Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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better | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
worse | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
better (noun) | worse (noun) |
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something superior in quality or condition or effect | something inferior in quality or condition or effect |
the superior one of two alternatives | |
someone who bets | |
a superior person having claim to precedence |
better (adjective) | worse (adjective) |
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(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 `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability |
(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness | changed for the worse in health or fitness |
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable | |
more than half |
better (verb) | worse (verb) |
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get better | |
to make better | |
surpass in excellence |
better (adverb) | worse (adverb) |
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comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc. | (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner |
from a position of superiority or authority |