better
Comparative degree of good and wellComparative degree of good and well
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Your bike is better than mine.
Dein Fahrrad ist besser als meins. — MUIRIEL
Ihr Fahrrad ist besser als meins. — MUIRIEL
Твой велик лучше моего. — Mukaltin
Твой велосипед лучше моего. — sonick_rnd
Твой велосипед лучше, чем мой. — Olya
Ваш велосипед лучше, чем мой. — Olya
Ваш велосипед лучше моего. — Selena777
Твій велосипед кращий за мій. — deniko
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Examples
11547 sentencesYour bike is better than mine.
Твій велосипед кращий за мій. — deniko
ruТвой велик лучше моего. — Mukaltin
deDein Fahrrad ist besser als meins. — MUIRIEL
Your plan seems better than mine.
Твій план здається кращим за мій. — deniko
ruТвой план выглядит лучше моего. — vilnat
deIhr Plan scheint besser als meiner zu sein. — MUIRIEL
Your pen is better than mine.
Твоя ручка краща, ніж моя. — deniko
ruТвоя ручка лучше моей. — afyodor
deDein Stift ist besser als meiner. — Fingerhut
Meaning
4 senses(comparative)Comparative degree of good and well
How are you? ~ A little better, thanks.
besser
лу́чшеlúčše, лу́чшийlúčšij
кра́щийkráščyj, лі́пшийlípšyj
(comparative of ‘good’) changed for the better in health or fitness
Greater or lesser (whichever is seen as more advantageous), in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
The top electric vehicles have a range of 300 kilometres or better.
Only one swimmer finished the race with a time better than two minutes.
Healed or recovered from an injury or illness.
We can't go to the zoo today because you're sick; let's go when you're all better.
Greater in amount or quantity
Origin
From Middle English better, bettre, betre, from Old English betera (“better”), from Proto-From Middle English better, bettre, betre, from Old English betera (“better”), from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *batizô (“better”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed-rós, from *bʰed- (“good”).
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Forms
, bestSynonyms
1 synonyms- (comparative and superlative of ‘well’) wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable:best
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B1Had better and it's time — Because the lesson uses it
- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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