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Better
ˈbɛtə
- more desirable, satisfactory, or effective
"we're hoping for better weather tomorrow"
- more appropriate, advantageous, or well advised
"there couldn't be a better time to take up this job"
- partly or fully recovered from illness, injury, or mental stress
"his leg was getting better"
- more excellently or effectively
"Jonathon could do better if he tried"
to a higher standard in a superior/finer way- to a greater degree; more (used in connection with success or with desirable actions or conditions)
"I liked it better when we lived in the country"
- more suitably, appropriately, or usefully
"the money could be better spent on more urgent cases"
- the better one; that which is better
"the Natural History Museum book is by far the better of the two"
- one's superiors in social class or ability
"I'm not one to speak ill of my betters"
- improve on or surpass (an existing or previous level or achievement)
"his account can hardly be bettered"
surpass improve on beat exceed excel top cap trump eclipse outstrip outdo outmatch go one better than- make (something) better; improve
"his ideas for bettering the lot of the millhands"
- achieve a higher social position or status
"the residents are mostly Londoners who have bettered themselves"
- overcome or defeat (someone)
"she had almost bettered him at archery"