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Meaning of better
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
better
adv 1: 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"
2: from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows
best"; "I know better." [syn: {better}, {best}]
adj 1: (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"
[ant: {worse}]
2: (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or
fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better" [ant:
{worse}, {worsened}]
3: (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" [syn: {better(p)}, {best(p)}]
4: more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour"
n 1: something superior in quality or condition or effect; "a
change for the better"
2: someone who bets [syn: {bettor}, {better}, {wagerer},
{punter}]
3: a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man
has been kept in his place by his betters"
4: the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of
the two"
v 1: surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record";
"break a record" [syn: {better}, {break}]
2: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his
changes" [syn: {better}, {improve}, {amend}, {ameliorate},
{meliorate}] [ant: {aggravate}, {exacerbate}, {exasperate},
{worsen}]
3: get better; "The weather improved toward evening" [syn:
{better}, {improve}, {ameliorate}, {meliorate}] [ant:
{decline}, {worsen}]
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