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beter1〈 het〉1 something/anything better♦voorbeelden:bij gebrek aan beter • for want of anything better————————beter21 [vergrotende trap van ‘goed’] better2 [genezen; minder ziek] better♦voorbeelden:het is beter dat je nu vertrekt • you'd better leave nowze is beter in wiskunde dan haar broer • she's better at maths than her brotheralles is beter dan een bezoek aan haar • anything is preferable to visiting herdat is al beter • that's more like ithuilen maakt het er helemaal niet beter op voor je • crying won't do you any goodbeter maken • improvehij was beter af zonder hun hulp • he'd be better off without their helpergens beter van worden • benefit from somethingbeter worden • improvedaar wordt het niet beter van • that will not make things any betterbij gebrek aan iets beters • for want of anything betterwel wat beters te doen hebben • have better things to dohij is weer helemaal beter • he has completely recoveredbeter maken, weer beter maken • curebeter worden, weer beter worden • recover, get well againbetere kwaliteit (van) koffie • better-quality coffeeII 〈 bijwoord〉1 [vergrotende trap van ‘goed’] better2 [anders] better♦voorbeelden:hij kan zijn geld wel beter gebruiken • he knows better than to spend his money on thatbeter gezegd • (or) ratherje had beter kunnen helpen, je had er beter aan gedaan te helpen • you would have done better to helphet beter hebben (dan vroeger/dan een ander) • be better off (than before/than someone else)de leerling kon beter • the student could do betterom (des te) beter te kunnen zien • (all) the better to seejij kunt beter je mond houden • you'd better keep your mouth shutJohn tennist beter dan ik • John is a better tennis-player than meiets tegen beter weten in doen • do something against one's better judgementze weten niet beter of … • for all they know …des te beter (voor ons) • so much the better (for us)hoe eerder hoe beter • the sooner the betterde volgende keer beter • better luck next timehij weet nu wel beter • he knows better now -
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