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— English words —

• better adj. Comparative degree of good.
• better adj. Comparative degree of well.
• better adj. Greater in amount or quantity.
• better adv. Comparative degree of well.
• better adv. Greater or lesser (whichever is seen as more advantageous), in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
• better adv. (Colloquial shortening) Had better.
• better n. An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.
• better v. (Modal, auxiliary verb, colloquial) Had better.
• better v. (Transitive) To improve.
• better v. (Intransitive) To become better; to improve.
• better v. (Transitive) To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
• better v. (Transitive) To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.
• better n. Alternative spelling of bettor.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Central franconian
  • better adj. (Most dialects) bitter.
• Luxembourgish
  • Better n. Plural of Bett.
• Middle english
  • better adj. Alternative form of bettre.
  • better adv. Alternative form of bettre.
  • better n. Alternative form of bettre.
  • better v. Alternative form of beteren.
• Scots
  • better adj. Comparative degree of guid.
  • better adv. Better.
  • better adv. Quite recovered from illness.
  • better adv. More than.
  • better n. That which is better, something better or superior.
  • better v. To better, improve.
• West frisian
  • better adj. Predicative comparative degree of goed, indefinite neuter singular comparative degree of goed.

— English word, defined in German —

• better V. Komparativ des Adjektivs good.

— English words, defined in French —

• better adj. Comparatif de good (« bien ») : meilleur.
• better adv. Comparatif de well (« bien ») : mieux.
• better n. Supérieur.
• better v. Dépasser, surpasser.
• better v. (Better oneself) Se perfectionner, s’améliorer.
• better v. (Populaire) Devrais, devrais, devrions, devriez, devraient (selon la personne et le nombre). Plus impératif…

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• better adj. Mejor, mejorado, recuperado: Comparativo irregular de good.
• better v. Mejorar.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• better adj. Melhor.
• better adj. Grau aumentativo de good (bom).
• better adv. Melhor.
• better adv. Grau aumentativo de well = (bem).
• better v. Melhorar.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• better agg. Migliore.
• better agg. Migliore.
• better adv. Meglio.
• better adv. Migliorare.
• better s. Spelling alternativo di bettor, scommettitore.

76 English words from 26 English definitions

advance advantage advantageous Alternative amount animate another auxiliary auxiliary␣verb become Bett better bettor bitter claim colloquial comparative comparative␣degree deemed degree dialects distance entity etc exceed excel excellence form from give goed good Greater guid Had Had␣better has illness improve indefinite in␣reference␣to interest Intransitive lesser Modal more Most neuter one Plural precedence Predicative quantity Quite recovered reference seen shortening singular something spelling superior support surpass than That the time Transitive usually value verb well which whichever who

12 English words from 19 foreign definitions

Better bettor des good Grau irregular Migliore oneself Plus Spelling surpasser well

1 foreign word from 26 English definitions

beteren

33 foreign words from 19 foreign definitions

Adjektivs alternativo améliorer aumentativo bem bien bom Comparatif Comparativo Dépasser devraient devrais devriez devrions impératif Komparativ Meglio meilleur Mejor mejorado Mejorar Melhor Melhorar mieux nombre perfectionner personne Populaire recuperado scommettitore selon Se␣perfectionner Supérieur

69 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

better'n betters bettered betterer betterfy bettern't betterers betterest bettereth bettering betterish better-lit better-off better␣off better-run Betterton better␣ball bettererer betterfied betterfies better␣half betterhood better-hung Betteridge betterings betterment bettermost betterness better-paid bettership Bettertons better-built better␣built betterfying better-known better␣light betterments better␣place better-timed better␣angels better-formed better␣for␣you better␣halves better␣nature betternesses better␣part␣of bettertonite better-behaved better-humored better-looking +19 words

15 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

abetters embetters unbettered embetterment unbetterable embetterments think␣better␣of get␣the␣better␣of for␣better␣or␣worse have␣seen␣better␣days you␣better␣believe␣it for␣better␣or␣for␣worse you'd␣better␣believe␣it build␣a␣better␣mousetrap the␣fewer␣the␣better␣fare

30 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

abetter 'd␣better embetter get␣better got␣better had␣better Ledbetter gets␣better knew␣better know␣better Leadbetter go␣one␣better known␣better knows␣better for␣the␣better gotten␣better getting␣better knew␣any␣better know␣any␣better knowing␣better all␣to␣the␣better known␣any␣better knows␣any␣better strictly␣better better␣and␣better so␣much␣the␣better knowing␣any␣better do␣someone␣one␣better are␣you␣feeling␣better take␣a␣turn␣for␣the␣better

13 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

bet Bet BET bet. Bett Bette Ett ETT -ette Etter ter TER ter-

6 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Ett ETT -ette ret Ret. TEB

14 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

abetter beretta Beretta Bernett Berrett better'n betters betther broette burette 'd␣better Etterby terbate treblet

11 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

beret Berte Bette brett Brett B-tree Ebert Etter Tebet teret Teter

41 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

batter beater Beiter belter Belter benter Benter bester Bester Betker betted Betten Bettes bettor Betzer bitter botter butter Butter Detter fetter Fetter getter Getter jetter Jetter Ketter letter Metter netter Netter petter Petter retter setter Setter tetter vetter Vetter wetter Yetter

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

Bette Etter

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

betther

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