better meaning and definition

BETTER noun

Definition of better (noun)

1. something superior in quality or condition or effect
   • "a change for the better"
2. someone who bets
   • synonyms: bettor, punter, wagerer
3. a superior person having claim to precedence
   • "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"
4. the superior one of two alternatives
   • "chose the better of the two"

BETTER verb

Definition of better (verb)

1. surpass in excellence
   • "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"
   • synonyms: break
2. to make better
   • "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
   • synonyms: ameliorate, amend, improve, meliorate
   • antonym: aggravate
3. get better
   • "The weather improved toward evening"
   • synonyms: ameliorate, improve, meliorate
   • antonym: decline

BETTER adjective

Definition of better (adjective)

1. (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"
   • antonym: worse
2. (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
   • "her health is better now"; "I feel better"
   • antonym: worse
3. (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
4. more than half
   • "argued for the better part of an hour"

BETTER adverb

Definition of better (adverb)

1. 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. from a position of superiority or authority
   • "father knows best"; "I know better."
   • synonyms: best