BE BETTER THAN NOTHING

Meaning of BE BETTER THAN NOTHING in English

see nothing

Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012

BE BETTER THAN NOTHING — see nothing
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETTER — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THAN — I. thən, then, (|)than, rapid sometimes ən or ə n ( after t, d, s, or z) or n ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOTHING — I. ˈnəthiŋ, -thēŋ pronoun Etymology: Middle English nothing, nathing, non thing, from Old English nāthing, nān thing, from nān no …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BETTER — I. ˈbed.ə(r), -etə- adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THAN — (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, …
Английский словарь Webster
THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — /dhan, dhen/ ; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/ , conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NOTHING — /nuth"ing/ , n. 1. no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing. 2. no part, share, or trace (usually fol. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETTER — better 1 /bet"euhr/ , adj., compar. of good with best as superl. 1. of superior quality or excellence: a better …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — I. thən, ˈthan conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than — more at then Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NOTHING — I. ˈnə-thiŋ pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nān thing, nāthing, from nān no + thing thing — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BETTER — I. ˈbe-tər adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old English bōt remedy, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THAN — adv then. ·see then. 2. than ·conj a particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison …
Webster English vocab
NOTHING — noun a cipher; naught. 2. nothing ·adv in no degree; not at all; in no wise. 3. nothing ·noun nonexistence; …
Webster English vocab
BETTER — noun one who bets or lays a wager. 2. better (·comp) more correctly or thoroughly. 3. better ·adj greater in …
Webster English vocab
THAN — [than] conj [ME than, then then, than--more at then] (bef. 12c) 1 a--used as a function word to indicate the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NOTHING — [noth.ing] pron [ME, fr. OE nan thing, nathing, fr. nan no + thing thing--more at none] (bef. 12c) 1: not …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BETTER — [bet.ter] adj, comparative of good [ME bettre, fr. OE betera; akin to OE bot remedy, Skt bhadra fortunate] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NOTHING — nothing BrE AmE ˈnʌθ ɪŋ § \ ˈnɒθ- ▷ nothing|ness nəs nɪs ▶ ˌ nothing ˈ doing BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THAN — / ðən; NAmE ; rare strong form ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 1. used to introduce the second part of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOTHING — / ˈnʌθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun 1. not anything; no single thing : There was nothing in her bag. There's nothing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETTER — / ˈbetə(r); NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective (comparative of good ) 1. of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — than S1 W1 /ð ə n; strong ðæn/ BrE AmE conjunction , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thanne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOTHING — I. noth ‧ ing 1 S1 W1 /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ BrE AmE pronoun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: nan thing , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BETTER — I. bet ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈbetə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: betera …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NOTHING — n. & adv. --n. 1 not anything (nothing has been done; have nothing to do). 2 no thing (often foll. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BETTER — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1 of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NOTHING — n. & adv. n. 1 not anything (nothing has been done; have nothing to do). 2 no thing (often foll. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BETTER — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1 of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THAN — conj. 1. introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Oxford English vocab
NOTHING — n. & adv. --n. 1. not anything (nothing has been done; have nothing to do). 2 no thing (often foll. …
Oxford English vocab
BETTER — 1. adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1. of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind …
Oxford English vocab
THAN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use than after a comparative …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOTHING — ( nothings) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Nothing means not a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETTER — ( betters, bettering, bettered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Better is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be bigger/smaller/worse etc than you had imagined ▪ The job interview proved to be much …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NOTHING
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THAN — preposition, [conjunction] - used to join two parts of a comparisonMy son is taller than my daughter.Susannah's car is bigger …
Cambridge English vocab
NOTHING — Synonyms and related words : a little thing, a nobody, a nothing, aught, bagatelle, blank, cipher, clean slate, common man, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THAN — See: LESS THAN, LESS THAN NO TIME, MORE THAN.
Slang English vocab
NOTHING — See: GO FOR NOTHING, HAVE NOTHING ON, HERE GOES NOTHING, IN NO TIME or IN NOTHING FLAT, NOT TO MENTION …
Slang English vocab
BETTER — See: ALL BETTER, DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, FOR THE BETTER, GET THE BETTER …
Slang English vocab
NOTHING — I. noun 1. something that does not exist his hopes were based on nothing Synonyms: naught ( or nought), nil, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
NOTHING — • ↑ cost nothing/not cost anything • ↑ do nothing/not do anything • ↑ for nothing • ↑ for nothing/for …
Longman Activator English vocab
NOTHING — INDEX: 1. when there is not any of something 2. the number that means none 3. less than none RELATED …
Longman Activator English vocab
BETTER — See ↑ BETTER 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be better • ↑ do better • ↑ feel better • ↑ get …
Longman Activator English vocab
BETTER — INDEX: 1. better than someone or something else 2. very much better than someone or something 3. to reach a …
Longman Activator English vocab
NOTHING
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BETTER — n. 25B6; adjective better facilities : SUPERIOR, finer, of higher quality; preferable; informal a cut above, streets ahead, head and …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NOTHING
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BETTER — adj. 1 superior You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din Can you suggest a better investment than the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
THAN — See: LESS THAN, LESS THAN NO TIME, MORE THAN.
Словарь английских идиом
NOTHING — See: GO FOR NOTHING, HAVE NOTHING ON, HERE GOES NOTHING, IN NO TIME or IN NOTHING FLAT, NOT TO MENTION …
Словарь английских идиом
BETTER — See: ALL BETTER, DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, FOR THE BETTER, GET THE BETTER …
Словарь английских идиом
BETTER — I adverb 1 BAD : You better make sure you're not late again. GOOD : You'd better make sure you're …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
THAN — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) союз чем He is taller than you are. ≈ Он выше вас. I'd rather stay than …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NOTHING
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BETTER — держащий пари лучший; лучшее - one's *s высшие по положению, вышестоящие лица; старшие - to change for the * измениться …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BE — гл. 1) иметь место как факт, существовать, случаться а) существовать как факт в объективной реальности быть; быть живым, жить Tyrants …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THAN — than.ogg ðæn,ðən cj 1. после сравнительной степени прилагательных и наречий вводит второй элемент сравнения чем; передаётся тж. род. падежом I …
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