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11better — bet|ter1 W1S1 [ˈbetə US ər] adj [: Old English; Origin: betera] 1.) [comparative of good] more useful, interesting, satisfactory, effective, suitable etc ≠ ↑worse ▪ Your stereo is better than mine. ▪ a better job with a better salary ▪ There must …
12better — [[t]be̱tə(r)[/t]] ♦ betters, bettering, bettered 1) Better is the comparative of good. 2) Better is the comparative of well. 3) ADV COMPAR: ADV after v If you like one thing better than another, you like it more. I like your interpretation better …
13much — much1 W1S1 [mʌtʃ] adv 1.) by a great amount much better/greater/easier etc ▪ Henry s room is much bigger than mine. ▪ These shoes are much more comfortable. ▪ I m feeling very much better, thank you. much too big/old etc ▪ He was driving much too …
14better — 1 adjective (comparative of good) 1 more useful, interesting, satisfactory, effective, suitable etc: Your stereo is better than mine. | a better job with a better salary | It was one of the better Broadway shows I ve seen. | There must be a… …
15much — 1 /mVtS/ adverb 1 much taller/much more difficult etc used especially before comparatives and superlatives to mean a lot taller, a lot more difficult: You get a much better view if you stand on a chair. | She looks much fatter in real life than… …
16better — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Better is used with these nouns as the object: ↑record {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 comparative of ‘good’ VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ get …
17better be envied than pitied — Cf. PINDAR Pythian Odes I. 163 κρέσσων γὰρ οἰκτιρμοῦ φθόνος, envy is stronger than pity; HERODOTUS Hist. iii. 52 φθονέεσθαι κρέσσον ἐστὶ ἢ οἰκτείρεσθαι, it is better to be envied than to be pitied; mid 15th cent. Fr. trop plus vaut estre envié… …
18much — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 existing or occurring in a great quantity (much trouble; not much rain; too much noise). 2 (prec. by as, how, that, etc.) with relative rather than distinctive sense (I don t know how much money you want). n. 1 a great… …
19much — /mʌtʃ / (say much) adjective 1. in great quantity, amount, measure, or degree: much work. –noun 2. a great quantity or amount; a great deal: much of this is true. 3. a great, important, or notable thing or matter: the house is not much to look at …
20better be an old man’s darling, than a young man’s slave — 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs II. vii. 13v Many yeres sens, my mother seyd to me, Hyr elders wold saie, it ys better to be An olde mans derlyng, then a yong mans werlyng [object of scorn]. 1721 J. KELLY Scottish Proverbs 74 Better an old… …
