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▸ noun: the superior one of two alternatives ("Chose the better of the two")
▸ noun: one having claim to precedence; a superior ("The common man has been kept in his place by his betters")
▸ noun: someone who bets
▸ verb: surpass in excellence ("She bettered her own record")
▸ verb: get better
▸ verb: to make better
▸ adjective: more than half ("Argued for the better part of an hour")
▸ 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")
▸ 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 ("I know better.")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #58473)
▸ Also see wells
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▸ noun: the superior one of two alternatives ("Chose the better of the two")
▸ noun: one having claim to precedence; a superior ("The common man has been kept in his place by his betters")
▸ noun: someone who bets
▸ verb: surpass in excellence ("She bettered her own record")
▸ verb: get better
▸ verb: to make better
▸ adjective: more than half ("Argued for the better part of an hour")
▸ 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")
▸ 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 ("I know better.")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #58473)
▸ Also see wells
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to better
▸ Usage examples for better
▸ Idioms related to better (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing better
▸ Popular nouns described by better
▸ Words that often appear near better
▸ Rhymes of better
▸ Invented words related to better