better
(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”
(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness.
“her health is better now”
“I feel better”
(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”
Something superior in quality or condition or effect.
“a change for the better”
The superior one of two alternatives.
“chose the better of the two”
Someone who bets.
A superior person having claim to precedence.
“the common man has been kept in his place by his betters”
From a position of superiority or authority.
“I know better.”
Surpass in excellence.
“She bettered her own record”
Get better.
To make better.