better
🇺🇸
/ˈbetər/
🇬🇧
/ˈbetə(r)/
adjective
A1
improved or more good
Her work is getting better and better.
A1
more suitable
It would be better for him to talk to his parents about his problems.
A2
showing more skill
She's far better at science than her brother.
A2
less sick or troubled
His leg was getting better.
A2
fully healthy again
Don't go back to work until you are better.
adverb
A2
in a more favorable way
She sings much better than I do.
A2
to a greater extent
Researchers are hoping to better understand the role of this protein in human disease.
B1
suggesting a preferable action
The money could be better spent on more urgent cases.
noun
B1
improved or more favorable thing
I expected better of him.
R
people of higher status
verb
R
surpass or improve
Their success that season could not be bettered.
R
achieve higher status
Thousands of Victorian workers joined educational associations in an attempt to better themselves.
translation
improved or more good; more suitable; showing more skill; less sick or troubled; fully healthy again
in a more favorable way; to a greater extent; suggesting a preferable action
improved or more favorable thing; people of higher status
surpass or improve; achieve higher status
Word Forms
3rd Present
betters
Past
bettered
Perfect
bettered
Progressive
bettering
Plural
betters