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gone one better

gone one better is the past participle of go one better.

Meaning of go one better

Verb

go one better (third-person singular simple present goes one better, present participle going one better, simple past went one better, past participle gone one better)

  1. To take a bet and add another to it.
  2. To outdo somebody; to do something that surpasses what came before.
    • Arsenal, who have finished second for the past three seasons, added Spain international Martin Zubimendi to their midfield for £60m this summer as they look to go one better and win the title.2025 October 21, Alex Howell, “The evolution of Rice - how midfielder became Arsenal's all-rounder”, in BBC Sport

Questions about gone one better

What is gone one better the past participle of?
Gone one better is the past participle of go one better.

Words near gone one better in the dictionary

  1. gone on record
  2. gone on strike
  3. gone on the account
  4. gone on the mitch
  5. gone on vacation
  6. gone one better
  7. gone one's own way
  8. gone one's ways
  9. gone or blown
  10. gone out
  11. gone out of one's way

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