Definitions for better off
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Princeton's WordNet
better off(p)(adj)
in a more fortunate or prosperous condition
"she would have been better off if she had stuck with teaching"; "is better off than his classmate"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
better off(adjective)ˈbɛt ər
living better than
People here are better off than those in the south.
better offˈbɛt ər
indicates what you think the best situation or action would be
She'd be better off without him.; He'd be better off quitting school.
Translations for better off
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
better off(verb)
richer; happier in some way
He'd be better off working as a miner; You'd be better off without him.
- in beter omstandighede weesAfrikaans

- أيْسَرُ حالا، أكْثَرُ غِنىArabic

- бивам по-добреBulgarian

- em melhor situaçãoPortuguese (BR)

- (být) na tom lépe; bohatšíCzech

- besser dranGerman

- bedre stilletDanish

- σε καλύτερη κατάστασηGreek

- en mejor situaciónSpanish

- paremal järjelEstonian

- موفق تر؛ پولدار ترFarsi

- onnellisempiFinnish

- plus riche, mieuxFrench

- לִהיוֹת בְּמָצַב טוֹב יוֹתֵרHebrew

- ज्यादा धनीHindi

- bogatiji, sretnijiCroatian

- jobban jár v. élHungarian

- keadaan lebih baikIndonesian

- betur setturIcelandic

- più riccoItalian

- 一層暮らし向きがよいJapanese

- 부유한Korean

- turtingesnis, laimingesnisLithuanian

- turīgāks; laimīgāksLatvian

- lebih baikMalay

- beter afDutch

- bedre stiltNorwegian

- w lepszej sytuacjiPolish

- موفق تر؛ پولدار ترPersian

- ﭖی سه دارPashto

- em melhor situaçãoPortuguese

- mai bogat; mai fericitRomanian

- более состоятельныйRussian

- (byť) na tom lepšieSlovak

- na boljšemSlovenian

- biti boljeSerbian

- ha det bättreSwedish

- รวยขึ้น; ดีขึ้นThai

- hâli vakti yerindeTurkish

- 過得更好Chinese (Trad.)

- бути в кращому становищіUkrainian

- بر تر کام پر فائز ہوناUrdu

- khấm khá hơnVietnamese

- 境况较好Chinese (Simp.)

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