I.
verb
Better is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ record
II.
adj.
1 comparative of ‘good’
VERBS
▪ be , feel , look , seem
▪ get
▪
Cars are getting ~ all the time.
▪ make sth
▪
We must make our inner cities ~ to live and work in.
▪ consider sth , deem sth , judge sth , think sth
▪
I thought it ~ to tackle him outside of business hours.
ADVERB
▪ considerably , even , far , infinitely , a lot , markedly , much , significantly , still , substantially , vastly
▪
His latest book is very much ~ than the one before.
▪ a good deal , a great deal
▪ somewhat
▪ ten times , a thousand times , etc.
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
▪ marginally
▪ arguably
▪ inherently
PHRASES
▪ no ~
▪
The new situation is no ~ than the old.
▪ nothing ~ than
▪
There's nothing ~ than a nice juicy peach!
2 recovered from an illness
VERBS
▪ be , feel , look , seem
▪ get
▪
I hope you get ~ soon.
▪ get sb , make sb
▪
The doctor will soon make you ~.
▪ kiss sth
▪
Did you hurt yourself? Come here and let me kiss it ~.
ADVERB
▪ a lot , much
▪ a good deal , a great deal
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
Better is used with these nouns: ↑ appreciation , ↑ arrangement , ↑ circumstance , ↑ cooperation , ↑ coordination , ↑ course , ↑ enforcement , ↑ fate , ↑ future , ↑ luck , ↑ self , ↑ understanding
III.
adv.
Better is used with these adjectives: ↑ able
Better is used with these verbs: ↑ employ , ↑ like , ↑ serve , ↑ understand