| Bileşik Şekiller: |
| İngilizce | Türkçe |
| better half n | figurative, informal (partner or spouse) | hayat arkadaşı, eş i. |
| I'll have to ask my better half if we are free that weekend. |
| better off adj | (richer) | daha zengin s. |
| daha varlıklı s. |
| I'm much better off now I have this new job. |
| better off adj | (more fortunate) | daha iyi durumda s. |
| Don't worry, you're better off without him. |
| You'd be better off just ignoring her. |
| the better off npl | (richer people) | zenginler, zengin kimseler çoğ. i. |
| varlıklı kimseler çoğ. i. |
| The better off are expected to help those who have less than they do. |
better than,
be + better than expr | (superior to) | -den daha iyi olmak f. |
| better than ever adj | (improved, even greater than before) | eskisinden daha da iyi s. |
| her zamankinden daha iyi s. |
| I was sad yesterday, but now I'm better than ever. |
| better than nothing adj | (a small gain) | hiç yoktan iyi olmak f. |
| I hate soup, but it is better than nothing since I am hungry. |
| change for the better n | (improvement) | ilerleme i. |
| gelişme i. |
| düzelme i. |
| Her lovely, new hair style is definitely a change for the better. |
| change for the better v expr | (improve) | düzelmek f. |
| iyiye gitmek f. |
| Her life has changed for the better since she moved here. |
| do better v expr | informal (perform to higher standard) | daha iyisini yapmak f. |
| My teacher was disappointed with my grade because she knew that I could do better. |
| do better v expr | informal (obtain more) | daha fazlasını elde etmek f. |
| Have you seen her boyfriend? I really think she could do better. |
| even better adj | (greater or nicer still) | daha bile iyi z. |
| daha bile güzel z. |
| Vanilla ice cream is tasty, but with a little strawberry syrup it's even better. |
| even better adv | (with more skill, etc.) (beceri, vb.) | daha da iyi z. |
| My husband cooks well, but I cook even better. |
| He plays the guitar even better than we originally thought. |
| feel better vi + adj | (be healthier) | daha sağlıklı hissetmek f. |
| I'm feeling much better now that I've lost weight. |
| feel better vi + adj | (be reassured) | daha iyi hissetmek f. |
| daha güvende hissetmek f. |
| I feel better knowing he is home safe and sound. |
| for better or for worse adv | (whatever the consequences) | iyisiyle kötüsüyle z. |
| öyle ya da böyle |
| I will be your wife for better or for worse. |
| get better vi + adj | (recover) (hastalık) | iyileşmek f. |
| düzelmek f. |
| I'm sorry you are sick and I hope you get better soon. |
| get better vi + adj | (improve) | iyileşmek f. |
| ilerleme kaydetmek, ilerleme göstermek f. |
| You will get better at chess if you practice. |
| Canadian wine is getting better every year. |
get the better of [sb],
get the best of [sb] v expr | (defeat) | yenmek, mağlup etmek f. |
| Manchester United managed to get the better of Liverpool with an impressive 4-0 victory. |
| had better v aux | (ought to) | -meli, -malı sonek |
| -se iyi olur |
| He had better do what he is told! |
| have better things to do v expr | (find [sth] a waste of time) | kaybedecek vakti olmamak/yapacak daha iyi şeyleri olmak f. |
| I have better things to do than play golf all day. |
| I have better things to do than to argue with you. |
know better,
know better than that vi + adv | informal (be sufficiently wise) | aslını bilmek f. |
| doğrusunu bilmek f. |
| akıllı olmak f. |
| Shame on you – at your age you should know better! |
| know better than to do [sth] v expr | (be wise enough not to do [sth]) (bir şeyi) | yapmamak gerektiğini bilmek f. |
| That man should know better than to mock someone vulnerable. |
| make [sth/sb] better vtr + adj | (heal) | iyileştirmek f. |
| iyi etmek f. |
| Let me rub your aching back and make it better. |
| make [sth/sb] better vtr + adj | (improve) | geliştirmek f. |
| iyileştirmek f. |
| ilerletmek f. |
| Dario read over my essay and told me how I could make it better. |
| much better adj | (greatly superior) | çok daha iyi s. |
| çok daha üstün s. |
| French wine is good, but Californian wine is much better. |
| much better adj | (greatly improved) | çok daha iyi s. |
| daha da iyi s. |
| Your chances of getting a job are much better if you have computer skills. |
