better meaning

EN[ˈbɛtə]
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Better is a comparative form of good or well, meaning effectively more good or more well
Better may also refer to:
"to better" as a verb, meaning to undergo betterment
better, an alternate spelling of bettor, someone who bets (gambles)

NounPLbettersSUF-ter
1. An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.
  1. He quickly found Ali his better in the ring.
VerbSGbettersPRbetteringPT, PPbettered
1. VT To improve.
Adjective
1. comparative form of good: more good.
  1. Badger: You think you're better than other people. Mal: Just the ones I'm better than.
Adverb
1. comparative form of well: more well.
More Examples
1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
  - The Merck nonavalent HPV vaccine that is currently being tested would be better than both of these, because it protects from infection from 9 HPV types but would still not impact on all HPV types.
  - If you can’t present a better case, that robber is going to walk. ‎
  - I think most slash is better than most hetsmut, but that's just me.
2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
  - Better organized writing helps to get the point across.
  - better go to the woman's room, wash your face and come right back here and we'll be glad to have you.
3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
  - He doesn't mean to misbehave; he just doesn't know better.
  - The eye doctor put drops in my eye to dilate the pupil so he could see the nerve better.
  - The duchovbots had nothing to do with it. Season 8 stunk big time. Not even David could make it any better.

Meaning of better for the defined word.

Grammatically, this word "better" is an adjective, more specifically, an adjective form. It's also an adverb, more specifically, an adverb form. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.

Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
1. Adjectives
  - Adjective forms
    - Adjective comparative forms
2. Adverbs
  - Adverb forms
    - Adverb comparative forms
3. Nouns
  - Countable nouns
4. Verbs
  - Intransitive verbs
  - Transitive verbs

Difficultness: Level 1

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Definiteness: Level 9

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