[せいぜい, seizei] (adv) at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much (far) as possible; (P) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Best \Best\, n.
Utmost; highest endeavor or state; most nearly perfect thing,
or being, or action; as, to do one's best; to the best of our
ability.
[1913 Webster]
{At best}, in the utmost degree or extent applicable to the
case; under the most favorable circumstances; as, life is
at best very short.
{For best}, finally. [Obs.] "Those constitutions . . . are
now established for best, and not to be mended." --Milton.
{To get the best of}, to gain an advantage over, whether
fairly or unfairly.
{To make the best of}.
(a) To improve to the utmost; to use or dispose of to the
greatest advantage. "Let there be freedom to carry their
commodities where they can make the best of them."
--Bacon.
(b) To reduce to the least possible inconvenience; as, to
make the best of ill fortune or a bad bargain.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
at best
adv 1: under the best of conditions; "at best we'll lose only
the money" [syn: {at best}, {at the best}] [ant: {at the
worst}, {at worst}]
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