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second best

also second-best
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Second best is used to describe something that is not as good as the best thing of its kind but is better than allthe other things of that kind.
He put on his second-best suit.
We polished and wore our second-best boots.
2. adjective
You can use second best to describe something that you have to accept even though you would have preferred something else.
...a messy, second-best solution.
He refused to settle for anything that was second best.
Second best is also a noun.
Oatmeal is a good second best.

second best in British English

or second-best (ˈsɛkənd bɛst)
noun
1. 
an inferior alternative
Don't settle for second best.
2.  a good second best
adjective
3. 
not as good as the best thing of its kind but better than all the other things of that kind
We polished and wore our second-best boots.
It's his second-best novel.
He put on his second best suit.
4. 
not ideal; not meeting all your wishes; inferior
a second-best choice
a second-best solution
a messy, second-best solution
He refused to settle for anything that was second best.
adverb
5.  to come off second best

second-best in British English

adjective
1. 
next to the best
2.  come off second best
noun second best
3. 
an inferior alternative

second best in American English

something next in quality below the first; something next to the best
Derived forms
second-best (ˈsecˈond-best)
adjective

Examples of 'second best' in a sentence
second best

She was wearing her second best boots: they were more worn and slid better.
Haines, Pamela THE GOLDEN LION
So I have to make do with second best but, as the saying goes, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
MacNeill, Alistair ALASTAIR MCLEAN'S 'NIGHT WATCH'
For a moment he caught himself wondering if she didn't like coming second best, even to dead Alan.
Richard Francis PROSPECT HILL (2003)
I know what it's like to be deeply in love, but when it came right down to it, I realized I couldn't accept second best.
Debbie Macomber ANGELS EVERYWHERE (2002)
Do you feel second-best to his wife in life rather than death?
The Sun (2008)
Tell him that knowing he has secrets on his camera makes you feel second-best and that you need reassurance.
The Sun (2011)
But the English ace insists he is only the second-best player at his club!
The Sun (2010)
It's no consolation being the second-best team.
The Sun (2011)
They maintain the top flight's second-best disciplinary record.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
City arrived boasting the second-best defensive record in the Championship.
The Sun (2006)
He left her that "second-best bed '.
Rodney Bolt HISTORY PLAY: The Lives and After-life of Christopher Marlowe (2004)

In other languages
second best

British English: second best ADJECTIVE
Second best is used to describe something that is not as good as the best thing of its kind but is better than all the other things of that kind.
He put on his second-best suit.
  • American English: second best
  • Brazilian Portuguese: segundo melhor
  • Chinese: 第二好的
  • European Spanish: segundo mejor
  • French: presque le meilleur
  • German: zweitbeste
  • Italian: secondo per qualità
  • Japanese: 次位の
  • Korean: 두 번째로 가장 좋은
  • European Portuguese: segundo melhor
  • Latin American Spanish: segundo mejor
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