Better
Better verb - To be greater, better, or stronger than.
Usage example: this year's profits should better last year's by a wide margin
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- He's better at football than him, better at his job than him, and his crush thinks he's handsome, all without trying.
Source: Temporary Super Star - Unfortunately, Thomas is behaving even better, because he has a crush on Greta Garbo.
Source: Celeb Crush - There's actually a recursive variant, as Sekai is in turn assisted by her best friend or better said, half-sister Setsuna who also has a crush on Makoto because he protected her from bullies.
Source: Matchmaker Crush
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Crush and Better. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/crush
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Crush or Better. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/crush.
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