better

Meaning

Adj

1. (comparative, form-of) comparative form of good: more good
2. (comparative, form-of) comparative form of well: more well
3. Greater in amount or quantity
4. Greater or lesser (whichever is seen as more advantageous), in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
5. Healed or recovered from an injury or illness.

Adv

comparative form of well: more well

Noun

An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.

Verb

Had better.

Verb

1. (transitive) To improve.
2. (intransitive) To become better; to improve.
3. (transitive) To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
4. (transitive) To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.

Noun

Alternative spelling of bettor.

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good

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Synonyms

improve

ameliorate

best

superior

preferable

rather

meliorate

wagerer

amend

improved

surpass

more

good

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enhance

make better

break

gambler

refine

punter

bettor

upgrade

advantageous

be better

better off

turn around

cure

adjust

higher

Bata

profitable

greater

polish

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grander

bast

get better

more excellent

freshen up

finer

bigger

extreme

excel

beyond

enrich

enlighten

embellish

betting

lucrative

larger

educate

instruct

Translations

meilleur

besser

mejor

mieux

migliore

meglio

beter

mejorar

migliorare

melhor

améliorer

verbessern

melior

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɛtə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: better

Inherited from Old English: betera

Cognate with Sanskrit: भद्र

Cognate with Icelandic: batna

Cognate with German: besser

Inherited from Middle English: beteren

Inherited from Old English: beterian

Cognate with Western Frisian: betterje

Cognate with Dutch: beteren

Cognate with German: bessern

Cognate with Danish: bedre

Cognate with Swedish: bättra

In summary

From Middle English better, bettre, betre, from Old English betera (“better”), from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *batizô (“better”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed-rós, from *bʰed- (“good”).
Cognate with Sanskrit भद्र (bhadrá, “blessed, fortunate, happy, good”) (from *bʰn̥d-ró-s). For Germanic cognates: see Proto-Germanic *batizô. Related to best and battle (“getting better, improving, fruitful, fertile”). Compare also Icelandic batna (“to improve”), bót (“improvement”), German besser. More at batten, boot.
Persian بهتر (behtar) is a false cognate.

Sentences

If you see something you like , take it and make it better .

I think we can do better after the boat sails .

The more people that can participate in the web , the better the Internet , and the world will be .

It was better than the scent of the hookahs .

Love sought is good , but given unsought is better .