Sekirov Dictionary

better

UK /ˈbɛt.ə/US [ˈbɛɾ.ɚ]

adjective 5
verb 5
noun 1
forms 7
phrases 10

adjective5

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higher in quality, ability or value than someone or something else
- Badger: You think you're better than other people. Mal: Just the ones I'm better than. — 2002
•
less ill or hurt than before, or completely healthy again
- How are you? ~ A little better, thanks.
•
Healed or recovered from an injury or illness.
- We can't go to the zoo today because you're sick; let's go when you're all better.
•
Greater or lesser (whichever is seen as more advantageous), in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
- The top electric vehicles have a range of 300 kilometres or better.
- Only one swimmer finished the race with a time better than two minutes.
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Greater in amount or quantity
- “The air was still with the lonely thrill of 'now the hour is near' And the smell of sweat was better yet than the awful stench of fear.” — 1972

verb5

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To improve.
- This government will better our society.
- They tried to better themselves by attaining a good education.
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(informal) Had better.
- It's getting late. You better get on home.
- Nobody better hurt any of my kids.
To become better; to improve.
•
To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel; to improve on.
- He summed the whole thing up in a way that I couldn't possibly better.
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To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.
- Weapons more violent, when next we meet, / May serve to better us and worse our foes. — 1667

noun1

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An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.
- He quickly found Ali his better in the ring.

forms

bettered · bettering · bettereth · betters · betterest · betterer · best

Phrases with better

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