AT THE BEST OF TIMES

Meaning of AT THE BEST OF TIMES in English

even when the circumstances are very good :

He's never very happy at the best of times—he'll be much worse now!

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

AT THE BEST OF TIMES — see time
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AT THE BEST OF TIMES — see time
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TIMES — preposition Date: 14th century multiplied by
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TIMES — I. (ˌ)tīmz preposition Etymology: Middle English, from plural of time (I) : multiplied by two times two is four II. …
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
AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIMES — (pl. ) of Time
Английский словарь Webster
TIMES — ( pl. ) of Time
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TIMES — /tuymz/ , prep. multiplied by: Two times four is eight. [ 1350-1400; ME; see TIME (def. 21) ]
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
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
TIMES — preposition Date: 14th century : multiplied by two times two is four
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TIMES — pl of time.
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
AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
Webster English vocab
TIMES — ~ (following a number) expressing multiplication. → time ———————— ~ ■ verb ( ~es , ~ing , ~ed ) informal …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TIMES — [times] prep (14c): multiplied by "two ~ two is four"
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
TIMES — Times BrE AmE taɪmz ▶ ˌ Times ˈ Roman BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TIMES — / taɪmz; NAmE / 1. preposition ( informal ) multiplied by : Five times two is / equals ten (= …
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
TIMES — I. times 1 /taɪmz/ BrE AmE preposition multiplied by: two times two equals four (2 x 2 = 4) II. …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TIMES — Times, The BrE AmE trademark 1 . an old and famous British daily newspaper. The Times is a serious paper, …
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
AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEST — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (superl. of GOOD) of the most excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (my best …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEST — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. (superl. of GOOD) of the most excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (my best …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEST — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (superl. of GOOD) of the most excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (my best …
Oxford English vocab
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
AT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIMES — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES biblical times ▪ The disease dates back to biblical times . changing times (= …
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
TIMES — (HISTORY) [plural] [noun] - another word for time (HISTORICAL PERIOD)
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
TIMES — Synonyms and related words : affairs, circumstances, concerns, condition of things, conditions, contemporaneity, contemporaneousness, dealings, doings, goings-on, historical present, life, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEST — See: AS BEST ONE CAN, AT BEST, FOR THE BEST, GET THE BETTER OF or GET THE BEST OF, HAD …
Slang English vocab
TIMES — n. pl. 1. Seasons, spells. 2. Periods, epochs, ages. 3. State of things ( at a particular period ), general …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
TIMES — See ↑ COUNT/CALCULATE 6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ at all times • ↑ at times • ↑ behind the times • …
Longman Activator English vocab
BEST — INDEX: 1. better than all others 2. the best people or things in a group 3. the best part of …
Longman Activator English vocab
BEST — See ↑ BEST 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ All the best/Best wishes/With best wishes • ↑ as best you can • …
Longman Activator English vocab
BEST — n. 25B6; adjective the best hotel in Paris : FINEST, greatest, top, foremost, leading, pre-eminent, premier, prime, first, chief, principal, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TIMES — a British national daily newspaper, the oldest in England. It was first published (as the Daily Universal Register ) in …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
TIMES — Таймс (ежедневная газета консервативного направления; имеет широкую сеть собственных корреспондентов за рубежом; тир. ок. 432 тыс. экз.; издаётся в Лондоне; …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
BEST — adj. 1 superlative, unexcelled, finest, pre-eminent, first, superb, unsurpassed, superior, excellent, paramount, first-rate, Colloq A-1, A-one Henry VIII was the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BEST — See: AS BEST ONE CAN, AT BEST, FOR THE BEST, GET THE BETTER OF or GET THE BEST OF, HAD …
Словарь английских идиом
TIMES — mites
Anagrams English vocabulary
TIMES — (C-, D-, M-days end at 2400 hours Universal Time (Zulu time) and are assumed to be 24 hours long for …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
BEST — I noun BAD : We all made our best to see that they enjoyed themselves. GOOD : We all did …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TIMES — время base times height ≈ произведение основания на высоту many times used ≈ многоразовый schedule of operating times ≈ график …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEST — самое лучшее, высшая степень (чего-л) выходное платье - Sunday * праздничное платье лучшие люди; наиболее квалифицированные, знающие работники - he …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AT — I (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) предл. 1) (самое общее значение нахождения в некоторой точке пространства) у, в, за, на He …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TIMES — Хронологическая таблица
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TIMES — Хронологическая Таблица
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TIMES — Раз
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TIMES — Век
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BEST — best.ogg 1. best n 1. самое лучшее, высшая степень ( чего-л. ) 2. выходное платье Sunday best - праздничное /лучшее/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AT — at.ogg æt (полная форма); ət (редуцированная форма) prep 1. в пространственном значении указывает на 1> нахождение около какого-л. предмета у, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TIMES — (n) времена; раз
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BEST — 1. best n 1. самое лучшее, высшая степень ( чего-л. ) 2. выходное платье Sunday best - праздничное /лучшее/ платье …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AT — prep 1. в пространственном значении указывает на 1> нахождение около какого-л. предмета у, около at the door the window, the …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BEST — 1. прил. ; превосх. ст. от good 1) лучший, наилучший среди подобных вещей, людей, явлений и т. п. - по …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AT — I æt ( полная форма ); ət ( редуцированная форма ) предл. 1) ( самое общее значение нахождения в некоторой …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BEST — 1. прил.; превосх. ст. от good 1) лучший, наилучший среди подобных вещей, людей, явлений и т. п. - по самым разным …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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