Tra từ better - Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

I. bet·ter¹ (bĕtʹər)adj. Comparative of good.
1. Greater in excellence or higher in quality.
2. More useful, suitable, or desirable:
found a better way to go; a suit with a better fit than that one.
3. More highly skilled or adept:
I am better at math than English.
4. Greater or larger:
argued for the better part of an hour.
5. More advantageous or favorable; improved:
a better chance of success.
6. Healthier or more fit than before:
The patient is better today.adv. Comparative of well².
1. In a more excellent way.
2.
a. To a greater extent or degree:
better suited to the job; likes it better without sauce.
b. To greater advantage; preferably:
a deed better left undone.
See Usage Note at best. See Usage Note at have. See Usage Note at rather.
3. More:
It took me better than a year to recover.n.
1. One that is greater in excellence or higher in quality.
2. A superior, as in standing, competence, or intelligence. Usually used in the plural:
to learn from one's betters.v. bet·tered, bet·ter·ing, bet·tersv. tr.
1. To make better; improve:
trying to better conditions in the prison; bettered myself by changing jobs.
See Synonyms at improve.
2. To surpass or exceed.v. intr.
To become better.Idioms:better off
In a better or more prosperous condition:
would be better off taking the train instead of driving; felt better off after the rise in stock prices.for the better
Resulting in or aiming at an improvement:
Her condition took a turn for the better.get/have the better of
To outdo or outwit; defeat.think better of
To change one's mind about (a course of action) after reconsideration:
I almost bought an expensive watch, but then I thought better of it. [Middle English, from Old English betera. See bhad- in Indo-European Roots.] II. bet·ter² (bĕtʹər)n.
Variant of bettor.