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B_____ is used to form the comparative of compound adjectives beginning with ' good ' and ' well .' For example, the comparative of ' well-off ' is 'better-off.'Better is used to form the comparative of compound adjectives beginning with ' good ' and ' well .' For example, the comparative of ' well-off ' is 'better-off.' otherBetter is the comparative of good .Better is the comparative of well 2 .phraseYou use had better or ' d better when you are advising, warning, or threatening someone, or expressing an opinion about what should happen .It's half past two. I think we had better go home.You'd better run if you're going to get your ticket.He'd better not try to fool me.You better not say too much aloud.Better is used to form the comparative of compound adjectives beginning with ' good ' and ' well .' For example, the comparative of ' well-off ' is 'better-off.'adverbIf you like one thing better than another, you like it more.I like your interpretation better than the one I was taught.I'd like nothing better than to join you girls.They liked it better when it rained.adjectiveIf you are better after an illness or injury, you have recovered from it. If you feel better, you no longer feel so ill .He is much better now, he's fine.The doctors were saying there wasn't much hope of me getting better.pronounIf you say that you expect or deserve better, you mean that you expect or deserve a higher standard of achievement, behaviour, or treatment from people than they have shown you.We expect better of you in the future.Our long-suffering mining communities deserve better than this.nounYour betters are people who have a higher status or rank than you do.Sit down and be quiet in front of your elders and betters.verbIf someone betters a high achievement or standard, they achieve something higher.He recorded a time of 4 minutes 23, bettering the old record of 4-24.As an account of adolescence it could hardly be bettered.If you better your situation, you improve your social status or the quality of your life . If you better yourself, you improve your social status.Others dreamed of owning land and of bettering their social position.Our parents chose to come here with the hope of bettering themselves. B1

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better bettersbetteringbettered

query	B_____ is used to form the comparative of compound adjectives beginning with ' good ' and ' well .' For example, the comparative of ' well-off ' is 'better-off.'Better is used to form the comparative of compound adjectives beginning with ' good ' and ' well .' For example, the comparative of ' well-off ' is 'better-off.'
word	better
full-definition	other Better is the comparative of good . Better is the comparative of well 2 . phrase You use had better or ' d better when you are advising, warning, or threatening someone, or expressing an opinion about what should happen . It's half past two. I think we had better go home. You'd better run if you're going to get your ticket. He'd better not try to fool me. You better not say too much aloud. Better is used to form the comparative of compound adjectives beginning with ' good ' and ' well .' For example, the comparative of ' well-off ' is 'better-off.' adverb If you like one thing better than another, you like it more. I like your interpretation better than the one I was taught. I'd like nothing better than to join you girls. They liked it better when it rained. adjective If you are better after an illness or injury, you have recovered from it. If you feel better, you no longer feel so ill . He is much better now, he's fine. The doctors were saying there wasn't much hope of me getting better. pronoun If you say that you expect or deserve better, you mean that you expect or deserve a higher standard of achievement, behaviour, or treatment from people than they have shown you. We expect better of you in the future. Our long-suffering mining communities deserve better than this. noun Your betters are people who have a higher status or rank than you do. Sit down and be quiet in front of your elders and betters. verb If someone betters a high achievement or standard, they achieve something higher. He recorded a time of 4 minutes 23, bettering the old record of 4-24. As an account of adolescence it could hardly be bettered. If you better your situation, you improve your social status or the quality of your life . If you better yourself, you improve your social status. Others dreamed of owning land and of bettering their social position. Our parents chose to come here with the hope of bettering themselves.
inflections	bettersbetteringbettered
cefr-level	B1

Comparative Good Bettering Form Compound Adjectives Beginning Well Off