CUT BOTH WAYS, PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES.
Slang English vocab
BEST — See: AS BEST ONE CAN, AT BEST, FOR THE BEST, GET THE BETTER OF or GET THE BEST OF, HAD …
Slang English vocab

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