Definition of Better

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Better

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.

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Better Quotations

Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.
Mother Teresa

It is better to travel well than to arrive.
Buddha

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
Buddha

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
Buddha

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
Thomas Jefferson

The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.
Thomas Jefferson

It is always better to have no ideas than false ones; to believe nothing, than to believe what is wrong.
Thomas Jefferson

With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
Dalai Lama

Building a better you is the first step to building a better America.
Zig Ziglar

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.
Zig Ziglar

Better Translations

better in Afrikaans is beter
better in Danish is bedre
better in Dutch is beter
better in French is meilleur
better in German is besser
better in Italian is migliore
better in Latin is melior
better in Norwegian is bedre
better in Portuguese is melhor
better in Spanish is mejor

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