Better - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbetər|  American pronunciation of the word better
Brit.  |ˈbetə|  British pronunciation of the word better
- this word is used as a comparative form of the adjective well

noun

- something superior in quality or condition or effect
a change for the better
- someone who bets (syn: bettor, punter)
- a superior person having claim to precedence
the common man has been kept in his place by his betters
- the superior one of two alternatives
chose the better of the two

verb

- surpass in excellence (syn: break)
She bettered her own record
- to make better (syn: ameliorate, amend, improve, meliorate)
- get better (syn: ameliorate, improve, meliorate)

adjective

- (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable (syn: best)
it would be better to speak to him
- more than half
argued for the better part of an hour

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
- from a position of superiority or authority (syn: best)
I know better.

Extra examples

Her second book is better than her first one.

This one is no better than that one.

She's a better golfer than I am.

He's a better singer than he is an actor.

He's much better with children now that he's a father himself.

The weather is better today than it was yesterday.

They came up with a better solution to the problem.

Don't you have something better to do than to watch TV all day?

Her work wasn't that good at first, but it's getting better.

Her work just keeps getting better and better.

They are trying to better the lives of working people.

She sings better than I do.

He sings better than he acts.

He knows the story much better than you do.

Her paintings have become better known in recent years.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: better
he/she/it: betters
present participle: bettering
past tense: bettered
past participle: bettered
noun
singular: better
plural: betters
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