better

adjective · adverb · noun · verbA2

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

goodwellbetterer

Superlative

bestbetterest

1.
(comparative, form of)comparative degree of good and well
How are you? ~ A little better, thanks.
2.
Greater in amount or quantity
3.
Greater or lesser (whichever is seen as more advantageous), in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
The top electric vehicles have a range of 300 kilometres or better.
Only one swimmer finished the race with a time better than two minutes.
4.
Healed or recovered from an injury or illness.
We can't go to the zoo today because you're sick; let's go when you're all better.

Trạng từ

adverb

1.
(comparative, form of)comparative form of well: more well
The engine runs better now that I've given it some oil.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

betters

1.
An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.
He quickly found Ali his better in the ring.
2.
(alt of, alternative)Alternative spelling of bettor.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

betters

V_ing/Gerund

bettering

V_ed/pp

betteredno-table-tags

1.
(auxiliary, colloquial, modal)(modal, auxiliary verb, colloquial) Had better.
It's getting late. You better get on home.
Nobody better hurt any of my kids.
Nothing better've happened to the guitar I lent you!
2.
(transitive)To improve.
This government will better our society.
3.
(intransitive)To become better; to improve.
4.
(transitive)To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
Đồng nghĩa: top
5.
(transitive)To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

top accomplishedall rightdecentnot badsatisfactory wellhad best

Trái nghĩa

bad evil poor

Cùng gốc / liên quan

against one's better judgmentall to the betteran ounce of prevention is better than an ounce of curean ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cureare you feeling betterbetter and betterbetter an egg today than a hen tomorrowbetter angelsbetter angels of one's naturebetter angels of someone's naturebetter ballbetter Dead than Redbetter for itbetterfybetter halfbetterhoodbetterishbetter is the enemy of goodbetter-knownbetter known as

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English better, bettre, betre, from Old English betera (better), from *batiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *batizô (better), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed-rós, from *bʰed- (good).