Definition of better in English Turkish dictionary
- daha iyi
Bir dizüstü, bir masaüstünden daha iyidir.
-A laptop is better than a desktop.
Bu iyi bir kitaptır ama şu daha iyidir.
-This is a good book, but that is better.
- {i} daha iyisi
Sen benden daha iyisin.
-You're better than me.
Sen benden daha iyisin.
-You are better than me.
- ıslah olmak
- iyileşmek
Tom onun çalışını son duyduğumdan beri klarnet çalmada daha da iyileşmektedir.
-Tom has gotten better at playing the clarinet since I last heard him play.
Satrançta iyileşmek istiyorum.
-I want to get better at chess.
- -den daha iyi
- ıslah etmek
- yakşırak
- daha iyi bir hale gelmek
- daha yakşı
- gelişmek
- daha iyi bir hale getirmek
- geliştirmek
Kendimi geliştirmek istiyorum.
-I want to better myself.
Kendimi geliştirmek için her şeyi yapmaya hazırım.
-I'm prepared to do anything to better myself.
- {s} daha çok. z. daha iyi bir şekilde
- {i} üstünlük
- kötü de olsa
- better and better gittikçe dahabe better off daha iyi durumda olmak
- anca beraber kanca ber
- daha çok
Ben vokal müziği enstrümantal müzikten daha çok severim.
-I like vocal music better than instrumental music.
Kahveyi çaydan daha çok seviyorum.
-I like coffee better than tea.
- {f} geçmek
- for better or for worse iyi de olsa
- {s} (good ve well'in üstünlük derecesi)
- {f} daha iyi yapmak
Tom ondan daha iyi yapmak zorunda kalacak.
-Tom is going to have to do better than that.
Tom bir sonraki sınavda daha iyi yapmak zorunda yoksa benim dersimde başarısız olacak.
-Tom has to do better on the next test or he'll fail my class.
- daha iyi şekilde
Daha iyi şekilde yapabileceğimizi düşünüyoruz.
-We know we can do better.
Ne kadar çok çabalarsam çabalayayım, onu, onun yapabildiğinden daha iyi şekilde yapamam.
-No matter how hard I try, I can't do it any better than she can.
- daha güzel
Mary sadece daha güzel değil fakat Alice'den daha iyi notlar alır.
-Mary isn't only prettier, but she gets better grades than Alice.
Nereye gidersen git evinden daha güzel bir yer bulamazsın.
-Wherever you may go, you will not find a better place than your home.
- daha ziyade
- daha iyi bir şekilde
Tom sorunla daha iyi bir şekilde ilgilenebilirdi.
-Tom could have dealt with the problem in a better way.
- iyisimi
- {i} üstün kimse
- better half eş
- iyileştirmek
Çalışma şartlarını iyileştirmek istiyorlar.
-They want to better their working conditions.
- iyi
Nakido, Twitter'dan daha iyidir.
-Nakido is better than Twitter.
Bir dizüstü, bir masaüstünden daha iyidir.
-A laptop is better than a desktop.
- ilerletmek
- optimal
- düzeltmek
- well
- kuyu
Tom çok fazla su kullanmamak için dikkatli olmak istiyor. Onun kuyusu neredeyse kuru.
-Tom wants to be careful not to use too much water. His well is almost dry.
Kuyudaki bir kurbağa okyanusu bilmez.
-A frog in a well doesn't know the ocean.
- good
- {s} güzel
Gerçekten güzel koktu.
-It smelled really good.
Gerçekten güzel bir tadı var.
-This sure tastes good!
- get better
- düzelmek
- well
- {f} fışkırmak
- get better
- iyileşmek
Teniste iyileşmek istiyorum.
-I want to get better at tennis.
Satrançta iyileşmek istiyorum.
-I want to get better at chess.
- good
- {s} iyi
Doktor olarak iyi değil.
-He is no good as a doctor.
Bu iyi bir kitaptır ama şu daha iyidir.
-This is a good book, but that is better.
- well
- iyi
Bu kravat sana çok iyi uyuyor.
-That tie suits you very well.
Bakır elektriği iyi iletir.
-Copper conducts electricity well.
- get better
- İyileşmek
Satrançta iyileşmek istiyorum.
-I want to get better at chess.
Biz iyileşmek zorundayız.
-We've got to get better.
- good
- {s} hayırlı
- better bend than break
- eğilen baş kesilmez
- better by far
- çok daha iyi
- better games
- (Bilgisayar) daha iyi oyunlar
- better luck next time
- (deyim) bir dahaki sefere (artık)
- better quality
- daha iyi kalite
- better quality
- (Bilgisayar) daha iyi
- better still
- çok daha iyi
- better than nothing at all
- hiç yoktan iyi
- better and better
- gittikçe daha iyi
- better half
- eş
- better half
- karı
- better off
- daha zengin
Onsuz daha zenginsin.
-You're better off without her.
Yalnız daha zenginim.
-I'm better off alone.
- better than
- den daha iyi
- better yet
- henüz
Henüz daha iyi bir şey bulmadım.
-I haven't found anything better yet.
- Better bend than break
- (Atasözü) Eğilmek kırılmaktan yeğdir
- Better late than never
- Hiç olmamaktansa varsın geç olsun
- better fed
- iyi beslenmiş
- better half
- Birinin eşi, karısı veya kocası
- better half
- k. dili eş
- better known
- iyi bilinen
- better lose the saddle than the horse
- (Atasözü) Zararın neresinden dönülürse kardır
- better luck next time
- bir dahaki sefere
- better luck next time
- bir dahaki sefere artık
- better off
- Daha iyi durumda, daha varlıklı, daha zengin. "Are you better off renting an apartment than buying a house?"
- better off
- Hali vakti yerinde
- better paid
- daha iyi ücretli
- better safe than sorry
- daha üzgün daha güvenli
- better shaped
- daha şekilli
- better than ever
- her zamankinden daha iyi
- better than nothing
- hiçbir şey daha iyi
- better then a poke in the eye with a Blunt stick
- (deyim) (Aus) Hiç yoktan iyidir ama daha iyi olabilirdi
- better to
- daha iyi
- better understanding
- daha iyi anlaşılmasını
- better yet
- Daha da iyisi,
Tomorrow. If you can work it out. Or better yet, this evening.
- better-cut
- iyi kesilmiş
- better-paid
- iyi ödenmiş
- better-than-expected
- umulandan daha iyi
- better-than-expected
- beklenenden daha iyi
- better half
- {k} eş (kadın/erkek): Where's your better half? Eşin nerede? Better late than never. Hiç olmamaktansa varsın geç olsun
- better half
- hayat arkadaşı
Senin hayat arkadaşın nerede?
-Where's your better half?
- better half
- (Fiili Deyim ) hayat arkadaşı , karı yada koca
- better late than never
- geç olsun güç olmasın
- better loved
- daha çok sevilen
- better off
- daha varlıklı
Tom eskisinden daha varlıklıdır.
-Tom is better off than he used to be.
O, öncekinden daha varlıklıdır.
-He is better off than before.
- better oneself
- kendini geliştirmek
- better oneself
- kendini eğitmek
- better oneself
- daha çok kazanmak
- better than
- -den daha iyi
- be better off dead
- Ölse daha iyi olmak
- be better off
- (deyim) daha iyi olmak
- be better off
- (deyim) daha iyi bir şey olmak
- be better
- daha iyi
- be on a better footing than ever
- araları her zamankinden daha iyi olmak
- be better off
- daha iyi durumda olmak
- be on a better footing
- araları her zamankinden daha iyi olmak
- good
- âlâ
İyi bir yer alabilmek için Tom erken geldi.
-Tom showed up early so he could get a good seat.
Onlar iyi konut alamadı.
-They could not get good housing.
- well
- {i} iyi durum
Tom hâlâ iyi durumda.
-Tom is still doing well.
O bu işe başladığından beri oldukça iyi durumda.
-He has been well off since he started this job.
- good
- çok
O çok iyi bir öğretmendir.
-She's a very good teacher.
O şimdi iyi; ne çok ağır ne de çok hafif.
-It's good now; neither too heavy nor too light.
- good
- {i} hayır
Tom ve Mary çıkıyorlar mı? Hayır, sadece iyi arkadaşlar.
-Are Tom and Mary dating? No, they're just good friends.
Bugün kendini iyi hissetmiyorsan evde kalman gerekir.Hayır, hayır. Ben iyi olacağım
-If you're not feeling good today you should stay home No, no. I'll be fine.
- well
- {i} petrol kuyusu
Bu petrol kuyusu günde 100 varilden daha fazla üretiyor.
-This oil well produces more than 100 barrels per day.
Bu petrol kuyusu beni zengin edecek.
-This oil well is going to make me rich.
- well
- {i} sondaj kuyusu
- well
- {s} güzel
Güzel, gece çok uzun, değil mi?
-Well, the night is quite long, isn't it?
Mariko İngilizceyi güzel konuşur.
-Mariko speaks English well.
- well
- çeşme
- two wheels are better than four
- (Ev ile ilgili) Riding a bike is better than driving a car
- well
- sağlıklı
Hasta da olsa sağlıklı olsa o her zaman mutludur.
-Whether sick or well, she is always cheerful.
Spor hem zihni hem bedeni sağlıklı yapar.
-Sports make us healthy in mind as well as in body.
- betters
- daha iyi
- far better
- çok daha
- good
- {s} yararlı
Tek yararlı bilgi iyi olanı nasıl arayacağımızı ve kötü olandan nasıl kaçınacağımızı öğretendir.
-The only useful knowledge is that which teaches us how to seek what is good and avoid what is evil.
Balık yemek sağlığın için yararlıdır.
-Eating fish is good for your health.
- good
- bozulmamı
- good
- {s} sağlığa yararlı
- good
- (Politika, Siyaset) ürün
Gıda ve giyim tezgahlarındaki ürünler çok ucuz.
-Goods at the food and clothing stalls were very cheap.
Şirket, çeşitli kağıt ürünleri üretmektedir.
-The company manufactures a variety of paper goods.
- good
- cici
- i hope you will get better soon
- geçmiş olsun
- like better
- daha çok istemek
- well
- şey!
Bizimle her şey iyidir.
-Everything is well with us.
Tom her şeyin iyi gideceğinden oldukça emin.
-Tom is pretty sure everything will go well.
- good
- kerim
- good
- aferin
Haydi, Spot. Yuvarlan. Aferin oğluma!
-Come on, Spot. Roll over. That's a good boy!
Aferin böyle devam et, Tom.
-Keep up the good work, Tom.
- well
- e
- well
- {i} bagaj
- Feel better
- Geçmiş olsun
- a lot better
- çok daha iyi
- better still
- daha iyi
- better still
- iyi ya
- bettering
- (Politika, Siyaset) düzelme
- deserve better of
- (Konuşma Dili) daha iyisine layık olmak
- deserve better of
- (Konuşma Dili) daha iyisini hak etmek
- deserve better of
- (Konuşma Dili) daha iyilerine layık olmak
- get better
- iflah olmak
- get better
- ayağa kalkmak
- get better
- onmak
- get better
- durumu düzelmek
- get better
- iyi olmak
Daha iyi olmak istiyorsan bu ilacı almak zorundasın.
-If you ever want to get better, you have to take this medicine.
Tom Fransızcada daha iyi olmak istiyor.
-Tom wants to get better at French.
- get the better of
- (Konuşma Dili) zafer kazanmak
- get the better of
- (Konuşma Dili) üstün gelmek
- get the better of
- galip gelmek
- good
- sağlıklı
Taze hava sağlıklı olmak için gereklidir.
-Fresh air is necessary to good health.
Sağlıklı kalabildiğim sürece uzun yaşamak isterim.
-I want to live as long as I can stay in good health.
- good
- rabıtalı
- good
- {s} uslu
- good
- menfaat
Birey, devletin menfaati için mevcut değildir.
-The individual does not exist for the good of the State.
Tom, acentenin menfaatı icabı işi bırakmalıdır.
-Tom should quit for the good of the agency.
- good
- çürümüş olmayan
- good
- çok iyi
Onun Mahjong'da çok iyi olduğunu duydum.
-I hear he is good at mahjong.
Çok iyi bir iş yapmadığını söyledim.
-You didn't do a very good job, I said.
- good
- kazanç
Arabamı satarak iyi bir kazanç elde ettim.
-I made a good profit by selling my car.
- good
- mal
Bu mallar için gümrük vergisi yok.
-These goods are free of duty.
Onlar dükkânda ithal mallar satıyorlar.
-They sell imported goods at the shop.
- good
- hasenat
- good
- salah
- good
- (Osmanlıca) kifayetli
- good
- oh
- good
- pekala
Pekala, Tom'a veda öpücüğü vermeyecek misin?
-Well, aren't you going to kiss Tom goodbye?
- good
- (Osmanlıca) sahih
- good
- makbul
- good
- sağlamlaştırmak
- good
- doğruluk
- good
- çıkar
Çok güzel!Çok başarılı bir iş çıkardın.
-Very good! You did an excellent job.
İyi iş çıkarıyorsun, aynen devam!
-Keep up the good work!
- good
- fayda
Sizin için balık yemek faydalı mı?
-Is eating fish good for you?
Sigara içmek sağlık için faydalı değildir.
-Smoking is not good for the health.
- good
- uslu durmak
- good
- yetenekli
O, konuşma sanatında yeteneklidir.
-He has a good art of talking.
- good
- neredeyse
Sorun neredeyse çözüldü.
-The problem is as good as settled.
Neredeyse herkes iyi yemeği takdir ediyor.
-Almost everybody appreciates good food.
- good
- taze
Taze hava sağlıklı olmak için gereklidir.
-Fresh air is necessary to good health.
Güzel yemek pişirmenin püf noktası, kaliteli ve taze malzemeler kullanmaktır.
-The key to cooking good food is using high-quality, fresh ingredients.
- good
- yarar
Sizin başarınız büyük ölçüde fırsatınızdan nasıl yararlanacağınıza bağlıdır.
-Your success will largely depend upon how you will make good use of your opportunity.
Balık yemek sağlığın için yararlıdır.
-Eating fish is good for your health.
- good
- iyilik
Bilimsel bilginin her artışıyla insanın kötülük için gücü iyilik için gücü gibi aynı oranda artırılır.
-With every increase of scientific knowledge, man's power for evil is increased in the same proportion as his power for good.
O bana bir iyilik yaptı.
-He did me a good turn.
- good
- uygun
Kimse ona uygun bir fırsat tanımadı.
-No one gave him a good chance.
İyi bir iş yapmak istiyorsanız, uygun araçları kullanmalısınız.
-If you want to do good work, you should use the proper tools.
- good
- (Ticaret) tahsili mümkün (senet)
- much better
- çok daha iyi
İspanya, Latin Amerika'yı işgal etmeseydi, çok daha iyi olurdu.
-It would have been much better if the Spanish hadn't invaded Latin America.
Yeni sunucu çok daha iyi performansa sahip olmalıdır.
-The new server should have much better performance.
- never better
- Hiç bu kadar iyi olmamıştı
- one is no better than the other
- al birini vur ötekine
- the better part of
- (deyim) yarısından fazla
- think better of
- bir şeyi yapmaktan vazgeçmek
- well
- hokka
- well
- haklı olarak
- well
- boşluk
- well
- (Avcılık) kaldıraç
- well
- {i} sahanlık
- well
- hani
- well
- diyordum ki…
- well
- pekala!
Pekala, onu seviyor musunuz?
-Well, do you like it?
Pekala... Evim yeterince büyük değildir.
-Well... My house isn't big enough.
- well
- asansör kuyusu
- well
- yolunda
Bildiği kadarıyla işler yolunda gidiyordu.
-So far as he was concerned, things were going well.
Sanırım her şey yolunda gidiyor.
-I think everything is going well.
- well
- (Havacılık) çukur
- well
- {i} asansör boşluğu
- well
- (Tıp) çukurcuk
- well
- ha
- well
- su deposu
- well
- da
- well
- dahi
- well
- apartman boşluğu
- well
- kaynak
- well
- (Otomotiv) kanal
- well
- pek ala
- well
- oldu
O oldukça güzel söyledi.
-She sang pretty well.
Sergi bir ziyarete oldukça değer.
-The exhibition is well worth a visit.
- well
- (Coğrafya) kuyu (petrol ve gaz)
- well
- hazne
- well
- tamam
Sanırım söylemek istediğim bir şeyi neredeyse tamamen söylemek için yeterince iyi şekilde Fransızca konuşabilirim.
-I think I can speak French well enough to say pretty much anything I want to say.
Tamamen NTT'ye ait şirket, iyi kazanıyor.
-The company, wholly owned by NTT, is doing well.
- well
- yuva
- well
- (Coğrafya) kuyu (yeraltı suyu)
- you'd better give it up
- bu sevdadan vazgeç
- well
- hakkıyle
- all the better
- isabet
- all the better
- daha iyi
- cause to feel better
- daha iyi hissetmesine neden ol
- get better
- iyileş
Yakında iyileşeceğini umuyorum.
-I hope you'll get better soon.
O iki hafta içinde iyileşecek.
-He will get better in two weeks.
- get the better
- daha iyisini al
- get the better of
- yenmek
- get the better of
- hakkından gelmek
- get the better of
- üstün çıkmak
- good
- iyiler
En iyiler çoğunlukla iyilerin düşmanıdır.
-The best is often the enemy of the good.
Onlar çok çok iyiler.
-They're very, very good.
- good
- becerikli
- good
- sağlam
Tom iyi bir yaşam sağlamaktadır.
-Tom makes a good living.
O, fon sağlamada iyidir.
-He's good at fund raising.
- good
- başarılı
Çok güzel!Çok başarılı bir iş çıkardın.
-Very good! You did an excellent job.
Eğer başarılı olacaksan iyi bir başlangıç yapmalısın.
-If you are to succeed, you must make a good start.
- good
- yardımsever
- good
- güvenilir
Bunu güvenilir kaynaklardan öğrendik.
-I got this on good authority.
O kesinlikle iyi bir adam ama güvenilir değil.
-He is a good fellow for sure, but not trustworthy.
- good
- komple
- good
- sevecen
- good
- yerinde
Keyfim çok yerinde değil.
-I'm not in a very good mood.
O, sağlığı yerinde görünüyor.
-He seems to be in good health.
- good
- yakşı
- good
- (the ile) iyi insanlar
- good
- namuslu
- good
- iyiliksever
Tom bir iyilikseverdi.
-Tom was a good Samaritan.
Related Terms
Definition of better in Turkish Turkish dictionary
- (Osmanlı Dönemi) f. (Bed-ter) Daha kötü. Çok fena
Definition of better in English English dictionary
- To improve
- Comparative form of well: more well
I’ve had enough of cycling with you chaps. I can spend my Sundays better than in tormenting cats and quarrelling and fighting.”.
- Alternative spelling of bettor
- An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another
He quickly found Ali his better in the ring.
- Comparative form of good or well: more good or well
- Better is the comparative of good
- Better is the comparative of well
- in a superior way; to a greater degree, more than -
- {v} to improve, mend, advance, exceed
- {a} more good or choice
- {n} an advantage
- someone who bets
- One who bets or lays a wager
- More advanced; more perfect; as, upon better acquaintance; a better knowledge of the subject
- If you say that something has happened or been done for better or worse, you mean that you are not sure whether the consequences will be good or bad, but they will have to be accepted because the action cannot be changed. I married you for better or worse, knowing all about these problems
- If you like one thing better than another, you like it more. I like your interpretation better than the one I was taught They liked it better when it rained
- To improve the condition of, morally, physically, financially, socially, or otherwise
- as, ten miles and better
- If you say that someone would be better off doing something, you are advising them to do it or expressing the opinion that it would benefit them to do it. If you've got bags you're better off taking a taxi
- You can use expressions like `The bigger the better' or `The sooner the better' to say that you would prefer it if something is big or happens soon. The Irish love a party, the bigger the better
- Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air
- Advantage, superiority, or victory; usually with of; as, to get the better of an enemy
- adj [very good {compared to something else}] lebih baik (baik)
- If you are better after an illness or injury, you have recovered from it. If you feel better, you no longer feel so ill. He is much better now, he's fine The doctors were saying there wasn't much hope of me getting better
- from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better "
- Preferable in regard to rank, value, use, fitness, acceptableness, safety, or in any other respect
- In a higher or greater degree; more; as, to love one better than another
- You use had better or 'd better when you are advising, warning, or threatening someone, or expressing an opinion about what should happen. It's half past two. I think we had better go home You'd better run if you're going to get your ticket In spoken English, people sometimes use better without `had' or `be' before it. It has the same meaning. Better not say too much aloud
- To become better; to improve
- To improve or ameliorate; to increase the good qualities of
- Better is used to form the comparative of compound adjectives beginning with `good' and `well.' For example, the comparative of `well-off' is `better-off.'
- surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"
- the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two" one having claim to precedence; a superior; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters" get better; "The weather improved toward evening" to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" (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" (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better" more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour" comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc
- If you better your situation, you improve your social status or the quality of your life. If you better yourself, you improve your social status. He had dedicated his life to bettering the lot of the oppressed people of South Africa Our parents chose to come here with the hope of bettering themselves
- ad more good than
- one having claim to precedence; a superior; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"
- You can say `so much the better' or `all the better' to indicate that it is desirable that a particular thing is used, done, or available. Use strong white flour, and if you can get hold of durum wheat flour, then so much the better
- comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc
- 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"
- comparative of good or well
- If something changes for the better, it improves. He dreams of changing the world for the better
- If you go one better, you do something better than it has been done before or obtain something better than someone else has. Now General Electric have gone one better than nature and made a diamond purer than the best quality natural diamonds
- to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
- If you intend to do something and then think better of it, you decide not to do it because you realize it would not be sensible. Alberg opened his mouth, as if to protest. But he thought better of it
- "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job"
- To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel
- To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of
- (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"
- My better half A jocose way of saying my wife As the twain are one, each is half Horace calls his friend animæ dimidium meæ (1 Odes iii 8 ) To be better than his word To do more than he promised To think better of the matter To give it further consideration; to form a more correct opinion respecting it
- from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better
- Improved in health; less affected with disease; as, the patient is better
- More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc
- If someone betters a high achievement or standard, they achieve something higher. He recorded a time of 4 minutes 23, bettering the old record of 4-24
- One who has a claim to precedence; a superior, as in merit, social standing, etc
- You say `That's better' in order to express your approval of what someone has said or done, or to praise or encourage them. `I came to ask your advice -- no, to ask for your help.' --- `That's better. And how can I help you?'
- usually in the plural
- (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"
- If you say that you expect or deserve better, you mean that you expect or deserve a higher standard of achievement, behaviour, or treatment from people than they have shown you. Our long-suffering mining communities deserve better than this
- the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two"
- (good, better, best)
- more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour"
- against your better judgment: see judgment to be better than nothing: see nothing the better part: see part
- If you get the better of someone, you defeat them in a contest, fight, or argument. He is used to tough defenders, and he usually gets the better of them
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- Greater in amount; larger; more
- (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better"
- If you know better than someone, you have more information, knowledge, or experience than them. He thought he knew better than I did, though he was much less experienced
- {i} something which is preferable, something which is more desirable
- In a superior or more excellent manner; with more skill and wisdom, courage, virtue, advantage, or success; as, Henry writes better than John; veterans fight better than recruits
- If a feeling such as jealousy, curiosity, or anger gets the better of you, it becomes too strong for you to hide or control. She didn't allow her emotions to get the better of her
- better an egg today than a hen tomorrow
- It is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later
- better half
- A person's spouse or lover, most commonly a man's wife. Generally a compliment or sign of respect
My better half won't be coming tonight.
- better half
- A person's close friend or companion
- better halves
- plural form of better half
- better late than never
- It's better to do something late, than to never do it at all
Their insolence and recklessness must be opposed, and better late than never.
- better light
- A way of presenting or perceiving something such that it appears more favourably than by an alternative presentation or perception
Knowing the real reasons for his action enabled her to view them in a better light.
- better off
- Comparative form of well off: more well off
I think it would be better off in the bag.
- better safe than sorry
- It is preferable to be cautious in one's choices and actions than to suffer afterwards
- better than nothing
- barely useful, almost useless, but nevertheless better than nothing at all
- better than sex
- superlative; wonderful
- better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
- Having experience of love, even if it ended, is better than having no experience of love
- better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
- Love is worthwhile despite the pain involved in separation
- better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness
- In the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation
- better-off
- Alternative spelling of better off
- better-off
- Comparative form of well-off: more well-off
- better off dead
- (Ev ile ilgili) 1. Ususally implying that someone is a useless piece of crap. 2. Situation where there is no upside, therefore the only way out is to commit suicide and/or, be killed. 3. Suggests pain will not yield, and only escape is death
- better still
- The phrase "better yet" or "better still" means "the current situation would improve if something else happens
- better then a poke in the eye with a Blunt stick
- (deyim) (Aus) Better than nothing at all but could have been better
- better yet
- The phrase "better yet" or "better still" means "the current situation would improve if something else happens
- Better Business Bureau
- a US organization for businesses and their customers. When customers believe they have been treated unfairly by a company or have bought a bad product, they often ask the Better Business Bureau for advice. Any of several U.S., Puerto Rican, and Canadian organizations formed to protect communities from unfair, misleading, or fraudulent advertising and selling practices. Organized at the local level, Better Business Bureaus investigate and set standards for business practices, receive complaints of improper practices, and conduct educational campaigns alerting the public to methods of deceit and fraud in advertising and selling
- Better Homes and Gardens
- monthly American magazine devoted to topics concerning the home (interior decorating, gardening, cooking, family, etc.)
- Better Homes and Gardens
- a US magazine with lots of pictures of beautiful houses, and articles about how to make your home more beautiful. There is a similar magazine in the UK called Homes and Gardens
- better be on the safe side
- better to act cautiously beforehand than to suffer afterward
- better business bureau
- A business-monitoring organization funded by dues from more than 100,000 member companies It operates primarily at the local level to protect consumers against fraudulent and deceptive advertising (Ch 2)
- better business bureau
- A private non-profit organization which offers services to its members (businesses) and to consumers The main service to consumers is a rating on a member business which reflects the number of customer complaints received (if any) and how the complaints were settled
- better business bureau
- A national member organization that uses codes of ethics, news alerts, databases, and other programs to maintain a high level of trust between businesses and the public
- better half
- spouse: a person's partner in marriage
- better half
- one's husband or wife, one's partner
- better half
- One's spouse
- better late than never
- it is better to do something at a later date than planned rather than to never do it at all
- better off
- in a better condition, in a better situation
- better off
- in a more fortunate or prosperous condition; "she would have been better off if she had stuck with teaching"; "is better off than his classmate"
- better off(p)
- in a more fortunate or prosperous condition; "she would have been better off if she had stuck with teaching"; "is better off than his classmate
- better part of something
- majority of , main part of
- better safe than sorry
- it's better to be cautious than to regret it later
- better than a kick in the balls
- expression indicating that a person should be grateful with the situation because it could be much worse
- better than ever
- in a better condition than ever before
- better than nothing
- it is better to have this than to have nothing at all
- better understanding
- more in-depth understanding, more clear comprehension
- better(p)
- (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
- better-known
- more familiar or renowned than the other of two; "the better-known book of the two
- better-known
- more familiar or renowned than the other of two; "the better-known book of the two"
- be better off
- be in a better condition, be in a better situation
- be better than one's word
- do more than one had promised
- 'd better
- Contraction of had better
But you'd better take your diamond ring, you'd better pawn it, babe.
- build a better mousetrap
- To invent the next great thing; to have a better idea
Of all the inventors to obtain patents, only a few have really built a better mousetrap.
- discretion is the better part of valour
- It is often wiser to refrain from seemingly brave speech or action
The better part of valour is discretion; in the which better part, I have saved my life.
- for better or worse
- No matter what the future may hold
For better or worse, he’s the president.
- get better
- To recover from an illness
- get better
- To improve
- get the better of
- To overwhelm or overcome; to influence heavily; to tend to control or persuade
Many people returned to work a bit anxious, they acknowledged, but grimly determined not to let terrorists get the better of them.
- gets better
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of get better
- getting better
- Present participle of get better
- good
- An item of merchandise
- good
- A result that is positive in the view of the speaker
- good
- Large in amount or size
a good amount of seeds.
- good
- Of food, edible; not stale or rotten
The bread is still good.
- good
- Holy
Good Friday.
- good
- With "and", extremely
The soup is good and hot.
- good
- Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly
The one thing that we can't do...is throw out the baby with the bathwater.... We know our process works pretty darn good and, uh, it’s really sparked this amazing phenomenon of this...high-quality website.
- good
- Effective
a good worker.
- good
- Healthful
Walking is good for you.
- good
- The abstract instantiation of something qualified by the adjective; e.g., "The best is the enemy of the good."
- good
- Useful for a particular purpose; functional
The flashlight batteries are still good.
- good
- Beneficial; worthwhile
a good job.
- good
- Entire
The car was a good ten miles away.
- good
- Reasonable in amount
all in good time.
- good
- The forces or behaviors that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence
- good
- Of food, being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements
Eat a good dinner so you will be ready for the big game tomorrow.
- good
- Acting in the interest of good; ethical
When we are happy, we are always good, but when we are good, we are not always happy.
- had better
- Should; ought to; need to
Will we get it finished? / We had better..
- have seen better days
- To be in poor condition, to be worn-out
Your sofa has certainly seen better days, isn't it time you got a new one?.
- it's better to ask forgiveness than permission
- The value of acting promptly and making a mistake requiring forgiveness is greater than value of delaying to get permission
- prevention is better than cure
- it is better to prevent the creation of a bad thing, than to destroy it
- strictly better
- That leads to a better outcome no matter what the other player does
- think better of
- To change one's mind concerning, especially to decide against
He got halfway out the door, thought better of it, and decided to stay home, instead.
- two heads are better than one
- Some problems may be solved more easily by two (or more) people working together than by one working alone
- well
- Accurately, competently
He does his job well.
- well
- Prudent; good; well-advised
On leaving the operating table it is well to put the patient in a bed previously warmed and supplied with hot cans.
- well
- Very (as a general-purpose intensifier)
Hey, you should've seen it, it was well good.
- well
- To seep out of the surface
Blood welled from the wound.
- well
- To have something seep out of the surface
Her eyes welled with tears.
- well
- Used in speech to fill gaps; filled pause
It was a bit...well...too loud.
- well
- The playfield of the video game Tetris
- well
- A well drink
They're having a special tonight: $1 wells.
- well
- The cockpit of a sailboat
- well
- A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate
- well
- Used to acknowledge a statement or situation (short form for "that is well")
B: Well, I guess we're sleeping under the stars tonight.
- well
- Completely, fully
A well done steak.
- to have seen better days
- witnessed happier times in the past; not in very good shape
- for better or worse
- whether the outcome is good or bad
- betters
- {n} superiors in age or qualities
- good
- {a} having desirable qualities, fit
- good
- {n} that which affords real happiness or pleasure, or the means of obtaining it
- well
- {a} good
Tom doesn't look too good.
-Tom doesn't look too well.
Tom doesn't look so good.
-Tom doesn't look too well.
- well
- {a} not amiss, rightly, properly, sufficiently
- well
- {n} a spring, source, cavity
- well
- {a} not sick, recovered, happy, convenient
- well
- {v} to spring
- have seen better days
- (deyim) Not in good condition, worn out (at the time of speaking)
- Good
- heavy
- WELL
- preserve
- Well
- welp
- Well
- weel
- bettered
- enhanced, increased in quality; beautified; perfected
- bettered
- past of better
- bettering
- changing for the better
- bettering
- present participle of better
- betters
- third-person singular of better
- betters
- plural of better
- good
- superior to the average; "in fine spirits"; "a fine student"; "made good grades"; "morale was good"; "had good weather for the parade"
- good
- If you get a good deal or a good price when you buy or sell something, you receive a lot in exchange for what you give. Whether such properties are a good deal will depend on individual situations The merchandise is reasonably priced and offers exceptionally good value
- good
- If you say that it is good that something should happen or good to do something, you mean it is desirable, acceptable, or right. I think it's good that some people are going It is always best to choose organically grown foods if possible. bad
- good
- A reasonable amount of time
- good
- If people are good friends, they get on well together and are very close. She and Gavin are good friends She's my best friend, and I really love her
- good
- A good idea, reason, method, or decision is a sensible or valid one. They thought it was a good idea to make some offenders do community service There is good reason to doubt this Could you give me some advice on the best way to do this? bad, poor
- good
- of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass
- good
- resulting favorably; "its a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well"
- good
- Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; followed especially by at
- good
- Some minor replacement parts; metal smoothly rusted or lightly pitted in places, cleaned or reblued; principal lettering, numerals, and design on metal legible; wood refinished, scratched, bruised, or minor cracks repaired; in good working order
- good
- morally admirable
- good
- Of food, having a particularly pleasant taste
- good
- An average used book that has all pages or leaves present There will be a little wear, and any defects will be noted
- good
- having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others; "his benevolent smile"; "a benevolent nature"
- good
- with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
- good
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present Any defects must be noted (AB Bookman )
- good
- capable of pleasing; "good looks"
- good
- Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; admirable; commendable; not bad, corrupt, evil, noxious, offensive, or troublesome, etc
- good
- If someone or something is no good or is not any good, they are not satisfactory or are of a low standard. If the weather's no good then I won't take any pictures I was never any good at maths
- good
- That which is desirable The object of the will The will, by nature, desires the good Even if the will chooses evil, it must desire it as a good It must impose this deception upon the object in order for that object to be desirable Also, ontologically, that which perfects a nature is a true good
- good
- Advancement of interest or happiness; welfare; prosperity; advantage; benefit; opposed to harm, etc
- good
- having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"
- good
- feeling healthy and free of aches and pains; "I feel good"
- good
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"
- good
- emphasis You use good to emphasize the great extent or degree of something. We waited a good fifteen minutes This whole thing's got a good bit more dangerous
- good
- If something is done for the good of a person or organization, it is done in order to benefit them. Furlaud urged him to resign for the good of the country I'm only telling you this for your own good! = benefit
- good
- appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book"
- good
- {s} excellent; pleasant; pleasurable; decent; valid; well-behaved; in fine condition; competent, skilled; positive; having admirable moral values
- good
- nice, excellent, of high quality
- good
- Good means pleasant or enjoyable. We had a really good time together I know they would have a better life here There's nothing better than a good cup of hot coffee It's so good to hear your voice after all this time. bad
- good
- morally admirable in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"
- good
- having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"
- good
- a product, service, or a process that can be used to make products or deliver services
- good
- If you say that something or someone is as good as new, you mean that they are in a very good condition or state, especially after they have been damaged or ill. I only ever use that on special occasions so it's as good as new In a day or so he will be as good as new
- good
- If you are good at something, you are skilful and successful at doing it. He was very good at his work I'm not very good at singing He is one of the best players in the world I always played football with my older brother because I was good for my age. bad, poor
- good
- Someone who is good is kind and thoughtful. You are good to me Her good intentions were thwarted almost immediately
- good
- Generic Object Oriented Database A database structure used to store design and library information (TI*)
- good
- If you say it's a good thing, or in British English it's a good job, that something is the case, you mean that it is fortunate. It's a good thing you aren't married It's a good job it happened here rather than on the open road
- good
- If something is good for a person or organization, it benefits them. Rain water was once considered to be good for the complexion Nancy chose the product because it is better for the environment. = beneficial bad
- good
- Pleasant; enjoyable
Related Terms
Definition of better in Turkish English dictionary
- well
- wishing you well
Related Terms
Hyphenation
bet·terTurkish pronunciation
betırSynonyms
bigger, choice, exceeding, exceptional, finer, fitter, greater, higher quality, improved, larger, more appropriate, more desirable, more fitting, more select, more suitableAntonyms
worse, more ill, sicker, unhealthy, littler, smaller, tinier, deteriorate, get worse, worsenPronunciation
Etymology
[ be-t&r ] (adjective, comparative of .) before 12th century. From Middle English better, bettre, from Old English betera (“better”), from Proto-Germanic *batizô (“better”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhAd- (“good”). Cognate with Sanskrit (bhadrá, “blessed, fortunate, happy, good”). For Germanic cognates: see Proto-Germanic *batizô. Verb is from Middle English beteren, from Old English beterian (“to make better, improve”). Related to best. Compare also Icelandic batna (“to improve”), Icelandic bót (“improvement”). More at batten, boot.Resimler
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