BE BETTER OFF (DOING STH)

Meaning of BE BETTER OFF (DOING STH) in English

used to say that sb is / would be happier or more satisfied if they were in a particular position or did a particular thing :

She's better off without him.

The weather was so bad we'd have been better off staying at home.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

OFF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOING
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOING — THAT WAS YOUR ~: ta vu es culpabil, pri to vu es responsabil
English interlingue dictionary
DOING — buhat
English-Visayan vocabulary
DOING — noun Date: 14th century the act of performing or executing ; action , 2. plural things that are done or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OFF
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
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOING — noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of don to do — more at do 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOING — (n.) Anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the plural, conduct; behavior. See Do.
Английский словарь Webster
DOING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Do
Английский словарь Webster
DOING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Do
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOING — ( n. ) Anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the plural, conduct; behavior. See Do.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOING — /dooh"ing/ , n. 1. action; performance; execution: Your misfortune is not of my doing. 2. doings , deeds; proceedings; happenings; …
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
DOING — n. act, deed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
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
DOING — noun Date: 14th century 1. : the act of performing or executing : action that will take a great deal …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
DOING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of do. 2. doing ·noun anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the …
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
DOING — ■ noun 1》 (also ~s ) the activities in which someone engages. 2》 activity or effort: it would take some …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford 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
DOING — doing BrE AmE ˈdu ː ‿ɪŋ ▷ doing|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOING — / ˈduːɪŋ; NAmE / noun [ C , usually pl. , U ] a thing done or caused by sb …
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
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOING — do ‧ ing /ˈduːɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: verb : ↑ do , ↑ outdo , ↑ overdo …
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
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOING — n. 1 a an action; the performance of a deed (famous for his doings; it was my doing). b activity, …
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
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOING — n. 1 a an action; the performance of a deed (famous for his doings; it was my doing). b activity, …
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
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
DOING — n.1 a an action; the performance of a deed (famous for his doings; it was my doing). b activity, effort …
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
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
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
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
DOING — [noun] [U]Is this your doing? (= Did you do this?)It was none of my doing.Running a marathon takes some/a lot …
Cambridge English vocab
DOING — See: NOTHING DOING.
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
OFF — adj. sup off sup off or up back off blow off bring off buck off bug off bump off burn …
Collegiate Thesaurus 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
DOING — n. 25B6; noun the doing of the act constitutes the offence : PERFORMANCE, performing, carrying out, execution, implementation, implementing, achievement, …
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
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
DOING — See: NOTHING DOING.
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
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OFF — 1. нареч. 1) указывает на отдаление, удаление от чего-л. He had to be off. ≈ Ему нужно было уйти. to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOING — сущ. 1) мн. дела, действия, поведение, поступки fine doings these! ≈ хорошенькие дела творятся! I have heard of your doings …
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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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