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English adjective: 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 | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Similar | amended, finer, improved | ||
| Domain usage | comparative, comparative degree | ||
| Antonyms | worse | ||
| 2. | better (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness | ||
| Samples | Her health is better now. I feel better. | ||
| Similar | fitter, healthier | ||
| Domain usage | comparative, comparative degree | ||
| Antonyms | worsened, worse | ||
| 3. | better (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable | ||
| Samples | It would be better to speak to him. The White House thought it best not to respond. | ||
| Synonyms | best | ||
| Similar | advisable | ||
| Domain usage | comparative, comparative degree | ||
| Antonyms | inadvisable, unadvisable | ||
| 4. | better more than half | ||
| Samples | Argued for the better part of an hour. | ||
| Similar | major | ||
| Antonyms | minor | ||
English noun: better | |||
| 1. | better (attribute) something superior in quality or condition or effect | ||
| Samples | A change for the better. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | good, goodness | ||
| 2. | better (person) someone who bets | ||
| Synonyms | bettor, punter, wagerer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gambler | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | caller, taker | ||
| 3. | better (person) a superior person having claim to precedence | ||
| Samples | The common man has been kept in his place by his betters. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | higher-up, superior, superordinate | ||
| 4. | better (attribute) the superior one of two alternatives | ||
| Samples | Chose the better of the two. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | good, goodness | ||
English adverb: better | |||
| 1. | better comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc. | ||
| Samples | She had never sung better. A deed better left undone. Better suited to the job. | ||
| 2. | better from a position of superiority or authority | ||
| Samples | Father knows best. I know better.. | ||
| Synonyms | best | ||
English verb: better | |||
| 1. | better (competition) surpass in excellence | ||
| Samples | She bettered her own record. Break a record. | ||
| Synonyms | break | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass | ||
| 2. | better (change) to make better | ||
| Samples | The editor improved the manuscript with his changes. | ||
| Synonyms | ameliorate, amend, improve, meliorate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | 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 | ||
| Cause | ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate | ||
| Verb group | ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate | ||
| Antonyms | aggravate, exacerbate, worsen, exasperate | ||
| 3. | better (change) get better | ||
| Samples | The weather improved toward evening. | ||
| Synonyms | ameliorate, improve, meliorate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | 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 | ||
| Verb group | ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate | ||
| Antonyms | decline, worsen | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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