better

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adjective

P. and V. ἀμείνων, βελτίων. κρείσσων, καλλίων, V. λῴων (P. rare), φέρτερος, ὑπέρτερος.

better in health: P. ῥᾴων.

be better in health, v.: ῥαΐζειν.

adverb

P. and V. ἄμεινον, βέλτιον, κρεῖσσον, κάλλιον, V. λῷον.

more, rather: P. and V. μᾶλλον.

think better of: see reconsider, repent.

think better of it: V. φρόνησιν… λῴω… λαβεῖν (Sophocles, Philoctetes 1078).

gel the better: P. and V. νικᾶν, κρατεῖν. P. περιέχειν, ὑπερέχειν.

get the better of: P. πλεονεκτεῖν (gen.), πλέον φέρεσθαι (gen.); see excel, conquer.

if they listen to our representations so much the better: P. ἢν μὲν εἰσακούσωσί τι πρεσβευομένων ἡμῶν ταῦτα ἄριστα (Thuc. 1, 82).

all the better: P. τοσούτῳ ἄμεινον.

verb transitive

improve: P. and V. ἐξορθοῦν, Ar. and P. ἐπανορθοῦν.

excel: P. and V. κρατεῖν. ὑπερβάλλειν. ὑπερφέρειν (gen.); see excel.