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better
(comparative and superlative of ‘well’) wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
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adjective
(comparative and superlative of ‘well’) wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
“it would be better to speak to him”
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
“You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din”
adjective
(comparative of ‘good’) changed for the better in health or fitness
“her health is better now”
adjective
more than half
“argued for the better part of an hour”
adverb
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”
adverb
from a position of superiority or authority
“father knows best”
noun
something superior in quality or condition or effect
“a change for the better”
noun
the superior one of two alternatives
“chose the better of the two”
noun
a superior person having claim to precedence
“the common man has been kept in his place by his betters”
noun
someone who bets
verb
get better
“The weather improved toward evening”
verb
to make better
“The editor improved the manuscript with his changes”
verb
surpass in excellence
“She bettered her own record”
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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
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