better
Comparative form of well: more wellComparative form of well: more well
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» I thought I could've done better.
Думаю, у мене могло би вийти й краще. — deniko
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Examples
10130 sentencesI thought I could've done better.
Думаю, у мене могло би вийти й краще. — deniko
I believe we can do better.
Мені здається, ми можемо зробити і краще. — deniko
ruЯ верю в то, что мы можем сделать лучше. — ZegPhig
I just want to do better.
Я просто хочу зробити краще. — Balamax
ruЯ просто хочу сделать лучше. — Balamax
Meaning
1 senses(comparative)Comparative form of well: more well
The engine runs better now that I've given it some oil.
besser
лу́чшеlúčše
кра́щеkrášče, лі́пшеlípše
- comparative of ‘well’; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.
- from a position of superiority or authority
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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