Better

/ˈbɛt.ə/ · adjective

Meaning

comparative degree of good and well.

Definitions by Sense

1. comparative degree of good and well
2. Greater in amount or quantity
3. Greater or lesser (whichever is seen as more advantageous), in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
4. Healed or recovered from an injury or illness.
5. comparative form of well: more well
6. An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.
7. (modal, auxiliary verb, colloquial) Had better.
8. (transitive) To improve.

Example Sentences

How are you? ~ A little better, thanks.

Badger: You think you're better than other people. Mal: Just the ones I'm better than.

“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.”

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.

We can't go to the zoo today because you're sick; let's go when you're all better.

The engine runs better now that I've given it some oil.

I could never better stead thee than now.[…]

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Word Forms

• good
• well
• betterer
• best
• betterest
• betters
• bettering
• bettered
• no-table-tags
• glossary
• better
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