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BETTER

Definition:

1. [adverb] comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job"
   
   
2. [adverb] from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better."
   Synonyms: best
   
   
3. [noun] one having claim to precedence; a superior; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"
   
   
4. [noun] someone who bets
   Synonyms: bettor, wagerer, punter
   
   
5. [noun] the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two"
   
   
6. [verb] surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"
   Synonyms: break
   
   
7. [verb] to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
   Synonyms: improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
   
   
8. [verb] get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
   Synonyms: improve, ameliorate, meliorate
   
   
9. [adjective] (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; "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"
   
   
10. [adjective] (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better"
    
    
11. [adjective] (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond"
    Synonyms: best
    
    
12. [adjective] more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour"
    
    

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Related Words:

• relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
• help, aid
• regenerate, revitalize
• enrich
• build up, develop
• turn around
• help
• upgrade
• condition
• emend
• iron out, straighten out, put right
• enhance
• repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
• reform
• reform
• beautify, embellish, prettify
• build
• perfect, hone
• polish, refine, fine-tune, down
• purify, sublimate, make pure, distill
• fructify
• raise, lift
• advance
• upgrade
• educate
• recuperate, recover, convalesce
• heal
• reform, straighten out, see the light
• surge
• turn around, pick up
• get well, get over, bounce back
• mend, heal
• fructify
• upgrade
• taker
• caller

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