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help vs better

better vs help

help and better both are nouns.

help is not an adjective while better is an adjective.

help and better both are verbs.

help is not an adverb while better is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
help Yes No Yes No
better Yes Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, better is a hypernym of help; that is, better is a word with a broader meaning than help:
  • help: improve the condition of
  • better: to make better
Other hypernyms of help include ameliorate, amend, improve, meliorate.
As verbs, better is a hypernym of help; that is, better is a word with a broader meaning than help:
  • help: improve; change for the better
  • better: to make better
Other hypernyms of help include ameliorate, amend, improve, meliorate.
help (noun) better (noun)
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose something superior in quality or condition or effect
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do the superior one of two alternatives
a means of serving someone who bets
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose a superior person having claim to precedence
help (adjective) better (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
help (verb) better (verb)
improve the condition of get better
improve; change for the better to make better
help to some food; help with food or drink surpass in excellence
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
help (adverb) better (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
Difference between help and better

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