Sense 1: good to a greater extent
His new car is better than his old one.
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 Better in Afrikaans: beter |
 Better in Arabic: أَفْضَل، أحْسَن |
 Better in Bulgarian: по-добър |
 Better in Brazilian: melhor |
 Better in Czech: lepší |
 Better in German: besser |
 Better in Danish: bedre |
 Better in Greek: καλύτερος |
 Better in Spanish: mejor |
 Better in Estonian: parem |
 Better in Farsi: بهتر |
 Better in Finnish: parempi |
 Better in French: mieux; meilleur |
 Better in Hebrew: יוֹתֵר טוֹב |
 Better in Hindi: बेहतर |
 Better in Croatian: bolji |
 Better in Hungarian: jobb |
 Better in Indonesian: lebih baik |
 Better in Icelandic: betri |
 Better in Italian: meglio |
 Better in Japanese: ～より良い |
 Better in Korean: 더 좋은 |
 Better in Lithuanian: geresnis |
 Better in Latvian: labāks |
 Better in Malay: lebih baik |
 Better in Dutch: beter |
 Better in Norwegian: bedre |
 Better in Polish: lepszy |
 Better in Persian: بهتر |
 Better in Pashto: غوړه |
 Better in Portuguese: melhor |
 Better in Romanian: mai bun |
 Better in Russian: лучший |
 Better in Slovak: lepší |
 Better in Slovenian: boljši |
 Better in Serbian: bolji |
 Better in Swedish: bättre |
 Better in Thai: ดีกว่า |
 Better in Turkish: daha iyi |
 Better in Taiwanese: 較好的 |
 Better in Ukrainian: кращий |
 Better in Urdu: بہتر |
 Better in Vietnamese: ốt hơn |
 Better in Chinese: 较好的 |
Sense 2: stronger in health; recovered (from an illness)
I feel better today; She's better now.
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| Better in Afrikaans: beter |
Better in Arabic: في صِحَّةٍ أفْضَل |
| Better in Bulgarian: по-добре |
Better in Brazilian: melhor |
| Better in Czech: lépe, lepší |
Better in German: (gesundheitlich) besser |
| Better in Danish: have det bedre; føle sig |
Better in Greek: καλύτερα (στην υγεία) |
| Better in Spanish: mejor, mejorado, recupera |
Better in Estonian: parem |
| Better in Farsi: بهتر |
Better in Finnish: parantunut |
| Better in French: mieux |
Better in Hebrew: בְּמָצַב טוֹב יוֹתֵר |
| Better in Hindi: सुधार |
Better in Croatian: bolje |
| Better in Hungarian: jobban |
Better in Indonesian: lebih sehat, sembuh |
| Better in Icelandic: betri |
Better in Italian: meglio |
| Better in Japanese: 快方に向かって |
Better in Korean: 더 건강한 |
| Better in Lithuanian: sveikesnis |
Better in Latvian: (justies) labāk |
| Better in Malay: lebih sihat |
Better in Dutch: beter |
| Better in Norwegian: bedre, friskere |
Better in Polish: zdrowszy |
| Better in Persian: بهتر |
Better in Pashto: ښه |
| Better in Portuguese: melhor |
Better in Romanian: mai bine |
| Better in Russian: (чувствующий себя) лучше |
Better in Slovak: lepšie |
| Better in Slovenian: bolje; boljši |
Better in Serbian: bolje |
| Better in Swedish: bättre |
Better in Thai: ดีขึ้น (สภาพร่างกาย) |
| Better in Turkish: daha iyi |
Better in Taiwanese: 健康狀況好轉，病癒 |
| Better in Ukrainian: кращий, дужий |
Better in Urdu: صحت کی بہتر حالت میں |
| Better in Vietnamese: khoẻ hơn |
Better in Chinese: （健康状况）有所好转 |
Sense 3: preferable
Better to do it now than later.
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| Better in Afrikaans: beter |
Better in Arabic: مُفَضَّل أن، من الأفْضَلِ |
| Better in Bulgarian: за предпочитане |
Better in Brazilian: melhor |
| Better in Czech: lepší, lépe |
Better in German: besser |
| Better in Danish: bedre |
Better in Greek: προτιμότερος |
| Better in Spanish: mejor, más vale |
Better in Estonian: parem |
| Better in Farsi: بهتر است |
Better in Finnish: parempi |
| Better in French: préférable |
Better in Hebrew: יוֹתֵר טוֹב |
| Better in Hindi: बेहतर |
Better in Croatian: bolje, radije |
| Better in Hungarian: előnyösebb, jobb |
Better in Indonesian: lebih suka |
| Better in Icelandic: betra,æskilegra |
Better in Italian: meglio |
| Better in Japanese: ～より望ましい |
Better in Korean: 더 좋은 |
| Better in Lithuanian: geriau, verčiau |
Better in Latvian: labāk |
| Better in Malay: lebih baik |
Better in Dutch: beter |
| Better in Norwegian: bedre |
Better in Polish: lepiej |
| Better in Persian: بهتر است |
Better in Pashto: ښه دی |
| Better in Portuguese: melhor |
Better in Romanian: mai bine |
| Better in Russian: лучше |
Better in Slovak: lepšie |
| Better in Slovenian: bolje |
Better in Serbian: bolje |
| Better in Swedish: bättre, hellre |
Better in Thai: เป็นที่ชอบหรือพึงพอใจมากก |
| Better in Turkish: daha iyi |
Better in Taiwanese: 更好的 |
| Better in Ukrainian: кращий, найкращий |
Better in Urdu: ترجیحاً |
| Better in Vietnamese: thích hợp hơn |
Better in Chinese: 更好的 |
Sense 4: well to a greater extent
He sings better now than he did before.
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| Better in Afrikaans: beter |
Better in Arabic: بصورة بِصورَةٍ أفْضَل |
| Better in Bulgarian: по-добре |
Better in Brazilian: melhor |
| Better in Czech: lépe |
Better in German: besser |
| Better in Danish: bedre |
Better in Greek: καλύτερα |
| Better in Spanish: mejor |
Better in Estonian: paremini |
| Better in Farsi: بهتر |
Better in Finnish: paremmin |
| Better in French: mieux |
Better in Hebrew: יוֹתֵר טוֹב |
| Better in Hindi: बेहतर तरीके से |
Better in Croatian: bolje, više |
| Better in Hungarian: jobban |
Better in Indonesian: lebih baik |
| Better in Icelandic: betur |
Better in Italian: meglio |
| Better in Japanese: より良く |
Better in Korean: 더 좋게 |
| Better in Lithuanian: geriau |
Better in Latvian: labāk |
| Better in Malay: lebih baik |
Better in Dutch: beter |
| Better in Norwegian: bedre |
Better in Polish: lepiej |
| Better in Persian: بهتر |
Better in Pashto: غوړ تړ |
| Better in Portuguese: melhor |
Better in Romanian: mai bine |
| Better in Russian: лучше |
Better in Slovak: lepšie |
| Better in Slovenian: bolje |
Better in Serbian: bolje |
| Better in Swedish: bättre |
Better in Thai: ดีกว่า |
| Better in Turkish: daha iyi (birşekilde) |
Better in Taiwanese: 更好地 |
| Better in Ukrainian: краще |
Better in Urdu: بہتر |
| Better in Vietnamese: tốt hơn |
Better in Chinese: 更好地 |
Sense 5: someone or something which is good to a greater extent than the other (of two people or things)
He's the better of the two.
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| Better in Afrikaans: beter |
Better in Arabic: الأفْضَلُ (مِن بيْنِ إثني |
| Better in Bulgarian: по-подходящ |
Better in Brazilian: melhor |
| Better in Czech: ten/ta lepší |
Better in German: der/die/das Bessere |
| Better in Danish: bedste |
Better in Greek: (ο) καλύτερος (για σύγκρι |
| Better in Spanish: el/la/lo mejor de |
Better in Estonian: parem |
| Better in Farsi: بهتر؛ برتر |
Better in Finnish: parempi |
| Better in French: le/la meilleur/-eure (de) |
Better in Hebrew: יוֹתֵר טוֹב |
| Better in Hindi: बेहतर |
Better in Croatian: bolji |
| Better in Hungarian: jobb(ik) |
Better in Indonesian: lebih baik |
| Better in Icelandic: betri |
Better in Italian: il migliore |
| Better in Japanese: よりよい人 [] |
Better in Korean: 더 나은 사람 |
| Better in Lithuanian: geresnis |
Better in Latvian: labākais |
| Better in Malay: terbaik |
Better in Dutch: beste |
| Better in Norwegian: den bedre, overmann |
Better in Polish: lepszy |
| Better in Persian: بهتر؛ برتر |
Better in Pashto: ښه تړ |
| Better in Portuguese: melhor |
Better in Romanian: cel mai bun (dintre) |
| Better in Russian: более подходящий |
Better in Slovak: ten lepší |
| Better in Slovenian: boljši |
Better in Serbian: bolji |
| Better in Swedish: [den, det, de] bättre |
Better in Thai: ผู้ที่เหนือกว่า |
| Better in Turkish: daha iyisi |
Better in Taiwanese: (兩者中)較優者 |
| Better in Ukrainian: кращий |
Better in Urdu: نسبتاً |
| Better in Vietnamese: vật/ người tốt hơn |
Better in Chinese: （两者中）较优者 |
Sense 6: to improve (on)
He's bettered all previous records; The situation has bettered a little.
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| Better in Afrikaans: verbeter |
Better in Arabic: يُحَسِّنُ |
| Better in Bulgarian: подобрявам |
Better in Brazilian: melhorar |
| Better in Czech: zlepšit (se) |
Better in German: (sich)verbessern |
| Better in Danish: forbedre |
Better in Greek: βελτιώνω, βελτιώνομαι |
| Better in Spanish: mejorar |
Better in Estonian: parandama, paranema |
| Better in Farsi: بهتر کردن؛ بهبود بخشیدن |
Better in Finnish: parantaa |
| Better in French: (s')améliorer |
Better in Hebrew: לְשָׁפֵר |
| Better in Hindi: बेहतर बनाना |
Better in Croatian: poboljšati, popraviti |
| Better in Hungarian: megjavít, (meg)javul |
Better in Indonesian: memperbaiki |
| Better in Icelandic: bæta; batna |
Better in Italian: migliorare |
| Better in Japanese: より良くする |
Better in Korean: 더 좋아지다 |
| Better in Lithuanian: pagerinti, pagerėti |
Better in Latvian: uzlabot; uzlaboties |
| Better in Malay: menjadi lebih baik |
Better in Dutch: verbeteren |
| Better in Norwegian: (for)bedre; slå |
Better in Polish: poprawić (się) |
| Better in Persian: بهتر کردن؛ بهبود بخشیدن |
Better in Pashto: غوره کول |
| Better in Portuguese: melhorar |
Better in Romanian: a (se) ameliora |
| Better in Russian: улучшать(ся) |
Better in Slovak: zlepšiť (sa) |
| Better in Slovenian: izboljšati (se) |
Better in Serbian: poboljšati |
| Better in Swedish: förbättra |
Better in Thai: ปรับปรุง |
| Better in Turkish: iyileş(tir)mek, ıslah etm |
Better in Taiwanese: 改善 |
| Better in Ukrainian: поліпшувати(ся) |
Better in Urdu: بہتر ہونا |
| Better in Vietnamese: cải thiện |
Better in Chinese: 改善 |
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