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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "better"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ

having more of a good quality
better definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The revised edition of the book is better, offering additional insights and information.
āĻŦāχāϟāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§‹āϧāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϰāĻŖāϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāϞ, āφāϰāĻ“ āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ

more suitable or effective compared to other available options
better definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
You'd better talk to your supervisor before making changes.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻ­āĻžāχāϜāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāϞ, āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ

recovered from a physical or mental health problem completely or compared to the past
better definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He 's much better now and can return to school.
āϏ⧇ āĻāĻ–āύ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something have more of a good quality

improve

Transitive: to better sth
to better definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Educational programs aim to better students' understanding of various subjects.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϰ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤
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āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to improve or progress in quality, performance, or condition
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Through dedication and hard work, his academic performance bettered.
āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āĻžāĻĄā§‡āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to surpass or outdo someone or something in a competition, conflict, or challenge
Transitive: to better sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chess grandmaster bettered his rival in a tense endgame, demonstrating superior tactics and foresight.
āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻžāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻļ⧇āώ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āϕ⧇ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āύ, āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāϰ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻā§‚āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋, āφāϰāĻ“ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇

in a more skillful, effective, or desirable way
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I understand the topic better after reviewing the notes.
āύ⧋āϟāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋, āφāϰāĻ“

to a greater extent
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He knows the story much better than you do.
āϏ⧇ āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻ­āĻžāϞ āϜāĻžāύ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāϞ, āφāϰāĻ“

to a greater extent in amount, time, or distance than a stated value
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We waited better than thirty minutes for our order.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāĻļ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ

a higher standard or more desirable version of an action, quality, or condition
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She deserves better than how they treated her.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāϚāϰāϪ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāĨ¤
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āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ, āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋

a person who is considered superior
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the army, you 're expected to obey your betters without question.
āϏ⧇āύāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāύ⧀āϤ⧇, āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāϞ⧇ āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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