Better
adjectiveAdjective
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
“it would be better to speak to him”
Similar:Best(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
“her health is better now”
“I feel better”
(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”
more than half
“argued for the better part of an hour”
Noun
a superior person having claim to precedence
“the common man has been kept in his place by his betters”
Type of:SuperiorHigher-upSuperordinatesomething superior in quality or condition or effect
“a change for the better”
Type of:GoodGoodnessthe superior one of two alternatives
“chose the better of the two”
Type of:GoodGoodnesssomeone who bets
Verb
surpass in excellence
“She bettered her own record”
Similar:BreakType of:SurpassExceedOutdoget better
Type of:Turnto make better
Type of:AlterChangeModify
Adverb
from a position of superiority or authority
“I know better.”
Similar:Best
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