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Definitions of 'better'  

1. (noun) better
something superior in quality or condition or effect
"a change for the better"

2. (noun) bettor, better, wagerer, punter
someone who bets

3. (noun) better
a superior person having claim to precedence
"the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"

4. (adj) better
the superior one of two alternatives
"chose the better of the two"

5. (adj) 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"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history"

6. (adj) better
(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
"her health is better now"; "I feel better"

7. (adj) better(p), best(p)
(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"

8. (verb) better
more than half
"argued for the better part of an hour"

9. (verb) better, break
surpass in excellence
"She bettered her own record"; "break a record"

10. (verb) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
to make better
"The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

11. (adverb) better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
get better
"The weather improved toward evening"

12. (adverb) better
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"

13. (adverb) better, best
from a position of superiority or authority
"father knows best"; "I know better."


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