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better vs help

help vs better

better and help both are nouns.

better is an adjective but help is not an adjective.

better and help both are verbs.

better is an adverb but help is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
better Yes Yes Yes Yes
help Yes No Yes No
As verbs, help is a hyponym of better; that is, help is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than better:
  • better: to make better
  • help: improve the condition of
Other hyponyms of better include alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve, aid, regenerate, revitalize, enrich, build up, develop, turn around, upgrade, condition, emend, iron out, put right, straighten out, enhance, bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on, reform, reform, beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify, build, hone, perfect, down, fine-tune, polish, refine, distil, distill, make pure, purify, sublimate, fructify, lift, raise, advance, upgrade, educate.
better (noun) help (noun)
something superior in quality or condition or effect the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
the superior one of two alternatives a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
someone who bets a means of serving
a superior person having claim to precedence a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
better (adjective) help (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
(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
more than half
better (verb) help (verb)
get better improve the condition of
to make better improve; change for the better
surpass in excellence help to some food; help with food or drink
take or use
give help or assistance; be of service
contribute to the furtherance of
be of use
abstain from doing; always used with a negative
better (adverb) help (adverb)
comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.
from a position of superiority or authority
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