BETTER — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
better
The superior one of two alternatives.
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- Chose the better of the two.
One having claim to precedence; a superior.
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- The common man has been kept in his place by his betters.
Someone who bets.
Get better.
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- The weather improved toward evening.
To make better.
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- The editor improved the manuscript with his changes.
Surpass in excellence.
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- She bettered her own record.
- Break a record.
(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.
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- You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din.
- A better coat.
- A better type of car.
(comparative of 'good') changed for the better in health or fitness.
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- Her health is better now.
- I feel better.
More than half.
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- Argued for the better part of an hour.
Comparative of 'well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.
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- She had never sung better.
- A deed better left undone.
- Better suited to the job.
From a position of superiority or authority.
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- Father knows best.
- I know better.
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