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Meanings of better in English

Spanish
apostador

Someone who bets.

        apostador
        Portuguese
        aperfeiçoar
        Catalan
        avançar
        Spanish
        ameliorar

        To make better.

            aperfeiçoar
            Portuguese
            melhor
            Catalan
            millor
            Spanish
            mejor

            (Comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another.

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                  melhor
                  Portuguese
                  superar
                  Spanish
                  perfeccionar

                  To surpass in excellence.

                        superar
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                        Examples for "worse"
                        Examples for "worse"
                        1
                        They just had far worse weapons, and far more sophisticated control systems.
                        The South African
                        2
                        Results: Schizophrenic patients performed worse than psychiatric control subjects across most conditions.
                        Pubmed
                        3
                        For better or worse, we shall know who we really are today.
                        The Guardian
                        4
                        And it's being made worse by its solution to another problem: hunger.
                        News.com.au
                        5
                        Yet it is equally clear that the urban situation was getting worse.
                        The End of Man?
                        Usage of better in English
                        1
                        Red hot market conditions allowed the company to secure far better terms.
                        Reuters
                        2
                        Public health agencies need a better long-term solution for prevention: a vaccine.
                        Wired
                        3
                        Year after year after year of getting better and better and better.
                        The Irish Times
                        4
                        The situation is certainly better that it was than a year ago.
                        Reuters
                        5
                        Future research is needed to better understand the reasons behind these differences.
                        Pubmed
                        6
                        You can use that data to support better health and treatment services.
                        Radio NZ
                        7
                        They said they could ask better questions and had better background information.
                        Radio NZ
                        8
                        They hope the pause for thought will result in better future architecture.
                        The Guardian
                        9
                        John Key says a better free trade deal with China is coming.
                        Radio NZ
                        10
                        Armed with information, children are better able to report abuse to you.
                        Feminist dot com
                        11
                        Therefore industrial conditions were far better under American than under Chinese capitalism.
                        Last and First Men
                        12
                        Perhaps there is a better question to be asked: Will it work?
                        Wired
                        13
                        It is as good as the sea: in some ways almost better.
                        The magician's nephew
                        14
                        At least four hours' practice, six is better, even longer if possible.
                        The Clown
                        15
                        Could buying a new car actually offer genuinely better value right now?
                        The Irish Times
                        16
                        She said the crisis had exposed the need for better international coordination.
                        The Guardian
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                        Better through the time
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