🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

더 나은

Pronunciation / Transliteration: deo naeun

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Better/ˈbɛtər/
adjectiveadverbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #300 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 해결책은 이전보다 더 나은 것입니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Of a more excellent or effective type.

    "This solution is better than the previous one."
As adverb
  1. 1

    In a more excellent or effective manner.

    "She performed better than anyone expected."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'better' originates from the Old English 'betera', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*batiz', meaning 'more good'. Over time, it evolved in usage to denote improvement or superiority in quality or condition.

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