better
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- n something superior in quality or condition or effect
a change for the better - n someone who bets
- n a superior person having claim to precedence
the common man has been kept in his place by his betters - n the superior one of two alternatives
chose the better of the two - v surpass in excellence
She bettered her own record - v to make better
- v get better
- 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 - a (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
her health is better now
I feel better - s (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
it would be better to speak to him - s more than half
argued for the better part of an hour - a having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
- s having the normally expected amount
- a morally admirable
- s deserving of esteem and respect
- s promoting or enhancing well-being
- s agreeable or pleasing
- s of moral excellence
- s having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- s thorough
- s with or in a close or intimate relationship
- s financially sound
- s most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- s resulting favorably
- s exerting force or influence
- s capable of pleasing
- s appealing to the mind
- s in excellent physical condition
- s tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
- s not forged
- s not left to spoil
- s generally admired
- a in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; at least I feel well"
- s resulting favorably
- s wise or advantageous and hence advisable
- 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 - r from a position of superiority or authority
I know better. - r (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well')
- r thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form
- r indicating high probability; in all likelihood
- r (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully
- r to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree
- r favorably; with approval
- r to a great extent or degree
- r with great or especially intimate knowledge
- r with prudence or propriety
- r with skill or in a pleasing manner
- r in a manner affording benefit or advantage
- r in financial comfort
- r without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor
- A new study shows that a standardized test of doctor communication skills can help create a nicer, better doctor of the future.
- I think someone with nothing better to do should try to program a textee-post generator.
- Chicago study renews the debate over boys'and girls'ability It is well known that teen-age boys tend to do better at math than girls, that male high school students.