word
Better
BEH-tur
/ˈbɛtɜːr/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
better
Dictionary meaning
Comparative of `well'.
Examples
- In a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.
- Their health is better now.
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