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good adjective /ˈɡʉd/ , /ˈɡʊd/ , [ˈɡʉd] , [ˈɡʊd]
acting in the interest of good; ethical good intentions favorable of people, competent or talented beneficial; worthwhile effective of food, having a particularly pleasant taste useful for a particular purpose of food, edible; not stale or rotten	hyvä
healthful	hyvä, terveellinen
pleasant; enjoyable	hauska, kiva, mukava, hyvä

well adjective /ˈwel/ , /ˈweɪ/ , /ˈwiːl/ , /ˈwæl/ , /ˈwəl/ , /ˈwɛl/ , /ˈwɛʊ̯/ , [ˈwɫ̩]
in good health	terve, hyvässä kunnossa

well adverb /ˈwel/ , /ˈweɪ/ , /ˈwiːl/ , /ˈwæl/ , /ˈwəl/ , /ˈwɛl/ , /ˈwɛʊ̯/ , [ˈwɫ̩]
accurately; competently to a significant degree	hyvin
completely; fully	hyvin, kunnolla
(slang) very	tosi

better verb /ˈbɛt.ə/ , /ˈbɛt.əɹ/ , [ˈbeɾ.ɐ] , [ˈbeɾ.ə] , [ˈbeʔ.ə] , [ˈbɛtʰ.ə] , [ˈbɛtʰ.ɚ~ˈbɛθ̠.ɚ~ˈbɛt̪.ɚ] , [ˈbɛɾ.ɚ] , [ˈbɛʔ.ɐ] , [ˈbɛʔ.ɚ~ˈbɛʔ.əɾ]
to improve	parantaa

betterment noun /ˈbɛtəmənt/ , /ˈbɛtɚmənt/
an improvement	parannus

betterer
	parantaja

better adjective /ˈbɛt.ə/ , /ˈbɛt.əɹ/ , [ˈbeɾ.ɐ] , [ˈbeɾ.ə] , [ˈbeʔ.ə] , [ˈbɛtʰ.ə] , [ˈbɛtʰ.ɚ~ˈbɛθ̠.ɚ~ˈbɛt̪.ɚ] , [ˈbɛɾ.ɚ] , [ˈbɛʔ.ɐ] , [ˈbɛʔ.ɚ~ˈbɛʔ.əɾ]
comparative of the adjectives good or well	parempi

better adverb /ˈbɛt.ə/ , /ˈbɛt.əɹ/ , [ˈbeɾ.ɐ] , [ˈbeɾ.ə] , [ˈbeʔ.ə] , [ˈbɛtʰ.ə] , [ˈbɛtʰ.ɚ~ˈbɛθ̠.ɚ~ˈbɛt̪.ɚ] , [ˈbɛɾ.ɚ] , [ˈbɛʔ.ɐ] , [ˈbɛʔ.ɚ~ˈbɛʔ.əɾ]
comparative of the adverb well	paremmin

get the better of: päihittää
are you feeling better: voitko paremmin?, voitteko paremmin?
better late than never: parempi myöhään kuin ei milloinkaan
better safe than sorry: parempi katsoa kuin katua, parempi virsta väärää kuin vaaksa vaaraa, varmuus on aina paras
had better: olisi parasta
two heads are better than one: yhteistyö on voimaa
half a loaf is better than none: parempi pyy pivossa kuin kymmenen oksalla, parempi vähän kuin ei mitään
better than nothing: parempi kuin ei mitään, tyhjää parempi
better the devil you know than the devil you don't know: parempi tuttu kuin tuntematon paha

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