1. better - Noun
2. better - Adjective
Derived from good
3. better - Verb
4. better - Adverb
Derived from well
6. better - Adjective Satellite
Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air.
Preferable in regard to rank, value, use, fitness, acceptableness, safety, or in any other respect.
Greater in amount; larger; more.
Improved in health; less affected with disease; as, the patient is better.
More advanced; more perfect; as, upon better acquaintance; a better knowledge of the subject.
Advantage, superiority, or victory; -- usually with of; as, to get the better of an enemy.
One who has a claim to precedence; a superior, as in merit, social standing, etc.; -- usually in the plural.
In a superior or more excellent manner; with more skill and wisdom, courage, virtue, advantage, or success; as, Henry writes better than John; veterans fight better than recruits.
More correctly or thoroughly.
In a higher or greater degree; more; as, to love one better than another.
More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.; as, ten miles and better.
To improve or ameliorate; to increase the good qualities of.
To improve the condition of, morally, physically, financially, socially, or otherwise.
To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.
To become better; to improve.
One who bets or lays a wager.
Source: Webster's dictionaryFor a man wins nothing better than a good wife, and, again, nothing worse than a bad one. Hesiod
An army of sheep, led by a lion, is better than an army of lions, led by a sheep. Napoleon Bonaparte
It is better to be envied than pitied. Herodotus
A teacher is better than two books. German Proverb
Better an open enemy than a false friend. English Proverb
A drop of wisdom is better than a sea of gold. Greek Proverb