"make the best of" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: makes the best of [present, singular, third-person], making the best of [participle, present], made the best of [participle, past], made the best of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> the best of}} make the best of (third-person singular simple present makes the best of, present participle making the best of, simple past and past participle made the best of)
  1. (idiomatic) to derive what limited advantage one can (from an unpleasant outcome or situation) Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-make_the_best_of-en-verb-P2F52PDw
  2. (idiomatic) to use (a resource) as well as possible; to be resourceful Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-make_the_best_of-en-verb-Tc1m2A82 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86

Inflected forms

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