Thursday, July 25, 2013

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: better

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Jul 25th 2013, 23:29, by Sije

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* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gwell}}

  

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* Yiddish: {{t|yi|בעסער|tr=béser|sc=Hebr}}
 

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Latest revision as of 23:29, 25 July 2013

English[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English better, bettre, betre, from Old English betera ("better"), from Proto-Germanic *batizô ("better"), from Proto-Indo-European *bhAd- ("good"). Cognate with Sanskrit भद्र (bhadrá, "blessed, fortunate, happy, good"). For Germanic cognates: see Proto-Germanic *batizô. Verb is from Middle English beteren, from Old English beterian ("to make better, improve"). Related to best. Compare also Icelandic batna ("to improve"), Icelandic bót ("improvement"). More at batten, boot.

Adjective[edit]

better

  1. comparative form of good: more good
    • 2002 November 1, "Shindig", Firefly episode 4:
      Badger: You think you're better than other people.
      Mal: Just the ones I'm better than.
  2. comparative form of well: more well
Derived terms[edit]

Terms derived from better (adjective)

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Translations[edit]

comparative of the adjectives good or well

Adverb[edit]

better

  1. comparative form of well: more well
Derived terms[edit]
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Translations[edit]

comparative form of the adverb well

Verb[edit]

better (third-person singular simple present betters, present participle bettering, simple past and past participle bettered)

  1. (transitive) To improve.
  2. (intransitive) To become better; to improve.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Carlyle to this entry?)
  3. (slang) Had better.
    You better do that if you know what's good for you.
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Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

better (plural betters)

  1. An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.
    He quickly found Ali his better in the ring.
    • Hooker
      Their betters would hardly be found.

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Alternate pronunciation of bettor or modern formation from the verb to bet.

Noun[edit]

better (plural betters)

  1. Alternative spelling of bettor.

Statistics[edit]

West Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian betera, from Proto-Germanic *batizô. Compare English better, Low German beter, Dutch beter, German besser, Danish bedre.

Adjective[edit]

better

  1. better
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