better (
http://definr.com/better)
adj 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" [ant:
worse]
2: (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or
fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better" [ant:
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" [syn:
better(p),
best(p)]
4: more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour"
n 1: one having claim to precedence; a superior: "the common man
has been kept in his place by his betters"
2: something better: "I expected better of him"
3: someone who bets [syn:
bettor,
wagerer,
punter]
4: the superior one of two alternatives: "chose the better of
the two"
adv 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." [syn:
best]
v 1: surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break
a record" [syn:
break]
2: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with
his changes" [syn:
improve,
amend,
ameliorate,
meliorate]
[ant:
worsen]
3: get better; "The weather improved toward evening." [syn:
improve,
ameliorate,
meliorate] [ant:
worsen]