mieux

Meaning

Adv

1. comparative degree of bien; better
2. superlative degree of bien; best
3. more, -er.

Noun

the best of one's ability, one's best

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mjø/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French mieulx, from Old French mielz, mialz, miels, from Latin melius.

Sentences

On aurait mieux fait de prendre le parapluie avec nous .

We should have taken the umbrella with us.

Ils étaient les mieux placés pour reprendre la municipalité de Berlin .

They were in the best position to take over the municipality of Berlin.

Le clocher de l'église est l'un des mieux conservés de la Saintonge romane .

The church bell tower is one of the best preserved in the Romanesque Saintonge.