English dictionary
better
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- (comparative and superlative of ‘well’) wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
adjective
- (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
adjective
- (comparative of ‘good’) changed for the better in health or fitness
adjective
- more than half
adverb
- comparative of ‘well’; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.
adverb
- from a position of superiority or authority
noun
- something superior in quality or condition or effect
noun
- the superior one of two alternatives
noun
- a superior person having claim to precedence
noun
- someone who bets
verb
- get better
verb
- to make better
verb
- surpass in excellence
Example sentences
it would be better to speak to him
the White House thought it best not to respond
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
her health is better now
I feel better
argued for the better part of an hour
She had never sung better
a deed better left undone
better suited to the job
father knows best
I know better.
a change for the better
chose the better of the two
the common man has been kept in his place by his betters
The weather improved toward evening
The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
She bettered her own record
break a record