{
    "term": "better",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "of a higher standard or less poor quality; not as bad as something else",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We're hoping for better weather tomorrow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her work is getting **better and better**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is in a **much better** mood than usual."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The meal couldn't have been better."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's nothing better than a long soak in a hot bath."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you can only exercise once a week, that's **better than nothing** *(= better than taking no exercise at all)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I might not be a brilliant cook, but that meal's a darn sight better than anything you could do."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I think he's a hundred times better as a teacher than Mr White."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["considerably", "even", "far"],
                "phrases": ["no better", "nothing better than"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "more suitable or appropriate",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Can you think of a better word than ‘nice’?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It would be better for him to talk to his parents about his problems."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**You'd be better** going by bus."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I thought it better to tackle him outside of business hours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We must make our inner cities better to live and work in."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["considerably", "even", "far"],
                "phrases": ["no better", "nothing better than"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "more able; showing more skill",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's far better at science than her brother."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "less ill or unhappy",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's a lot better today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His leg was **getting better**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You'll feel **all the better for** a good night's sleep."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Health problems"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["a lot", "much", "a good deal"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "fully recovered after an illness; in good health again",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Don't go back to work until you are better."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't worry. The doctor will soon make you better."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I hope you get better soon."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["a lot", "much", "a good deal"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "most of something, especially a period of time; more than half of something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He drank the best part of a bottle of Scotch waiting for her to get home."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The journey took her the better part of an hour."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that something should be as big, small, etc. as possible",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I love giving parties, the bigger the better."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "you should avoid danger and not take unnecessary risks",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Danger"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "almost or just the same as; almost or just as bad as",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The path was no better than a sheep track."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Charles VII was a bad king and Charles VIII was no better."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "it is better to stop something bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Prevention is better than cure, so start looking after your heart now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Prevention is better than cure, so start taking care of yourself."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used to give support to somebody who has been upset and is trying to become calmer",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Dry your eyes now. That's better."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to praise somebody who has made an effort to improve",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That's much better—you played the right notes this time."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that two people can achieve more than one person working alone",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbetə(r)/",
                "audio": "be/better/better__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbetər/",
                "audio": "be/better/better__us_4.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English betera (adjective), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch beter and German besser, also to best."
}