better

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Synonyms: bitter, setter, fetter, letter, beater, batter, bettor, butter, getter, vetter, etter

Antonyms: bitter, setter, fetter, letter, beater, batter, bettor, butter, getter, vetter, etter

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Adjective

1. comparative degree of good and well
   • How are you? ~ A little better, thanks.
2. Greater in amount or quantity
3. Greater or lesser (whichever is seen as more advantageous), in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
   • The top electric vehicles have a range of 300 kilometres or better.
   • Only one swimmer finished the race with a time better than two minutes.
4. Healed or recovered from an injury or illness.
   • We can't go to the zoo today because you're sick; let's go when you're all better.

Adverb

1. comparative form of well: more well
   • The engine runs better now that I've given it some oil.

Noun

1. An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.
   • He quickly found Ali his better in the ring.

Verb

1. Had better.
   • It's getting late. You better get on home.
   • Nobody better hurt any of my kids.
   • Nothing better've happened to the guitar I lent you!

Verb

1. To improve.
   • attempts to better the lot of the refugees
   • This government will better our society.
   • They tried to better themselves by attaining a good education.
2. To become better; to improve.
3. To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel; to improve on.
   • He summed the whole thing up in a way that I couldn't possibly better.
4. To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.

Noun

1. Alternative spelling of bettor.

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