better

/bˈɛtɝ/

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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"; "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"
Adjective
(comparative of `good'') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better"
Adjective Satellite
(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"
Adjective Satellite
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"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job"
Adverb
from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better."
Noun
something superior in quality or condition or effect; "a change for the better"
Noun
someone who bets
Noun
a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"
Noun
the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two"
Verb
surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"
Verb
to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
Verb
get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
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