better

Adjective

• more than half
  • argued for the better part of an hour
    

• (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
    

• (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
  • her health is better now
    
  • I feel 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
  • 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
    

Adverb

• from a position of superiority or authority
  • father knows best
    
  • I know better.
    

• 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
    

Noun

• the superior one of two alternatives
  • chose the better of the two
    

• a superior person having claim to precedence
  • the common man has been kept in his place by his betters
    

• someone who bets

• something superior in quality or condition or effect
  • a change for the better
    

Verb

• get better
  • The weather improved toward evening
    

• to make better
  • The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
    

• surpass in excellence
  • She bettered her own record
    
  • break a record
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  better(p) , best(p) , best , bettor , wagerer , punter , improve , ameliorate , meliorate , amend , break
• Antonyms: 
  worse , worsened , worsen , decline , aggravate , exacerbate , exasperate