bes
1 Americannoun
noun
abbreviation
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The possible has long been the domain of science fiction, a genre that thrives on could bes and not yets.
From Slate • Jan. 5, 2016
“I does de bes I kin,” she said.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
![]()
Lastly, the Venetians divide the bes into eight unciae.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
There is nothing within him to rely upon but doubts, fears, and may bes.
From Talkers With Illustrations by Bate, John
W'en d' King's son he come Wes', All d' womans dress hup, wash d' baby face; An' d' mans put hon he's bes'.
From Derby Day in the Yukon and Other Poems of the "Northland" by Bill, Yukon
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.