better
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(r) 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
- better suited to the job
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(a) (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
- a better type of car
- a suit with a better fit
- a better chance of success
- produced a better mousetrap
- she's better in math than in history
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(r) from a position of superiority or authority
- father knows best
- I know better.
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(a) (comparative of "good") changed for the better in health or fitness
- her health is better now
- I feel better
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(s) (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
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(s) more than half
- argued for the better part of an hour
Nouns
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(n) something superior in quality or condition or effect
- a change for the better
- (n) someone who bets bettor, wagerer, punter,
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(n) a superior person having claim to precedence
- the common man has been kept in his place by his betters
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(n) the superior one of two alternatives
- chose the better of the two
Verbs
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(v) surpass in excellence
- She bettered her own record
- break a record
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(v) to make better
- The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
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(v) get better
- The weather improved toward evening