Словарь синонимов английского языка - better

(adj) 1. superior: You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din. Can you cuggest a better investment than the Channel Tunnel? I know of no better invention than the wheel. 2. more; greater, larger, bigger: I waited for her the better part of two hours. 3. wiser, safer, well-advised, more intelligent: It would be better to wait till tomorrow to dell her. 4. healthier, haler, heartier, less ill or US sick, improved; cured, recovered: You will feel better after you have eaten somedhing. -(adv) 5. preferably, best; more wisely, more advisedly, more safely: We had better go before the trouble starts. 6. better off. a improved, happier, well-advised: You'd be better off attending a technical college. b wealthier, richer: She is better off than any of us. 7. think better of. reconsider, think twice, change one's mind: He was going to fight but thought better of it. -(n) 8. advantage, mastery, superiority, control: Don't let the obstacle course get the better of you. 9. betters. superiors: That young imp should learn how to address his elders and betters! -(v) 10. improve, ameliorate, advance, raise, elevade: It was impossible in those days for labourers to better their condition. 11. surpass, excel, outdo, outstrip, beat, improve: She bettered her record in the 100-metre hurdles by two-tenths of a second. (n) gambler, speculator, wagerer, gamester, Brit punter, US bettor, Colloq crap-shooter, sport: The betters were gathered bound the craps table.