Engelsk tillægsord: better | |||
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 | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | amended, finer, improved | ||
Overordnet anvendelse | comparative, comparative degree | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | worse | ||
2. | better (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Her health is better now. I feel better. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | fitter, healthier | ||
Overordnet anvendelse | comparative, comparative degree | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | worsened, worse | ||
3. | better (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It would be better to speak to him. The White House thought it best not to respond. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | best | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | advisable | ||
Overordnet anvendelse | comparative, comparative degree | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | inadvisable, unadvisable | ||
4. | better more than half | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Argued for the better part of an hour. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | major | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | minor | ||
Engelsk navneord: better | |||
1. | better (om egenskab) something superior in quality or condition or effect | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A change for the better. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | good, goodness | ||
2. | better (om person) someone who bets | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bettor, punter, wagerer | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | gambler | ||
Mere specifikke termer | caller, taker | ||
3. | better (om person) a superior person having claim to precedence | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The common man has been kept in his place by his betters. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | higher-up, superior, superordinate | ||
4. | better (om egenskab) the superior one of two alternatives | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Chose the better of the two. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | good, goodness | ||
Engelsk biord: better | |||
1. | better comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc. | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She had never sung better. A deed better left undone. Better suited to the job. | ||
2. | better from a position of superiority or authority | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Father knows best. I know better.. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | best | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: better | |||
1. | better (om konkurrence) surpass in excellence | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She bettered her own record. Break a record. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | break | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass | ||
2. | better (om ændring) to make better | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The editor improved the manuscript with his changes. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | ameliorate, amend, improve, meliorate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | alter, change, modify | ||
Mere specifikke termer | advance, aid, alleviate, assuage, beautify, build, build up, bushel, condition, develop, distill, doctor, down, educate, embellish, emend, enhance, enrich, fancify, fine-tune, fix, fructify, furbish up, help, help, hone, iron out, lift, make pure, mend, palliate, perfect, polish, prettify, purify, put right, raise, refine, reform, reform, regenerate, relieve, repair, restore, revitalize, straighten out, sublimate, touch on, turn around, upgrade, upgrade | ||
Medfører | ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | aggravate, exacerbate, worsen, exasperate | ||
3. | better (om ændring) get better | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The weather improved toward evening. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | ameliorate, improve, meliorate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | change state, turn | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bounce back, convalesce, fructify, get over, get well, heal, heal, mend, pick up, recover, recuperate, reform, see the light, straighten out, surge, turn around, upgrade | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | decline, worsen | ||