Dictionary definition · better
noun
- something superior in quality or condition or effect"a change for the better"
- someone who bets
- a superior person having claim to precedence"the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"
verb
- surpass in excellence"She bettered her own record"
- to make better"The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
- get better"The weather improved toward evening"
adjective
- (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"
- (comparative of ‘good’) changed for the better in health or fitness"her health is better now"
- (comparative and superlative of ‘well’) wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable"it would be better to speak to him"
- more than half"argued for the better part of an hour"
adverb
- 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"
- from a position of superiority or authority"father knows best"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).