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List of meaning for better

improved or healthier than before

better(noun)

something superior in quality or condition or effect

"a change for the better"

bettor, better, wagerer, punter(noun)

someone who bets

better(noun)

a superior person having claim to precedence

"the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"

better(adj)

the superior one of two alternatives

"chose the better of the two"

better(adj)

(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"

better(adj)

(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness

"her health is better now"; "I feel better"

better(p), best(p)(adj)

(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"

better(verb)

more than half

"argued for the better part of an hour"

better, break(verb)

surpass in excellence

"She bettered her own record"; "break a record"

better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate(verb)

to make better

"The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate(adverb)

get better

"The weather improved toward evening"

better(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"

better, best(adverb)

from a position of superiority or authority

"father knows best"; "I know better."

to a greater or higher extent

he knows property law better than anyone else

one who is above another in rank, station, or office

be polite to your betters and to your inferiors in equal measure

the more favorable condition or position in a competition

she got the better of her opponents very early in the race

to be greater, better, or stronger than

this year's profits should better last year's by a wide margin

to make better

social workers and reformers trying to better the lives of inner-city residents

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