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English Definition
    noun
  1. better: something superior in quality or condition or effect "a change for the better"
  2. bettor, better, wagerer, punter: someone who bets
  3. better: a superior person having claim to precedence "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"
  4. better: the superior one of two alternatives "chose the better of the two"
    verb
  1. better, break: surpass in excellence "She bettered her own record", "break a record"
  2. better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate: to make better "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" Antonym: worsen
  3. better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate: get better "The weather improved toward evening" Antonym: worsen
    adjective
  1. better: (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" Antonym: worse
  2. better: (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness "her health is better now", "I feel better" Antonym: worse
  3. better, 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"
  4. better: more than half "argued for the better part of an hour"
    adverb
  1. better: 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. better, best: from a position of superiority or authority "father knows best", "I know better."
Translation
Chinese gèng hǎo, jiào hǎo, nìng yuàn, qiáng, yù, 寧願, 強, 愈, 更好, 較好, 宁愿, 强, 愈, 更好, 较好
Dutch beter
French bon
Greek άριστα
Indonesian lebih baik
Italian bene
Japanese madashimo, mushiro, yoriyoi, yuuri, まだしも, むしろ, ゆうり, よりよい, より良い, ベター, 優利, 寧, 寧ろ, 有利, 未だしも
Latinmelior, meliorius, melior
Malay get the ~ of:mengalahkan, memperbaiki , one's ~ half:istri, one's ~s:atasannya, org yg suka bertaruh, sebaiknya
Norwegian bedre
Polish dobry
Portuguese boa
Russian больше, высший, держащий пари, лучше, лучший, более здоровый
Serbianbolji
Spanish mejor, benйfica
Swahili afadhali
Swedish bдst