[adverb] comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job"
[adverb] from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." Synonyms:best
[noun] one having claim to precedence; a superior; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"
[adjective] (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; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history"
[adjective] (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better"
[adjective] (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond" Synonyms:best
[adjective] more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour"