better

wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable

“it would be better to speak to him”

more than half

“argued for the better part of an hour”

something superior in quality or condition or effect

“a change for the better”

the superior one of two alternatives

“chose the better of the two”

from a position of superiority or authority

“I know better.”

surpass in excellence

“She bettered her own record”

get better

someone who bets

to make better

a superior person having claim to precedence

“the common man has been kept in his place by his betters”

changed for the better in health or fitness

“her health is better now”

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”