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betther

[ˈbɛt̪ɚ]

betther is the pronunciation spelling of better.

Meaning of better

Adjective

better (positive good, adverb well, comparative (humorous) betterer, superlative best, or (humorous) betterest)

  1. Greater in amount or quantity
    • “The air was still with the lonely thrill of 'now the hour is near'
      And the smell of sweat was better yet than the awful stench of fear.”1972, Harvey Andrews, Hey Sandy
  2. Greater or lesser (whichever is seen as more advantageous), in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
    • The top electric vehicles have a range of 300 kilometres or better.
  3. Healed or recovered from an injury or illness.
    • We can't go to the zoo today because you're sick; let's go when you're all better.

See all 9 meanings of better

Questions about betther

What is betther the pronunciation spelling of?
Betther is the pronunciation spelling of better.
How do you pronounce betther?
Betther is pronounced [ˈbɛt̪ɚ].

Words near betther in the dictionary

  1. Bettes
  2. Betteses
  3. Betteshanger
  4. bettest
  5. betteth
  6. betther
  7. Betti
  8. Betti number
  9. Betti numbers
  10. Bettie
  11. bettied

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Adapted from Wiktionary: betther (page history and authors); better (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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