beter

Sentences

Wat we beter samen kunnen doen , moeten we samen doen .

What we could do better together, we should.

Drie weken later voelde hij
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zich al veel beter .

Three weeks later, he was feeling much better.

Ik denk dat wij , het publiek , beter verdienen .

I think we, the public, deserve a bit better.

Het gehakt van de beenhouwer in de straat is beter dan het gehakt van de supermarkt .

The minced meat from the butcher in the street is better than the minced meat from the supermarket.

Goed
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, beter en best zijn voorbeelden van de vergelijkende trappen .

Good, better and best are examples of the comparative stairs.

Is de consument beter af met de nieuwe privacywet?

Is the consumer better off with the new privacy law?

Meaning

👍

goed

beteren

to improve, to become/make better

daha iyi

meglio di

افضل

migliore

احسن

meglio

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbeːtər/

Inherited from Middle Dutch

Inherited from Old Dutch

Cognate with Low German

Cognate with Western Frisian

Cognate with English

Cognate with German

Cognate with Danish

Cognate with Swedish

In summary

From Middle Dutch beter, from Old Dutch betiro, from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *batizô, comparative of *gōdaz. Cognate with Low German beter, West Frisian better, English better, German besser, Danish bedre, Swedish bättre.

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