betteradjective
uk/ˈbet.ər/us/ˈbet̬.ɚ/A1 comparative of good : of a higher standard, or more suitable, pleasing, or effective than other things or people:
A1 If you are or get better after an illness or injury, you are healthy again:
to improve:
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- This car is far better than our old one.
- There's nothing better than fresh bread, straight from the oven.
- If we sit near the front of the bus, we'll have a better view.
- French croissants are so much better than the English ones.
- Her writing is better but there is still room for improvement.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Good, better and best
- at the best of times idiom
- be the last word in sth idiom
- best
- better off
- break
- go-to
- gold standard
- good
- heteronormative
- last word
- mile
- miles idiom
- so much the better idiom
- topper
- unsurpassed
- up
- uplift
- well
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Idiom(s)
betteradverb
uk/ˈbet.ər/us/ˈbet̬.ɚ/A2 in a more suitable, pleasing, or satisfactory way, or to a greater degree:
to a greater degree, when used as the comparative of adjectives beginning with "good" or "well":
used to say that a particular choice would be more satisfactory:
A2 used to give advice or to make a threat:
it would be wiser:
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- Stand over there and then you'll be able to see it better.
- This new microscope performs better than all of its competitors.
- I like simple food better than fancy dishes.
- If you'd taken more time over this essay, you could have done it much better.
- Many companies still treat their management staff better than their workers.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Good, better and best
- at the best of times idiom
- be the last word in sth idiom
- best
- better off
- break
- go-to
- gold standard
- good
- heteronormative
- last word
- mile
- miles idiom
- so much the better idiom
- topper
- unsurpassed
- up
- uplift
- well
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betternoun
uk/ˈbet.ər/us/ˈbet̬.ɚ/[ U ] something that is of a higher standard than something else:
[ U ] behaviour, work, or treatment that is more suitable, pleasing, or satisfactory:
people of a higher rank or social position than you:
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Surpassing in quality or number
- beat
- catch
- catch up
- compare
- crown
- eclipse
- exceed
- go one better idiom
- leave sb standing idiom
- outperform
- outran
- outsell
- outshine
- outstrip
- shame
- tower
- tower above/over sth
- transcend
- upstage
- writ large idiom
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Idiom(s)
betterverb [ T ]
uk/ˈbet.ər/us/ˈbet̬.ɚ/to improve a situation:
to improve your social position, often by getting a better job or education:
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Making things better
- a shot in the arm idiom
- add salt to sth idiom
- allay
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- make sb/sth over
- mitigate
- mollify
- more
- palliate
- redeem
- relieve
- salve
- spice
- spice sth up
- sting
- straighten
- straighten sb out
- streamline
- tonic
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