better
adjective
- 1
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
it would be better to speak to him
the White House thought it best not to respond
- 2
(comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din
a better coat
- 3
(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
her health is better now
I feel better
- 4
more than half
argued for the better part of an hour
adverb
- 1
comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.
She had never sung better
a deed better left undone
noun
- 1
something superior in quality or condition or effect
a change for the better
- 2
the superior one of two alternatives
chose the better of the two
- 3
a superior person having claim to precedence
the common man has been kept in his place by his betters
- 4
someone who bets
verb
- 1
get better
The weather improved toward evening
- 2
to make better
The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
- 3
surpass in excellence
She bettered her own record
break a record
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