look one's best in English

Forms: looks one's best [present, singular, third-person], looking one's best [participle, present], looked one's best [participle, past], looked one's best [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} look one's best (third-person singular simple present looks one's best, present participle looking one's best, simple past and past participle looked one's best)

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      "form": "looks one's best",
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    {
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    {
      "form": "looked one's best",
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        "To have one's best possible appearance."
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    {
      "form": "looks one's best",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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        "past"
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"look one's best" meaning in English

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