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Definition better
Etymology 1
From Middle English better, bettre, betre, from Old English betera (“better”), from Proto-Germanic *batizô (“better”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?ed-rós, from *b?ed- (“good”). Cognate with Sanskrit ???? (bhadrá, “blessed, fortunate, happy, good”). For Germanic cognates: see Proto-Germanic *batizô. Related to best and battle (“getting better, improving, fruitful, fertile”). Compare also Icelandic batna (“to improve”), bót (“improvement”), German besser. More at batten, boot.
Adjective
better (positive good, adverb well, comparative (humorous) betterer, superlative (humorous) betterest, or (standard) best)
- comparative form of good: more good
- comparative form of well: more well
- Greater in amount or quantity
Adverb
better
- comparative form of well: more well
- More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
- (colloquial shortening) Had better.
Noun
better (plural betters)
- An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.
Etymology 2
From Middle English beteren, from Old English beterian, betrian, from Proto-Germanic *batiz?n?. Cognate with West Frisian betterje (“to better”), Dutch beteren (“to better”), German bessern (“to better”), Danish bedre (“to better”), Swedish bättra (“to better”).
Verb
better (third-person singular simple present betters, present participle bettering, simple past and past participle bettered)
- (transitive) To improve.
- (intransitive) To become better; to improve.
- (transitive) To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
- (transitive) To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.
Etymology 3
Alternate pronunciation of bettor or modern formation from the verb to bet.
Noun
better (plural betters)
- Alternative spelling of bettor
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