{
  "pronunciations": {
    "phonetic": "\u02c8b\u025bd\u0259r",
    "listenurl": "/var/www/html/blab/mp3/dic/better.mp3",
    "transkor": "\ub0ab\ub2e4."
  },
  "meansorg": [
    {
      "type": "Adjective",
      "etymologies": "Old English betera (adjective), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch beter and German besser, also to best",
      "definitions": "of a more excellent or effective type or quality",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "superior"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "finer"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "of higher quality"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "greater"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "in a different class"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "one step ahead"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        "hoping for better weather",
        "the new facilities were far better",
        "I'm better at algebra than Alice"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "Adverb",
      "etymologies": "comparative of well",
      "definitions": "more excellently or effectively",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "to a higher standard"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "in a finer way"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "in a superior way"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        "Johnny could do better if he tried",
        "instruments are generally better made these days"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "Noun",
      "etymologies": "",
      "definitions": "the better one; that which is better",
      "synonyms": [],
      "examples": [
        "the Natural History Museum book is by far the better of the two",
        "a change for the better"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "Verb",
      "etymologies": "",
      "definitions": "improve on or surpass (an existing or previous level or achievement)",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "surpass"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "improve on"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "beat"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "exceed"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "excel"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "top"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "cap"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "trump"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "eclipse"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "outstrip"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "outdo"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "outmatch"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "go one better than"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        "bettering his previous time by ten minutes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "Noun",
      "etymologies": "",
      "definitions": "",
      "synonyms": [],
      "examples": []
    }
  ],
  "meanskor": [
    {
      "type": "\ud615\uc6a9\uc0ac",
      "etymologies": "\uac8c\ub974\ub9cc\uc5b4\uc5d0\uc11c \uc720\ub798\ud55c \uc624\ub798\ub41c \uc601\uc5b4 \ubca0\ud14c\ub77c( \ud615\uc6a9\uc0ac); \ub124\ub35c\ub780\ub4dc \ubca0\uc11c\uc640 \ub3c5\uc77c \ubca0\uc11c\uc640 \uad00\ub828\uc774 \uc788\uc73c\uba70, \ub610\ud55c \uac00\uc7a5 \uc88b\ub2e4",
      "definitions": "\ubcf4\ub2e4 \uc6b0\uc218\ud558\uac70\ub098 \ud6a8\uacfc\uc801\uc778 \uc720\ud615 \ub610\ub294 \ud488\uc9c8\uc758",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "superior"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "finer"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "of higher quality"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "greater"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "in a different class"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "one step ahead"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        "\ub354 \ub098\uc740 \ub0a0\uc528\ub97c \ubc14\ub77c\uba74\uc11c",
        "\uc0c8\ub85c\uc6b4 \uc2dc\uc124\ub4e4\uc740 \ud6e8\uc52c \ub354 \uc88b\uc558\ub2e4",
        "\ub098\ub294 \uc568\ub9ac\uc2a4\ubcf4\ub2e4 \ub300\uc218\ud559\uc744 \ub354 \uc798\ud55c\ub2e4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "\ubd80\uc0ac.",
      "etymologies": "\uc6b0\ubb3c\uc758 \ube44\uad50",
      "definitions": "\ubcf4\ub2e4 \ub6f0\uc5b4\ub098\uac8c \ub610\ub294 \ud6a8\uacfc\uc801\uc73c\ub85c",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "to a higher standard"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "in a finer way"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "in a superior way"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        "\uc870\ub2c8\uac00 \ub178\ub825\ud55c\ub2e4\uba74 \ub354 \uc798\ud560 \uc218 \uc788\uc744 \uac83\uc774\ub2e4",
        "\uc545\uae30\ub4e4\uc740 \uc77c\ubc18\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \uc694\uc998\uc5d0 \ub354 \uc798 \ub9cc\ub4e4\uc5b4\uc9c4\ub2e4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "\uba85\uc0ac",
      "etymologies": "",
      "definitions": "\ub354 \ub098\uc740 \uac83; \ub354 \ub098\uc740 \uac83",
      "synonyms": [],
      "examples": [
        "\uc790\uc5f0\uc0ac \ubc15\ubb3c\uad00\uc758 \ucc45\uc740 \ub2e8\uc5f0\ucf54 \ub458 \uc911 \ub354 \uc88b\ub2e4",
        "\ud638\uc804"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "\ub3d9\uc0ac.",
      "etymologies": "",
      "definitions": "(\uae30\uc874 \ub610\ub294 \uc774\uc804 \uc218\uc900 \ub610\ub294 \uc131\uacfc\ub97c) \uac1c\uc120\ud558\uac70\ub098 \ub2a5\uac00\ud558\ub294",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "surpass"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "improve on"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "beat"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "exceed"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "excel"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "top"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "cap"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "trump"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "eclipse"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "outstrip"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "outdo"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "outmatch"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "go one better than"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        "\uadf8\uc758 \uc774\uc804 \uc2dc\uac04\uc744 10\ubd84 \uc55e\ub2f9\uaca8\uc11c"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "\uba85\uc0ac",
      "etymologies": "",
      "definitions": "",
      "synonyms": [],
      "examples": []
    }
  ],
  "allphrases": [
    "better off",
    "better safe than sorry",
    "better than",
    "for better or worse",
    "get the better of",
    "go one better",
    "had better do something",
    "have the better of",
    "no better than",
    "no better than one should be",
    "the better part of",
    "the better to \u2014",
    "the \u2014 the better"
  ],
  "arrphraseskor": [
    "\ud615\ud3b8\uc774 \ub098\uc544\uc9c0\ub2e4",
    "\ub098\uc911\uc5d0 \ud6c4\ud68c\ud558\ub294 \uac83\ubcf4\ub2e4 \uc548\uc804\ud55c \uac8c \ub0ab\ub2e4",
    "\ubcf4\ub2e4 \ub098\uc740",
    "\uc88b\ub4e0 \ub098\uc058\ub4e0.",
    "\uc744 \uc774\uae30\ub2e4",
    "\ud55c \ubc1c\uc9dd \ub354 \ub098\uc544\uac00\ub2e4",
    "\uc744 \ud558\ub294 \uac83\uc774 \uc88b\ub2e4",
    "\uc744 \uc774\uae30\ub2e4",
    "\uc640 \ub2e4\ub984\uc5c6\ub294",
    "\ub2f9\uc5f0\ud55c \uc77c\uc774\ub2e4",
    "\uc758 \ub300\ubd80\ubd84",
    "\u2026\ud558\ub294 \uac83\uc774 \uc88b\ub2e4",
    "\u2014\ud560\uc218\ub85d \uc88b\ub2e4"
  ]
}