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better English

Meaning better meaning

What does better mean?
Definitions in simple English

better Verb

— To improve. I intend to better my situation by going back to school.

better Noun

— Another way to spell bettor. — Someone or something who is superior to another. I thought I was the best around, but I found my better when I played John.

better

— adjective (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 — adverb 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 — adjective (comparative of 'good') changed for the better in health or fitness her health is better now I feel better — adjective (= best) (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 — adverb (= best) from a position of superiority or authority father knows best I know better. — verb (= break) surpass in excellence She bettered her own record break a record — verb (= improve) to make better The editor improved the manuscript with his changes — verb (= improve) get better The weather improved toward evening — noun something superior in quality or condition or effect a change for the better — noun the superior one of two alternatives chose the better of the two — noun a superior person having claim to precedence the common man has been kept in his place by his betters — adjective more than half argued for the better part of an hour — noun (= bettor) someone who bets

Synonyms better synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as better?

better English » English

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Topics better topics

What do people use better to talk about?
States Quality Good

Better
Person Healthy Sick

Recover from sickness
Language and thought Want Influence

Advise
Person Healthy

Treat disease
Language and thought Emotion Feel good Like, love

Prefer
States Quantity All

Most, almost all
States Quality Type, kind Compare

Same

Conjugation better conjugation

How do you conjugate better?

better · verb

Examples better examples

How do I use better in a sentence?

Simple sentences

You're in better shape than I am.
I don't know what to say to make you feel better.
Better late than never.
You'd better start now.
You'd better set off at once.
You'd better see a doctor and get a shot.
You're old enough to know better.
Do you have better quality ones?
Betty could sing better.
You'd better give up smoking.
This medicine will make you feel much better.
I have nothing better to do.
I don't have anything better to do.
Whatever I do, she says I can do better.
No matter what I do, she says I can do better.
Better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you're not.
What you don't have is better than what you do have.
A known mistake is better than an unknown truth.
The sooner, the better.
We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse.
I can't do any better.
You should know better than to ask a lady her age.

Movie subtitles

Let's figure out a better use for this special zone of yours.
There's no better metaphor for the relentless shift of global power than the clock.
You're showing off your technology is better than theirs.
The English got better stimulants, too.
Nothing could better symboIise the transition of power from East to West.
The kind of economically driven civilization that today seems to be working rather better in the East.
Are you a Star Wars guy or are you a Star Trek guy? I wanna know everything about you. Personally I like Star Wars, but I'm willing to like Star Trek if you think it's better?
Nothing is better!
How is this supposed to make things better for us?
It's even better than I could've imagined!
Kepler's findings are crucial, because the more potential homes it finds, the better the chance life might exist outside our little Earth.
And if he's not, you got a better chance of winning.
I want to get to know the girls a bit better.
Something more permanent would be nice, you know, even a rock would be better.
We became usedto it and knew no better than the Sun stood at the Centre and we orbited around it.
We were still in a scientific environment, so I could not have imagined any better place to hide.
So, he took everything apart and spent a year building a better receiver.
Naouel's a better cook.
You treat that child better than your own.
No one can better explain it to you.
Never better.
I had better things back in prison.
If you don't want to go back to prison for 100 years, you better get me some intel on the Tooth Fairy.
Looks better than I thought.
Because I'm not leaving until you're better.
And he's almost better.
Just one class a day for now, but he's getting better every day.
I'd better go talk to Mary on this one.
And all that's going to happen to Johnny is he's going to miss a math quiz. How's that going to make him a better kid?
This just gets better and better.
And what if all those things not only went away, but everything else got even better?
If you're looking for friends, you can do a lot better than Derek.
If this is some kind of sick training session, you better. you better tell me!
You better tell me! I'm sorry.
We better go now.
I was just gonna try and make things better, and, like, apologize, and just wanted to let her know that I didn't, you know, I didn't want to screw anything up or make anything awkward for her.

News and current affairs

They wanted better housing, education, and free health care for all.
Expansion will also create a better Europe because enlargement widens the territory in which countries are committed to NATO's political values, including individual rights as well as the rights of minorities.
In the post-colonial period, the methods are better disguised.
We could all be morally better, but it is clear that this traditional approach cannot take us much further.
It is not as if people would suddenly begin to behave better if we just gave them more facts and statistics, or better arguments.
But it is also true that although some people are eager to take pills that make them feel better or think faster, it is not so obvious that people would really want to take pills that would make them morally better.
It is not clear that people really want to be morally better.
But it is better to begin the ethical discussion too early than too late.
If compensation for wrongs to the Palestinians was to be the guiding principle, there were always better ways of going about it than to found a rickety, poverty-ridden new country dependent on foreign aid.
But British policy towards the EU has often led to worse rather than better relations among member states.
Kuchma has not suddenly converted to the view that parliamentary democracies are better than presidential ones.
Luckily, there has never been a better time for the West--particularly the EU--to nudge Ukraine back from the brink.
Sure, some might argue that inflation-indexed bonds offer a better and more direct inflation hedge than gold.
Yet, history is unfair, and the US, despite its greater responsibility for today's global crisis, may emerge in better shape than most countries from the morass.
In better shape, but not alone.
The result is a grain yield (for example, maize) that is roughly one-third less than what could be achieved with better farm inputs.
The Euro-skepticism problem can be tackled only if the Union itself starts to perform better, and is seen to be doing so.
That doesn't mean that we are advocating a move to socialism; we want better and smarter regulation, not regulation for its own sake.
Should we use our growing scientific understanding of the basis of human morality to try to make people morally better?
Of course, democratization does not automatically guarantee better behavior on the world stage.
And matters are little better on the other side of the Atlantic.
Investment in statistical capacity would help governments and businesses worldwide to make better policy decisions, based on a more accurate accounting of the associated costs and benefits.
Together, governments, civil society, international organizations, and the private sector can improve the availability and quality of finance for development, and shape a better future for all.

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