FOR BETTER OR (FOR) WORSE

Meaning of FOR BETTER OR (FOR) WORSE in English

used to say that sth cannot be changed, whether the result is good or bad

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

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE — through good times and bad times, "through thick and through thin"
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FOR BETTER OR (FOR) WORSE — ~ whether the outcome is good or bad. → one's betrothed
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE — {adv. phr.} 1. With good or bad effect, depending on how one looks at the matter. * /The historian did …
Slang English vocab
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE — {adv. phr.} 1. With good or bad effect, depending on how one looks at the matter. * /The historian did …
Словарь английских идиом
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — for.ogg 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOR — 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); fə …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WORSE — I. ˈwərs, ˈwə̄s, ˈwəis adjective, comparative of bad , or of ill Etymology: Middle English werse, wurse, worse, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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
WORSE — (n.) That which is worse; something less good; as, think not the worse of him for his enterprise.
Английский словарь Webster
WORSE — ( n. ) That which is worse; something less good; as, think not the worse of him for his enterprise.
Webster's Revised 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
WORSE — I. ˈwərs adjective, comparative of bad or of ill Etymology: Middle English werse, worse, from Old English wiersa, wyrsa; akin …
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
WORSE — noun loss; disadvantage; defeat. 2. worse ·adj in a worse degree; in a manner more evil or bad. 3. worse …
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
WORSE — [worse] adj, comparative of bad or of ill [ME werse, worse, fr. OE wiersa, wyrsa; akin to OHG wirsiro worse] …
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
WORSE — / wɜːs; NAmE wɜːrs/ adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective (comparative of bad ) worse (than sth / doing …
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
WORSE — I. worse 1 S2 W2 /wɜːs $ wɜːrs/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wiersa , wyrsa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
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
WORSE — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 more bad. 2 (predic.) in or into worse health or a worse condition (is …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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
WORSE — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 more bad. 2 (predic.) in or into worse health or a worse condition (is …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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
WORSE — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. more bad. 2 (predic.) in or into worse health or a worse condition (is …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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
WORSE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Worse is the comparative of bad …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
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
WORSE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Worse is the comparative of bad …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WORSE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
WORSE — [adverb]Worse is the comparative of badly.He did worse than he was expecting in the examsHe drives worse now than he …
Cambridge English vocab
WORSE — See: BARK WORSE THAN ONE'S BITE, FOR BETTER OR WORSE or FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, FOR THE WORSE, GO …
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
WORSE — INDEX: 1. worse 2. to become worse 3. to make a bad or difficult situation worse 4. worst 5. when …
Longman Activator English vocab
WORSE — See ↑ WORSE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ get worse • ↑ go from bad to worse • ↑ make things …
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
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
WORSE — See: BARK WORSE THAN ONE'S BITE, FOR BETTER OR WORSE or FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, FOR THE WORSE, GO …
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
WORSE — adjective BAD : It was the worse journey I had ever made. GOOD : It was the worst journey I …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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
WORSE — 1. прил.; сравн. от bad 1. худший 2. нареч.; сравн. от badly хуже; сильнее I like him none the worse …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
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
WORSE — worse.ogg 1. wɜ:s n худшее to go from bad to worse - становиться всё хуже и хуже to have the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BETTER — better.ogg _I ʹbetə n держащий пари _II 1. ʹbetə n лучший; лучшее one's betters - высшие по положению, вышестоящие лица; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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