Better

Kannada Meaning

English Meaning

1. Greater in excellence or higher in quality.
2. More useful, suitable, or desirable: found a better way to go; a suit with a better fit than that one.
3. More highly skilled or adept: I am better at math than English.
4. Greater or larger: argued for the better part of an hour.
5. More advantageous or favorable; improved: a better chance of success.
6. Healthier or more fit than before: The patient is better today.
7. In a more excellent way.
8. To a greater extent or degree: better suited to the job; likes it better without sauce.
9. To greater advantage; preferably: a deed better left undone. See Usage Notes at best, have, rather.
10. More: It took me better than a year to recover.
11. One that is greater in excellence or higher in quality.
12. A superior, as in standing, competence, or intelligence. Usually used in the plural: to learn from one's betters.
13. To make better; improve: trying to better conditions in the prison; bettered myself by changing jobs. See Synonyms at improve.
14. To surpass or exceed.
15. To become better.
16. better off In a better or more prosperous condition: would be better off taking the train instead of driving; felt better off after the rise in stock prices.
17. for the better Resulting in or aiming at an improvement: Her condition took a turn for the better.
18. get To outdo or outwit; defeat.
19. think better of To change one's mind about (a course of action) after reconsideration: I almost bought an expensive watch, but then I thought better of it.
20. Variant of bettor.