better

[US]/ˈbetə(r)/
[UK]/ˈbetər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. parannettu laadussa tai edullisempi
adv. ylempi tai tehokkaammalla tavalla
vt. parantaa; tehostaa
n. joku tai jokin, joka on ylempi tai edullisempi
Word Forms
Present Participlebettering
Past Tensebettered
Pluralbetters
Past Participlebettered
Third Person Singularbetters

Phrases & Collocations

better than

parempi kuin

better than oneself

parempi kuin itsensä

had better

parasta tehdä

much better

paljon parempi

you'd better

sinun pitäisi tehdä

do better

tehdä paremmin

get better

tulla paremmaksi

better and better

paremmaksi ja paremmaksi

for the better

parempaan

feel better

voida paremmin

better off

paremmassa tilanteessa

better life

parempi elämä

better quality

parempi laatu

no better

ei parempi

any better

missään parempi

know better

tietää paremmin

no better than

ei parempi kuin

to make better

tehdä paremmaksi

all the better

vielä parempi

Example Sentences

the better of the two

kaksi huonompaa

This is better by far.

Tämä on paljon parempi.

a change for the better .

parannus

it is the better part of a mile.

se on reilun mailin verran

no better; no more.

ei parempi; ei enempää

a better chance of success.

paremmat mahdollisuudet onnistua

The patient is better today.

Potilas on parempi tänään.

You'd better be there.

Sinun pitäisi olla siellä.

That would be better still.

Se olisi vielä parempi.

He is no better yet.

Hän ei ole vieläkään parempi.

aim for a better education.

tähdätä parempaan koulutukseen.

Better be a fool than a knave.

Parempi olla tyhmä kuin kavala.

you're no better than a Hitler.

Sinä et ole parempi kuin Hitler.

getting better and better.

paranee ja paranee

as for you, you'd better be quick.

Sinun kannattaisi olla nopea.

hoping for better weather.

toivon parempaa säätä

it might be better to borrow the money.

saattaa olla parempi lainata rahat.

curiosity got the better of her.

Uteliaisuus vei hänet ylitse.

Real-world Examples

One person has better qualifications of better experience.

Source: Dad takes you to learn vocabulary.

We're going to leave the world better than we found it.

Source: Game of Thrones Season 6

Do your wellies look even better from down there?

Source: Little Bear Charlie

And from my point of view, the more alien the better.

Source: Encyclopedia of Nature

I believe we can do much better.

Source: TED-Ed Student Weekend Show

The sooner we get that add the better.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2019 Collection

How could you make a door better?

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2015 Compilation

His " legalese" got the better of him.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

I know you better than he does.

Source: Li Yang's Crazy English: Rapid Mastery of American Phonetic Symbols

All right, I like take two better.

Source: S03

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