Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make the best of one's way

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: make the best of one's way
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

1

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To go by the best possible route.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"[…] you, in this case, are to abandon all thoughts of returning by the northern passage, and are to make the best of your way home-ward, by Cape Horn."
"Having uttered this soliloquy, and looked after Job till he was to be seen no more, Mr. Weller made the best of his way to his master’s bedroom."
"Thoroughly exhausted by our exertions, we made the best of our way back to the platform, and throwing ourselves upon the bed of leaves, slept sweetly and soundly for some hours."

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

makes the best of one's way (present, singular) making the best of one's way (participle, present) made the best of one's way (participle, past) made the best of one's way (past)

Questions

What does make the best of one's way mean?: To go by the best possible route.

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