comparative form of good: more good
How are you? ~ A little better, thanks.
comparative form of well: more well
Greater in amount or quantity
“The air was still with the lonely thrill of 'now the hour is near' And the smell of sweat was better yet than the awful stench of fear.”
comparative form of well: more well
The engine runs better now that I've given it some oil.
An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.
He quickly found Ali his better in the ring.
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-...
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This government will better our society.