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Meaning of better

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  better
      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: {better}, {best}]
      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}, {worsened}]
      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: something superior in quality or condition or effect; "a
           change for the better"
      2: someone who bets [syn: {bettor}, {better}, {wagerer},
         {punter}]
      3: a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man
         has been kept in his place by his betters"
      4: the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of
         the two"
      v 1: surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record";
           "break a record" [syn: {better}, {break}]
      2: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his
         changes" [syn: {better}, {improve}, {amend}, {ameliorate},
         {meliorate}] [ant: {aggravate}, {exacerbate}, {exasperate},
         {worsen}]
      3: get better; "The weather improved toward evening" [syn:
         {better}, {improve}, {ameliorate}, {meliorate}] [ant:
         {decline}, {worsen}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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