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|Text=[[File:woodhouse_77.jpg|thumb|link={{filepath:woodhouse_77.jpg}}]]'''adj.'''
 
P. and V. [[ἀμείνων]], [[βελτίων]]. [[κρείσσων]], [[καλλίων]], V. λῴων (P. rare), φέρτερος, [[ὑπέρτερος]].
 
<b class="b2">Better in health</b>: P. ῥᾴων.
 
<b class="b2">Be better in health</b>, v.: ῥαΐζειν.
 
'''adv.'''
 
P. and V. ἄμεινον, βέλτιον, κρεῖσσον, [[κάλλιον]], V. λῷον.
 
<b class="b2">More, rather</b>: P. and V. [[μᾶλλον]].
 
<b class="b2">Think better of</b>: see [[reconsider]], [[repent]].
 
<b class="b2">Think better of it</b>: V. φρόνησιν . . . λῴω . . . λαβεῖν (Soph., ''Phil.'' 1078).
 
<b class="b2">Gel the better</b>: P. and V. νικᾶν, κρατεῖν. P. περιέχειν, ὑπερέχειν.
 
<b class="b2">Get the better of</b>: P. πλεονεκτεῖν (gen.), [[πλέον]] φέρεσθαι (gen.); see [[excel]], [[conquer]].
 
<b class="b2">If they listen to our representations so much the better</b>: P. ἢν μὲν εἰσακούσωσί τι πρεσβευομένων ἡμῶν [[ταῦτα]] ἄριστα (Thuc. 1, 82).
 
<b class="b2">All the better</b>: P. τοσούτῳ ἄμεινον.
 
'''v. trans.'''
 
<b class="b2">Improve</b>: P. and V. ἐξορθοῦν, Ar. and P. ἐπανορθοῦν.
 
<b class="b2">Excel</b>: P. and V. κρατεῖν. ὑπερβάλλειν. ὑπερφέρειν (gen.); see [[excel]].
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