beter

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See also: betér

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch beter, from Middle Dutch beter, from Old Dutch betiro, from Proto-Germanic *batizô. The verb sense is a calque from English better, had better.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪətər/
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Adjective

beter

  1. comparative degree of goed

Verb

beter (present beter)

  1. had better (used as an auxiliary verb to mean should; must)
    Jy beter versigtig wees.
    You (had) better be careful.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch beter, from Old Dutch betiro, from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *batizô, comparative of *gōdaz.

Cognate with Low German beter, West Frisian better, English better, German besser, Danish bedre, Swedish bättre.

Pronunciation

Adjective

beter

  1. comparative degree of goed; better.
  2. not sick anymore; recovered (from a disease)
    Word snel weer beter!Get well soon!
  3. of high quality
    De nieuwe editie is te koop in de betere boekenwinkel.The new edition is for sale at any quality bookstore.

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: beter
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: betre
  • Negerhollands: beeter
  • ? Aukan: betee
  • ? Saramaccan: betè
  • ? Sranan Tongo: betre

Verb

beter

  1. inflection of beteren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch betera, betiro, from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bēter

  1. better; comparative degree of goet

Derived terms

Adverb

bēter

  1. better; comparative degree of wel

Synonyms

Descendants

Middle English

Adjective

beter

  1. Alternative form of bettre

Adverb

beter

  1. Alternative form of bettre

Noun

beter

  1. Alternative form of bettre

Old French

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse beita.

Verb

beter

  1. to bait

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian betera, from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō.

Pronunciation

Adjective

beter (masculine beteren, feminine, plural or definite betere)

  1. comparative degree of goud: better

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “beter”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Swedish

Verb

beter

  1. present indicative of bete

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بتر (beter), from Persian بدتر (bad-tar).

Pronunciation

Adjective

beter

  1. worse

Declension