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good
  1. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
  2. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To make good; turn to good; improve.
  3. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To make improvements or repairs.
  4. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To benefit; gain.
  5. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
  6. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
  7. (reflexive, now chiefly dialectal) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
better
  1. (transitive) To improve.
  2. (intransitive) To become better; to improve.
  3. (transitive) To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
  4. (transitive) To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.
  5. (colloquial) Had better.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. improve, upgrade, progress, raise, strengthen, ameliorate, brush up, build on, elevate, enhance, lift, mend, promote, rectify, advance, amend, augment, change for the better, correct, excel, fix up, hone, improve on, meliorate, refine, reform, revamp, smarten up, straighten out, transcend, uplift, work on, amplify, appreciate, boost, further, increase, perfect, smarten, make better, touch up, fix, fortify, mitigate, redress, assuage, beef up, fine-tune, enrich, polish … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “You will have to better your grades if you want to make it to college.”
      “The athlete was determined to better the record of his rival and opponent.”
      “You better clean up your room before I get home.”
best
  1. To surpass in skill or achievement.
  2. (transitive) To beat in a contest;
  3. Synonyms:
      4. surpass, better, outclass, outdo, outshine, exceed, excel, outperform, top, transcend, trump, eclipse, outcompete, overshadow, pass, do better than, get the better of, go one better, improve upon, outpace, outplay, outstrip, overstep, put to shame, rise above, surmount, go beyond, outhussle, outmatch, outstep, be more than a match for, gain the advantage over, get one over on, get the upper hand over, outsmart, outwit, own, put in the shade, outflank, scoop, beat, outgun, outdistance, cap, overtop, go one better than, outrival, tower over, tower above, outrank … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Tom studied hard as he was determined to best his cousin in the upcoming exam.”
      “Rocky Balboa would best Ivan Drago in the boxing ring and inspire the crowd with a rousing victory speech.”
good
  1. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
betta
  1. (slang) Eye dialect spelling of better (had better).
bettering
  1. present participle of better
  2. Synonyms:
      3. improving, upgrading, progressing, raising, strengthening, ameliorating, brushing up, building on, elevating, enhancing, lifting, mending, promoting, rectifying, advancing, amending, augmenting, changing for the better, correcting, excelling, fixing up, honing, improving on, meliorating, refining, reforming, revamping, smartening up, straightening out, transcending, uplifting, working on, amplifying, appreciating, boosting, furthering, increasing, perfecting, smartening, making better, touching up, fixing, fortifying, mitigating, redressing, assuaging, beefing up, fine-tuning, enriching, polishing … more
betterfy
  1. (transitive, US, slang, rare, nonstandard) to make better
betterfies
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of betterfy
betters
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of better
  2. Synonyms:
      3. benefits, aids, assists, advances, improves, promotes, advantages, contributes to, favors, profits, serves, ameliorates, builds, enhances, furthers, helps, boosts, favours, fosters, relieves, strengthens, succors, succours, works for, befits, does good to, suits, blesses, drives, encourages, forwards, gratifies, pays off for, pleases, satisfies, powers, changes, fluctuates, vacillates, varies, veers, deviates, differs, morphs, mutates, seesaws, snaps, teeters, wavers, deteriorates … more
bettereth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of better
bests
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of best
  2. Synonyms:
      3. surpasses, betters, outclasses, outdoes, outshines, exceeds, excels, outperforms, tops, transcends, trumps, eclipses, outcompetes, overshadows, passes, does better than, gets the better of, goes one better, improves upon, outpaces, outplays, outstrips, oversteps, puts to shame, rises above, surmounts, goes beyond, outhussles, outmatches, outsteps, gains the advantage over, gets one over on, gets the upper hand over, outsmarts, outwits, owns, puts in the shade, outflanks, scoops, beats, defeats, conquers, knocks off, overcomes, triumphs over, trounces, prevails over, puts away, routs, takes down … more
besteth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of best
betterfied
  1. simple past tense and past participle of betterfy
betterest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of better
bettered
  1. simple past tense and past participle of better
  2. Synonyms:
      3. led, headed, outdistanced, outran, outstripped, outpaced, left behind, got ahead of, drew away from, shook off, outdid, excelled, exceeded, surpassed, outclassed, transcended, topped, trumped, got further ahead of, beat, widened the gap, left standing, capped, walked away from, ran rings around, outrivaled, outrivalled, outvied, helped, benefited, benefitted, bolstered, facilitated, improved, ameliorated, amended, eased, maintained, restored, revived, boosted, sustained, meliorated, mitigated, stimulated, revitalised, saved, corrected, emended, enhanced … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “His achievement has never been bettered and the present holder has only three victories under his belt.”
      “But practice makes perfect, and my vocal speech skills can always be bettered.”
      “It would beat most cars away from a standing start, and was only bettered by those with a lot of power at their disposal.”
bestest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of best
gooded
  1. simple past tense and past participle of good
bested
  1. simple past tense and past participle of best
  2. Synonyms:
      3. took, beat, defeated, surmounted, dispatched, licked, overmatched, topped, bettered, conquered, creamed, outclassed, outdid, outperformed, outplayed, outshined, outshone, overcame, prevailed over, skunked, stopped, subdued, surpassed, triumphed over, upended, vanquished, won against, did better than, got around, got the better of, went one better than, wiped the floor with, put away, upset, put in the shade, shut down, put someone in their place, knocked off, overcome, trounced, routed, smashed, subjugated, whomped, drubbed, totalled, wasted, checkmated, flattened, KO'd … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Over the years, I have seen him tested thrice, and thrice has he been bested by this simple and inexpensive item.”
      “In opposition, he took the scalps of many ministers and in government he was rarely bested.”
      “They did not like being bested, but it was precisely his obstinate redamancy that kept them going in all its forms.”
betterfying
  1. present participle of betterfy
bested
  1. Alternative form of bestead
  2. Synonyms:
      3. took, beat, defeated, surmounted, dispatched, licked, overmatched, topped, bettered, conquered, creamed, outclassed, outdid, outperformed, outplayed, outshined, outshone, overcame, prevailed over, skunked, stopped, subdued, surpassed, triumphed over, upended, vanquished, won against, did better than, got around, got the better of, went one better than, wiped the floor with, put away, upset, put in the shade, shut down, put someone in their place, knocked off, overcome, trounced, routed, smashed, subjugated, whomped, drubbed, totalled, wasted, checkmated, flattened, KO'd … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Over the years, I have seen him tested thrice, and thrice has he been bested by this simple and inexpensive item.”
      “In opposition, he took the scalps of many ministers and in government he was rarely bested.”
      “They did not like being bested, but it was precisely his obstinate redamancy that kept them going in all its forms.”
besting
  1. present participle of best
  2. Synonyms:
      3. getting, beating, defeating, winning against, prevailing over, surmounting, triumphing over, dispatching, licking, taking, conquering, getting around, mastering, overbearing, overcoming, overmatching, skunking, stopping, subduing, trimming, upending, knocking off, trouncing, taking down, putting away, routing, crushing, overpowering, walloping, blasting, humbling, whipping, lambasting, totalling, vanquishing, blowing out, tanking, thrashing, demolishing, flattening, checkmating, waxing, trashing, whomping, shutting down, slaughtering, outfighting, shooting down, annihilating, wiping the floor with … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “But the whole thing was such a cynical mix of half-truths, untruths and twisted logic that it ended up besting me.”
      “With natural gas prices so low due to huge new supplies of shale gas, besting the current energy system has become tougher.”
      “The delight he takes in besting his father at ping pong suggests that even he has not been immune to the old man's poison.”
gooding
  1. present participle of good
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