How to Spell better
better - adjective
- Greater than half
- Improved in health or mental attitude
- More attractive, favorable, or commendable
- More advantageous or effective
Usage examples
Examples: 'The word "better" is important to learn.' 'Please use "better" in your sentence.' 'Understanding "better" helps with spelling.'
Etymology
Middle English betere, bettere, bettre, better, going back to Old English betera, betra, bettra, going back to Germanic *batizōn (whence also Old Frisian betera, betra, Old Saxon betara, Old High German bezziro, Old Icelandic betri, Gothic batiza), comparative degree of an otherwise unattested adjective from a base *bat-, whence also, with lengthened o-grade, *bōtō "improvement," whence Old English bōt "a making good, remedy, improvement, atonement," Old Frisian bōte "atonement, compensation," Old Saxon bōta "remedy, aid, deliverance," Old High German buoza "amendment, remedy, penance, punishment," Old Icelandic bót "remedy, atonement, compensation," Gothic bota "usefulness, profit"; *bat- perhaps going back to Indo-European *bHd-, zero-grade of a root *beHd-, whence also Sanskrit bhadráḥ "fortunate, blessed, delightful," Avestan hubaδra- "fortunate" (< *boHd-ro, with loss of H before an unaspirated voiced stop)
Word family
best, better, good
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