better - Meaning in Konkani

better - Meaning in Konkani

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Definitions and Meaning of better in English

better adjective

1. (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable

   Examples

   • "it would be better to speak to him"
   • "the White House thought it best not to respond"
2. (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

   Examples

   • "a better chance of success"
   • "a better coat"
   • "a better type of car"
   • "a suit with a better fit"
   • "produced a better mousetrap"
   • "she's better in math than in history"
   • "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"
3. (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness

   Examples

   • "her health is better now"
   • "I feel better"
4. more than half

   Example

   • "argued for the better part of an hour"

better abverb

1. comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.

   Examples

   • "a deed better left undone"
   • "better suited to the job"
   • "She had never sung better"
2. from a position of superiority or authority

   Examples

   • "father knows best"
   • "I know better."

better noun

1. something superior in quality or condition or effect

   Example

   • "a change for the better"
2. the superior one of two alternatives

   Example

   • "chose the better of the two"
3. a superior person having claim to precedence

   Example

   • "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"
4. someone who bets

better verb

1. get better

   Example

   • "The weather improved toward evening"
2. to make better

   Example

   • "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
3. surpass in excellence

   Examples

   • "break a record"
   • "She bettered her own record"

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