better: translation
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I.•/Roman•
verb
Better is used with these nouns as the object: ↑record
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II.•/Roman•
adj.
1 comparative of ‘good’
VERBS
▪ be, feel, look, seem
▪ get
▪ Cars are getting better all the time.
▪ make sth
▪ We must make our inner cities better to live and work in.
▪ consider sth, deem sth, judge sth, think sth
▪ I thought it better to tackle him outside of business hours.
ADVERB
▪ considerably, even, far, infinitely, a lot, markedly, much, significantly, still, substantially, vastly
▪ His latest book is very much better than the one before.
▪ a good deal, a great deal
▪ somewhat
▪ ten times, a thousand times, etc.
▪ a little, slightly, etc.
▪ marginally
▪ arguably
▪ inherently
PHRASES
▪ no better
▪ The new situation is no better than the old.
▪ nothing better than
▪ There's nothing better than a nice juicy peach!
2 recovered from an illness
VERBS
▪ be, feel, look, seem
▪ get
▪ I hope you get better soon.
▪ get sb, make sb
▪ The doctor will soon make you better.
▪ kiss sth
▪ Did you hurt yourself? Come here and let me kiss it better.
ADVERB
▪ a lot, much
▪ a good deal, a great deal
▪ a little, slightly, etc.
Better is used with these nouns: ↑appreciation, ↑arrangement, ↑circumstance, ↑cooperation, ↑coordination, ↑course, ↑enforcement, ↑fate, ↑future, ↑luck, ↑self, ↑understanding
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III.•/Roman•
adv.
Better is used with these adjectives: ↑able
Better is used with these verbs: ↑employ, ↑like, ↑serve, ↑understand